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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Basic principles of political party research. 2. How to understand novelty? What is a new political party? 3. Summary of the current state of knowledge. 4. Main definition approaches to the study of new political parties. 5. Theoretical concepts of analysis of new political parties. 6. Methodological aspects and problems. 7. Organization of new political parties. 8. Dynamics of development of the Czech party system from the 90s to the present in the context of new political parties. 9. Case studies and their comparisons. 10. Theoretical overlaps - populism, anti-party appeals, parties without members. 11. Current trends and perspectives of further development. 12. End of the course, evaluation, discussion.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course is devoted to the issue of new political parties and their definition. With its focus, it deepens the knowledge acquired in the course Parties and party systems and combines theoretical interpretation with empirical experience from European party systems, which is viewed in a comparative perspective. There is also a reflection on the current development of Czech political partisanship, both in a separate lesson and during theoretical discussions.
The student is able to use professional terminology. The student distinguishes individual approaches to study new political parties. The student is able to compare different types of new political parties. The student is able to understand the most recent political development.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
To successfully complete the course, relevant activity during seminars, presentations, seminar papers, and successful completion of the exam is required.
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Recommended literature
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Barnea, S. ? Rahat, G. Out with the Old, In with the ?New?: What Constitutes a New Party?. Party Politics 17 (3): 303-320. 2010.
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Bláha, P., Maškarinec, P. For whom Bell Tolls: Grievance Theory and the Rise of New Political Parties in the 2010 and 2013 Czech Parliamentary Elections. Sociológia 46 (6): 706-731. 2014.
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Hanley, S. Dynamika utváření nových stran v České republice v letech 1996-2010: hledání možných příčin politického zemětřesení. Sociologický časopis 47 (1): 115-136. 2011.
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Charvát, Jakub. Krize politického stranictví a noví straničtí aktéři v české politice. Praha, 2016. ISBN 978-80-87956-47-2.
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Krouwel, André. Party Transformations in European Democracies. New York, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4384-4481-9.
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Linek, L., Lyons, P. Dočasná stabilita?. Praha: SLON, 2013.
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Linek, L. Zrazení snu?. Praha, 2010.
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Lucardie, P. Prophets, Purifiers and Prolocutors. Towards a Theory on the Emergence of New Partie. Party Politics 6 (2): 175-185. 2000.
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Sikk, A. Newness as a Winning Formula for New Political Parties. Party Politics 18 (4): 465-486. 2000.
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Šárovec, D. Nástup nových politických stran v ČR od roku 2013: hnutí ANO 2011 a Úsvit přímé demokracie pohledem konceptu novosti. Sociológia 50 (1): 78-113. 2018.
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