Party Competition and Party Systems in the EU Member States

Code:

131739

ECTS:

7.0

Lecturers in charge:

prof. dr. sc. Goran Čular
prof. dr. sc. Andrija Henjak

Lecturers:

izv. prof. dr. sc. Višeslav Raos - Seminar

Take exam:

Studomat

1. KOMPONENTA

• Lectures 30
• Seminar 30

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

DESCRIPTION:

The course aims to introduce students to the contemporary research on the role of parties in aggregation of preferences and representation of voters, party competition and party systems and their role in the formation and implementation of policy in the EU countries. The objective of the course is to develop understanding of the party competition and party representation, development and types of the European party systems as well as to familiarize students with basic categories and tools for party system analysis. The aim of the course is also to explore how parties interact with voters and each other, and how they change and adapt to changing circumstance. The course also seeks to familiarize students with contemporary developments in party systems in EU member states and the role EU has on party politics.

LITERATURE:

1. Peter Mair; Party System Change; Clarendon Press (1997), str. (object Object)
2. Zsolt Enyedi, Kevin Deegan-Krause; The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe; Routledge (2013), str. (object Object)
3. Michael Gallagher, Michael Laver, Peter Mair; Representative Government in Modern Europe; McGraw-Hill Publishing Company (2011), str. (object Object)
4. Alan Ware; Political Parties and Party Systems; Oxford University Press on Demand (1996), str. (object Object)

2. SEMESTER

Usmjerenje POLITIČKI SUSTAV HRVATSKE dp 2. semestar - Regular studij - University graduate programme of Political Science
Izborni predmeti DPNS 2. semestar - Regular studij - University graduate programme of Political Science, track National Security
Izborni predmeti DPNS 2. semestar - Part-time studij - University graduate programme of Political Science, track National Security

prof. dr. sc. Goran Čular:

prof. dr. sc. Andrija Henjak:

izv. prof. dr. sc. Višeslav Raos:

By prior appointment