POL215 Czech Politics

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jan Holzer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Dominika Jágerová Ondráčková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Holzer, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 U33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The goal of the course is to provide basic information on characteristic features of political system of the Czech Lands between 1848-2008. Periods of genesis of political system are analyzed chronilogicaly with stress on identification of basic characteristic attributes of system. Structural framework of the course is formed by Czech (Czechoslovak) constitutional history including actual state, i. e. Constitution of the Czech Republic from December 1992 and its changes.
Syllabus
  • 1. Organization of the course 2. Development of Czech political system 1848-1918 3. First Czechoslovak Republic – political system 4. First and Second Czechoslovak Republic 5. Protektorate and exil, Third Republic and the period 1948-1953 6. Reading week 7. Political system 1953-1989 8. Transition to the democracy 9. Desintegration of Czechoslovak federation 10. Parliament of the Czech Republic 11. President of CR; Government 12. Justice in CR, Czech National Bank; Regional and Local polity 13. Political parties and organized interests 14. Test
Literature
  • VODIČKA, Karel and Ladislav CABADA. Politický systém České republiky : historie a současnost. 2. aktualiz. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2007, 374 s. ISBN 9788073673376. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Vít HLOUŠEK, Jan HOLZER and Jakub ŠEDO. Politický systém českých zemí 1848-1989 (Political System of the Czech Lands 1848-1989). 1st ed. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 2003, 180 pp. Monografie, svazek č. 9. ISBN 80-210-3307-X. info
Assessment methods
- presence at 9 out of 13 lectures - seminary paper - written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: není určeno pro studenty politologie
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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