d137957 Modern Party Politics in Europe

CEVRO University
fall 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0. Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Miloš Brunclík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Department of Political Science and International Relations – Departments – President – CEVRO University
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge about new types of political parties that have emerged in Europe since 1970s and which do not perfectly fit the traditional Lipset and Rokkans scheme of cleavages and parties that result from them. The new parties, some of which can be treated as "niche parties" are discussed from the perspective of their new policies, organization, membership and position in respective party systems. The rise of new types of parties is analyzed in context of changing modern societies, important process that directly affect party politics, shifting values and changing policy priorities in a globalized world. The course is focused on relevant and electorally successful parties such as green parties, radical-right wing parties, eurosceptical parties, populist parties to name the most important ones. The course also discuss other parties that are relevant mainly in terms of new types of organization (cyber parties) or policies (pirate parties, feminist parties, single-issue parties and like).
Syllabus (in Czech)

  • Introduction: the importance of political parties in modern democracies
    New types of political parties in terms of organization
    Business-firm parties
    Cyber parties
    Left-libertarian parties I: Green parties
    Left-libertarian parties II: Pirate parites
    Populist parties
    Radical right-wing populist parties
    Eurosceptical parties
    Other parties: feminist parties, animal parties and joke parties
    Final test
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Course requirements: 1) Mid-term test 2) Final-test 3) In-class presentation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms fall 2017, fall 2019, spring 2020, summer 2020, fall 2020, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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