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Lecturer(s)
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Formánek Karel, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Prchlík Josef, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Definition of Czech political system Emergence of independent Czechoslovakia Constitutional order in 1920 Crisis of Czechoslovak democracy during World War II. "Third republic" Totalitarial political system, Prague spring and Soviet Invasion Period of "Normalization", Velvet revolution New constitution, dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Czech political system Institutions of Czech political system Decentralization, local politics Electoral system Party system and its development Europeisation of Czech politics
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 65 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe and explain the basics of scientific work in the social sciences |
| to distinguish individual kinds of professional outputs |
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| to use international resource databases to find relevant sources of information |
| to create formally acceptable academic paper |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to define fundamental elements of non-democratic Czechoslovak political system 1948-1989 |
| to describe the development of political system in Czech region in modern times |
| to explain the function and role of individual political agents in Czech political system |
| to differentiate between main ideological currents in the context of Czech party system |
| to explain the function of particular institution of Czech constitutional system |
| to characterize the periods of the development of Czech political system |
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| to analyze the processes in Czech political system with the use of the knowledge of political agents and institutional setting of system |
| to research and interpret The Constitution of the Czech Republic as a political document |
| to evaluate critically the impact of the process of European integration on Czech political system |
| to interpret on his/her own the specific functioning of czech political system on the example of current political affairs |
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| teaching methods |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Seminar |
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| Seminar |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Written exam |
| Skills |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Balík, Stanislav. Politický systém českých zemí 1848-1989. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2003. ISBN 80-210-3307-X.
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Broklová, Eva. Československá demokracie : politický systém ČSR 1918 - 1938. 1. vyd. Praha, 1992. ISBN 80-901059-6-3.
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Cabada, Ladislav; Šanc, David. Český stranický systém ve 20. století. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2005. ISBN 80-86898-50-4.
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Rataj, Jan. O autoritativní národní stát : ideologické proměny české politiky v druhé republice 1938 - 1939. Vyd. 1. Praha : Karolinum, 1997. ISBN 80-7184-516-7.
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Vodička, Karel; Cabada, Ladislav. Politický systém České republiky : historie a současnost. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-718-3.
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