FSS:POLb1006 How to Research Politics - Course Information
POLb1006 How to Research Politics
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Roman Chytilek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Peter Spáč, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Jusko (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Roman Chytilek, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- Thu 26. 9. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 3. 10. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 10. 10. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 17. 10. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 24. 10. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 31. 10. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 7. 11. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 14. 11. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 21. 11. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 28. 11. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 5. 12. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 12. 12. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 19. 12. 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
POLb1006/02: Thu 17. 10. 14:00–15:40 U41, Thu 24. 10. 14:00–15:40 U41, Thu 31. 10. 14:00–15:40 U41, Thu 7. 11. 14:00–15:40 U41, Thu 14. 11. 14:00–15:40 U41, Thu 21. 11. 14:00–15:40 U41, Thu 28. 11. 14:00–15:40 U41, Thu 5. 12. 14:00–15:40 U41, Thu 12. 12. 14:00–15:40 U41, Thu 19. 12. 14:00–15:40 U41
POLb1006/03: Thu 17. 10. 16:00–17:40 U41, Thu 24. 10. 16:00–17:40 U41, Thu 31. 10. 16:00–17:40 U41, Thu 7. 11. 16:00–17:40 U41, Thu 14. 11. 16:00–17:40 U41, Thu 21. 11. 16:00–17:40 U41, Thu 28. 11. 16:00–17:40 U41, Thu 5. 12. 16:00–17:40 U41, Thu 12. 12. 16:00–17:40 U41, Thu 19. 12. 16:00–17:40 U41 - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! POL181 Methodology of Polit. Science && ! NOW ( POL181 Methodology of Polit. Science )
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 29 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Students attending this course will be introduced into the fundamentals of political science research methods and theories in the political science. At the end of the course, students should be able to: to have a basic overview about methodological issues in political science to become familiar with basics in the political science research to make use of this skill and start a PS research of their own to distinguish and compare various approaches to the study of politics, to understand the main points of division among them
- Learning outcomes
- to have a basic overview about methodological issues in political science ;
to make use of the basics in the political science research ;
practise the basics PS research of their own ;
to distinguish and compare various approaches to the study of politics, to understand the main points of division among them ; - Syllabus
- 1. Introductory lecture- research in PS ;
- 2. Naturalist, Constructivist and Realist Epistemologies and Ontologies in PS, Research Ethic ;
- 3. PS Research I. ;
- 4. PS Research II. ;
- 5. PS Research III. ;
- 6. Comparative Method ;
- 7. Seminar I- research ;
- 8. Seminar II- research ;
- 9. Research project ;
- 10. Seminar III- Quantitative research ;
- 11. Approaches in PS ;
- 12. Seminar IV- Approaches ;
- 13. Seminar V- Projects ;
- Literature
- required literature
- Lijphart, A.: Comparative Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method. The American Political Science Review, Vol. 65, No. 3., 1971, pp. 682-693.
- Martin, W. E., Bridgmon, K. D. 2012: Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods: From Hypothesis to Results. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 442-449
- Knopf, J. 2006. Doing a Literature Review. Political Science and Politics, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp.127-132.
- KELLSTEDT, Paul M. and Guy D. WHITTEN. The fundamentals of political science research. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013, xxiv, 316. ISBN 9781107621664. info
- BLAIKIE, Norman W. H. Designing social research : the logic of anticipation. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2010, ix, 298. ISBN 9780745643380. info
- BURNHAM, Peter. Research methods in politics. 2nd ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, xii, 370. ISBN 9780230019850. info
- ŘÍCHOVÁ, Blanka. Přehled moderních politologických teorií : [empiricko-analytický přístup v soudobé politické vědě]. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2006, 303 s. ISBN 8073671778. info
- Theory and methods in political science. Edited by David Marsh - Gerry Stoker. 2nd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002, xv, 368 s. ISBN 0-333-94855-6. info
- recommended literature
- VanderStoep, S.W., Johnston, D.D. 2009: Research Methods for Everyday Life: Blending Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 25-34, 97-126.
- Boix, C. (1999): Setting the Rules of the Game: The Choice of Electoral Systems in Advanced Democracies. The American Political Science Review, Vol. 93, No. 3, pp. 609-624.
- Adams, J. – Merrill, S. (2008): Candidate and Party Strategies in Two-Stage Elections Beginning with a Primary, American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 52, No. 2, s. 344-359.
- LINEK, Lukáš. Zrazení snu? : struktura a dynamika postojů k politickému režimu a jeho institucím a jejich důsledky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2010, 259 s. ISBN 9788074190292. info
- FILIP, Jan, Zdeněk KOUDELKA, Jiří KROUPA, Jan SVATOŇ, Vojtěch ŠIMÍČEK and Renata VLČKOVÁ. Soudobé ústavní systémy. Vyd. 2., dopl. a upr. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 241 s. ISBN 80-210-2520-4. info
- Teaching methods
- Th course is conducted through lectures and seminars.
- Assessment methods
- Course requirements: Essay (15 pts. max)- here the students have to demonstrate their ability to understand and work with the concepts in the PS research Research Project Outline (35 pts. max)- demonstration of the ability to establish his own research Final written exam (50 pts. max)- test the knowledge gained from the lectures It is necessary to get at least 60 pts., 30 out of them in the final exam to complete the course. Grading: A (100-92 pts.), B (91-84), C (83-76), D (75-68), E (67-60), F (59 pts. and less).
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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