JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM
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Course: Election studies

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Course title Election studies
Course code KPOL/N104
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
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. Introductory lecture 2. Theories of electoral systems I.: majoritarian vs. proportional systems, plurality vs. majority systems. 3. Theories of electoral systems II.: proportional representation electoral systems. 4. Theories of electoral systems III.: mixed-member electoral systems. 5. Political consequences of electoral systems and electoral analysis: the history of discipline. 6. The causal relationship between electoral and party systems: Duverger´s hypotheses and critics. 7.+8. Student presentations 9. Seats-votes proportionality. 10. Party system fragmentation. 11. Electoral volatility. 12. Second-order elections as a research framework for study of less important elections.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course represents an extension of students' existing knowledge in the field of theories of electoral systems. The focus of the interpretation and related discussions in the seminars will be on the development of the study of the political consequences of electoral systems in comparative political science research and subsequently on the presentation of selected tools and perspectives used in current election analysis.
The student is able to use professional terminology. The student distinguishes individual theoretical approaches used in the current study of the political consequences of electoral systems. The student is able to choose appropriate analytical tools for solving research and practical problems. The student is familiar with key research topics of electoral institutions.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To successfully complete the course, it is required: 1) Pre-Exam Credit: presentation + seminar work presenting the results of own research; 2) Exam: active participation in discussions during seminars + oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • CABADA, L., CHARVÁT, J. a STULÍK, O. Současná komparativní politologie: klíčové koncepty.. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2015. ISBN 978-80-738-0577-7.
  • Farrell, D. M. Electoral Systems. Oxford, 2001. ISBN 978-1137285508.
  • Gallagher, M., Mitchell, P. (eds.). The Politics of Electoral Systems. Oxford, 2005. ISBN 978-0199257560.
  • Charvát, J. Politika volebních reforem v České republice po roce 1989. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-47.
  • CHYTILEK, R.; ŠEDO, J.; LEBEDA, T.; ČALOUD, D. Volební systémy. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-548-6.
  • Lijphart, A. Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries. New Haven, 1999. ISBN 978-030007893.
  • Renwick, A. Electoral Reform in Europe since 1945. 2011.
  • Renwick, A. The Politics of Electoral Reform. Oxford, 2010. ISBN 978-0511676390.
  • SARTORI, G. Srovnávací ústavní inženýrství. Praha, 2001. ISBN 80-85850-94-X.
  • Šaradín, Pavel. Teorie voleb druhého řádu a možnosti jejich aplikace v České republice. Olomouc, 2007.


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JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM, date of update: 01.11.2024 23:51. Data created for academic year 2024/2025