Syllabus
Issues lectured during both terms:
1) Elections and their functions, other set-up methods, electoral law. References: 8, 11
2) Elections and party systems ? important theories. References: 1, 5, 2
3) Electoral systems classification and connected problems. References: 1, 2, 3, 4, 12
4) Majority and plurality systems, presidential elections. References: 1, 2, 3, 4, 12
5) Proportional representation systems References: 6, 3, 2, 4, 12, 15
6) MMP (mixed member proportional systems). References: 6, 3, 8, 12
7) Mixed systems References: 1, 3, 12
8) Electoral threshold ? problems of small parties representation. References: 9
9) Proportionality of electoral systems. Theories and indices. References: 14, 6
10) Electoral engineering and electoral reforms. Cases of Italy, Japan, New Zealand and the Czech Republic. References: 1
11) Elections and electoral systems in the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia. References: 1, 16, 11, 6
12) Electoral preferences surveys and election forecasting References: 7 (chapters: 1, 3, 6, 8 )
13) Voting behavior in the Czech Republic References: 16
14) Electoral campaigns and political marketing. References: 13
15) Turnout and electoral administration References: 10 Every issue is covered by one or more lectures.
Annotation
The course is held in the Czech language. Two terms course is focused on the elections and electoral system issues.
It introduces impacts of electoral systems on party systems and related important theories. Mechanisms of broad field of electoral systems and their political consequences are main content of the course.
Methods for researching of elections are taught as well.