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KAP / 1CP
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAP
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1CP
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Comparative Politics
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
6
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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6 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Minimum (B + C) students
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5
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to introduce students into key starting points of Political Science, its basic issues, concepts, notions, and ideologies. The basic aim is to identify the place of Political Science among other social sciences, scatch out the developments of Politics as an independent scientific discipline, define the objects of its explorations and explain crutial concepts which define the modern area of the political and stand in the centre of attention of political research. At the same time, the course treats the way political ideologies approach these concepts. The course constructs a ground for furhter deeper analysis of subdisciplines such as political philosophy, theory of democracy, research of non-democratic political systems, governmnets, political actors, parties and party systems and electoral systems.
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Requirements on student
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Written exam.
Students regularly read assigned texts in English and prepare assignments on a regular basis. The assignments are in the form of oral presentations or texts.
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Content
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Introduction to comparative politics
Comparative method
System analysis, structure-functional anlysis, system theory
Types of governmnent, political regimes of democratic countries
Theory of democracy vs. non-democratic systems
Political actors and political parties
Party systems
Elections and electoral systems
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Studijní opory a materiály k samostatnému studiu jsou dostupné prostřednictvím Courseware.
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Newton, Kenneth; Deth, Jan W. van. Foundations of comparative politics : democracies of the modern world. 2nd ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-511-68966-6.
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Basic:
Boix, Carles,; Stokes, Susan Carol. The Oxford handbook of comparative politics. 1st pub. Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-956602-0.
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Recommended:
B., G. Peters. Comparative Politics. Theory and Methods. Macmillan Press, London, 1998.
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Recommended:
Landman, T. Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics: An Introduction. London: Routledge, 2003.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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52
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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10
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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34
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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60
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Total
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156
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
define the concepts of contemporary political theory common in the analysis of political institutions and processes |
identify key constitutional and political institutions in the political system |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in English |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
categorize basic research streams in the field of comparative politics |
characterize political actors and their roles in the political system |
characterize stages of development of discipline |
identify basic sub-disciplines of comparative politics |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
examine a particular political event in the appropriate context |
interpret the findings of various areas of comparative politics |
select an adequate theoretical approach for the interpretation of policy processes |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Written exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Self-study of literature |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Discussion |
Seminar |
Students' portfolio |
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