Course: Political marketing

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Course title Political marketing
Course code KPOL/B207
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Charvát Jakub, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the study of political marketing: basic concepts, state of knowledge, study of politics, parties, groups, interests and movements, elections, political marketing, political communication, marketing, marketing mix. 2. Political interaction: Economy and society, political culture, identity and legitimacy, mass media and political communication, media, democracy and governance. 3. Theory of political marketing: genesis of the concept, model of political marketing, environment of political marketing. 4. Analysis and diagnostics of the political market: definition and structure of the political market, types of market, stages of the market, determination of the position on the political market, methods of analysis of the political market and advertising techniques. 5. Elections and electoral behavior: definition and function of elections, electoral systems, political participation, models of participation, voter in the political market. 6. Political campaigns: definition of the term, development of election campaigns, premodern, modern and postmodern campaigns, effects of campaigns. 7. Strategy of political parties: conception of strategy in political science, creation of political strategy, electoral strategies, types of strategies. 8. Public relations in politics: definition of the term, public relations as a process in politics, methods and techniques of public relations in politics, corporate communication, formation of corporate image in politics. 9. Lobbying in politics: definition of lobbying, specifics of lobbying in politics, types of lobbying and stages of lobbying campaign, models of the concept of political lobbying, lobbying in the Czech Republic and the EU. 10. Trends in political marketing: political advertising, ethics and law in political marketing, the role of marketing consultants in politics, globalization, the new economy and political marketing. 11. Public diplomacy: the concept of public diplomacy, propaganda, "branding", public diplomacy and foreign cultural relations, current trends in public diplomacy. 12. Political marketing in the Czech Republic: the use of political marketing and marketing methods in the Czech political environment, the specifics of operating in the Czech Republic. 13. Campaigns and their financing: financing rules, legislation, transparency, financial limits, control institutions (ÚDHPSH). 14. Political marketing in selected countries: USA (presidential elections), Germany, Slovakia, etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The course is devoted to the introduction of political marketing and related phenomena (lobbying, electoral behavior, financing of political parties, etc.). It introduces political marketing both in a theoretical perspective and in selected cases of countries. Develops specific knowledge acquired in connection with the completion of the courses Media and Politics and Political Communication.
The student is able to use professional terminology. The student is able to understand the process of political marketing and its role in current political campaigning.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
For successful completion of the course, relevant activity is required during the seminars, oral presentation of the paper and submission of seminar work.
Recommended literature
  • Eibl, O., Chytilek, R., Matušková, A. Teorie a metody politického marketingu. Brno, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7325-281-6.
  • LEES-MARSHMENT, Jennifer, CONLEY, Brian, ELDER, Edward, PETTITT, Robint, RAYNAULD, Vincent, TURCOTTE, André. Political marketing. Londýn, 2019. ISBN 9780815353225.


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