JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM
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Course: Scandinavian Politics and Political Parties

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Course title Scandinavian Politics and Political Parties
Course code KPF/B091
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Maškarinec Pavel, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1 - Scandinavia as a political region. Definitions: introduction to the study of political systems in Scandinavia, the historical development of a region, the concept of Nordic model 2 - Political system of Sweden 3 - Party system of Sweden 4 - Political system of Norway 5 - Party System of Norway 6 - Political and party system of Denmark, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands 7 - Political and party system of Finland, including ?land Islands 8 - Political and party system of Iceland 9 - The systems of interest mediation. Nordic welfare state (model example of Sweden). 10 - The foreign politics of Nordic countries and Nordic cooperation. 11 - Nordic countries and European integration processes

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The target of the course is to get students acquainted with the basic overview of political and party systems in Nordic countries, including introduction of the concept of so-called Nordic model. The course is focused on the foreign politics of individual countries with the emphasis on their attitude to European integration.
Students will be able to use academic terminology. Students will get acquainted with the region of Northern Europe (political, social and economic party system). Students will be able to characterize the specifics of the political systems of Nordic countries. Students will become oriented in the modern history of relationship between Scandinavian countries and European integration processes.
Prerequisites
The course has no prerequisite courses or other prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To obtain a credit: it is required to hand in a seminar paper in the extent of 6 to 10 pages.
Recommended literature
  • ARTER, D. Scandinavian Politics Today. Manchester, 1999. ISBN 978-0719078538.
  • BERGMAN, T.; STROM, K. (vyd.). The Madisonian Turn: Political Parties and Parliamentary Democracy in Nordic Europe. Ann Arbor, 2010. ISBN 978-0472117475.
  • BRUNCLÍK, M.; HAVLÍK, V.; PINKOVÁ, A.. Skandinávie: proměny severské politiky. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7357-703-2.
  • BRUNCLÍK, M. Nové trendy ve vývoji švédského stranického systému. Politologický časopis, roč. 16, č. 21, s. 21-43. 2009.
  • GROFMAN, B.; LIJPHART, A. (vyd). The Evolution of Electoral and Party Systems in the Nordic Countries. New York, 2002. ISBN 978-08-7586-138-8.
  • INGEBRITSEN, C. Scandinavia in World Politics. Oxford, 2006. ISBN 978-07-4250-966-5.
  • KANIOK, P. Čtvrté rozšíření: Rakousko, Finsko, Švédsko. FIALA, P.; PITROVÁ, M., eds., Rozšiřování ES/EU, s. 111-136. Brno, 2003. ISBN 80-210-2645-6.
  • KOPEČEK, L. Skandinávie. M. STRMISKA; L. KOPEČEK; V. HLOUŠEK; R. CHYTILEK. Politické strany moderní Evropy, s. 175-281. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-7367-038-0.
  • LANE, J.-E.; ERSSON, S. The Nordic Countries. COLOMER, J. M., ed. Political Institutions in Europe, s. 254-281. London/New York, 2003. ISBN 978-11-3449-732-4.
  • MATTILA, M.; RAUNIO, T. Government Formation in the Nordic Countries: The Electoral Connection. Scandinavian Political Studies, roč. 25, č. 3, s. 259-280. 2002.
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. Švédsko: neokorporativní model vládnutí. ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. a kol. Západoevropské politické systémy, s. 244-256. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-2451-516-8.
  • SUNDBERG, J. The Enduring Scandinavian Party System. Scandinavian Political Studies, roč. 22, č. 3, s. 221-241. 1999.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Political Science (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Political Science (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM, date of update: 01.11.2024 23:51. Data created for academic year 2024/2025