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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Representation and mobilization of individual and group interests in democracy Definition of a political actor, typology of political actors Interest group - definition and functions of interest groups Social movement - definition and functions of social movements Typology of interest groups and social movements Systems of interest intermediation - pluralism and neo-corporativism Political party - the debate on the definition and functions of political parties Typology of political parties Party systems - definition and function Possibilities and limits of a typology of party systems Discussion of the role of civil society in contemporary democracy
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Textual studies, Seminar
- Contact hours
- 65 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 30 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 51 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| characterise political actors and their roles in the political system |
| at a basic level characterise the concepts of contemporary political theory common in the analysis of political institutions and processes |
| characterise the different forms of government in a democracy |
| explain the function and role of individual political actors in the Czech political system |
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| use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English |
| analyse political events at a basic level |
| independently interpret findings from different areas of political science |
| analyse the processes taking place in the Czech political system using knowledge of the characteristics of political actors and the institutional setting of the system |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| characterise the basic types of political parties, interest groups and party systems |
| explain the nature and types of interest mediation systems |
| explain the role and function of political actors in democratic regimes |
| describe the basic characteristics of interest groups and political parties and their role in the political system |
| distinguish political actors in democratic systems |
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| assign a particular political party, interest group or party system to the relevant type |
| independently compile a comprehensive programme document of a political party or interest group on the basis of a specific assignment |
| on the basis of an analysis of a specific policy environment, identify development trends in a specific policy environment |
| independently interpret the role and function of a particular political actor in a particular political environment |
| on the basis of the analysis, identify the main characteristics of the system of intermediation of interests in a particular country |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Seminar |
| Individual study |
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| Individual study |
| Seminar |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Císař, Ondřej. Politický aktivismus v České republice : sociální hnutí a občanská společnost v období transformace a evropeizace. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2008. ISBN 978-80-7325-168-0.
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Fiala, Petr; Strmiska, Maxmilián. Teorie politických stran. Brno : Barrister & Principal, 1998. ISBN 80-85947-31-5.
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Müller, Karel; Laboutková, Šárka,; Vymětal, Petr. Lobbing v moderních demokraciích. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3165-0.
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Novák, Miroslav; Miltová, Alena; Ryba, Jiří. Systémy politických stran : úvod do jejich srovnávacího studia. 1. vyd. Praha, 1997. ISBN 80-85850-22-2.
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Sartori, Giovanni. Strany a stranické systémy : schéma pro analýzu. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2005. ISBN 80-7325-062-4.
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