N_VolS Electoral Systems

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. Jan Šmíd, Ph.D.
Faculty of Law and Administration – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Olga Soušková
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Annotation is the same for both forms of study. At the end of this course the student will be able to understand and explain the basic function of elections, the development of the electoral law and its attributes, electoral participation. Focus on the topic of theory and practice, including the analysis of electoral systems electoral engineering (mainly on examples of European countries). Substance will be completed questions related to   election campaigns.
Syllabus
This curriculum is designed for full-time study, course of instruction for part-time study is presented in a methodological study materials list (ML). Contents of lectures: First The basic function of elections Second The development of the franchise Third Attributes of a modern electoral law 4th electoral participation 5th The basic criteria for the distribution of electoral systems 6th Majority Electoral Systems 7th Systems of proportional representation 8th mixed systems 9th The importance of electoral systems 10th Choosing the electoral system 11th Electoral Engineering - examples 12th election campaign
Literature
  • (1)Šimíček, Vojtěch (ed.): Volební kampaň v České republice, MPÚ, Brno 2000
  • Dalibor Čaloud,Tomáš Foltýn,Vlastimil Havlík,Anna Matušková(EDS.) Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny v roce 2006 : 2006/ 1.vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury , ISBN 8073251086 str.73
  • (1)Sartori, Giovanni: Srovnávací ústavní inženýrství, Sociologické nakladatelství, Praha 2001
  • (1)Krejčí, Oskar: Kniha o volbách, Victoria Publishing, Praha 1994
  • Klíma, Michal: Volby a politické strany v moderních demokraciích, Radix, Praha 1998
  • 1. Chytilek Roman; Šedo Jakub; Lebeda Tomáš; Čaloud Dalibor: Volební systémy, Portál, Praha 2009
  • NOVÁK, Miroslav and LEBEDA, T. A KOL. Volební a stranické systémy. ČR v mezinárodním srovnání. Aleš Čeněk, Dobrá Voda, 2004, 485 pp. ISBN 80-86473-88-0. info
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, Blanka. Zájmové skupiny. In Úvod do současné politologie. Praha: Portál, 2002, p. 115-130. ISBN 80-7178-628-4. info
  • NOVÁK, Miroslav. Systémy politických stran. Praha: Slon, 2001. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars in full-time study; tutorials in part-time study; compulsory seminar participation is 75% in full-time study, compulsory tutorial participation is 50% in part-time study.
Assessment methods
Assessment methods: In full-time and combination studies exam is usually in the form of a written test. Required minimum is 60 % of points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016.
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