Předmět Specifics of African Political Systems (KP / SPAFS)

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Materiál	Typ	Datum	Počet stažení

Obsah

Week 1LectureOpening classSeminarAllocation of seminar presentationsWeek 2LectureAfrica at one?s own riskSeminarDiscussion: Africa?s media pictureOwn media and literature search of studentsWeek 3LectureAn introduction into history of Africa: A brief surveySeminarDiscussion: Colonialism ? cause of Africa?s problems or externalization of responsibility?3a) Mazrui, Ali. 2000. ?Africa and Other Civilizations: Conquest and Counter-Conquest.? In: Africa in World Politics. Eds. J. Harbeson a D. Rothchild. Boulder: Westview Press, 110?35.3b) Crawford Young. 2000. "The Heritage of Colonialism.? In: Africa in World Politics. Eds. J. Harbeson a D. Rothchild. Boulder: Westview Press, 23?42.Week 4LectureEconomic, Demographic and Political Profile of AfricaSeminarDiscussion: What is the most severe Africa?s challenge?4) Bloom, David E. a Sachs, Jeffrey D. 1998. Geography, Demography, and Economic Growth in Africa. B.m.: Harvard Institute for International Development, 1?27.b) Selected chapter from Rödlach, Alexander. 2006. Witches, Westerners, and HIV: AIDS and cultures of blame in Africa. Walnut Creek: Left Coast Press.Week 5LectureAfrica ? homeland of different races, ethnic groups and/or tribesSeminarDiscussion: What is the real role of ethnicity?5a) Fearon, J. D. a Laitin, D. D. 2000. "Violence and the Social Construction." International Organization 54, č. 4, 845-877.5b) Sambanis, Nicholas. 2001. ?Do Ethnic and Nonethnic Civil Wars Have the Same Causes?: A Theoretical and Empirical Inquiry (Part 1).? The Journal of Conflict Resolution 45, č. 3, 259?282Week 6Lecture & SeminarWatching a movieWeek 7LectureSelected specifics of African political systemsSeminarDiscussion: Is the African reality of politics comparable to its counterparts from other continents?7a) Thompson, Alex. 2004. An Introduction to African Politics. London and New York: Routledge. 129-149.7b) Chabal, Patrick and Daloz, Jean-Pascal. 1999. Africa Works: Disorder as Political Instrument. Oxford & Bloomington: James Curey & Indiana University Press, 141?164.Week 8LectureAfrican political partiesSeminarDiscussion: How do you perceive do role and significance of political parties in Africa in comparison to your country?8a) McMahon, Edward R. 2004. ?Catching the ?Third Wave? of Democratization?: Debating Political Party Effectiveness in Africa Since 1980.? African and Asian Studies 3, no. 3?4, 295?320.8b) Kotzé, Hennie and García-Rivero, Carlos. 2008. ?Opposition Party Support in Africa: An Elite-Mass Analysis.? Government and Opposition 43, no. 3, 454?485.Week 9LectureAfrican electionSeminarDiscussion: Are elections needed in Africa?9a) Barkan, Joel D. 1998. ?Rethinking the Applicability of Proportional Representation for Africa.? In: Elections and Conflict Management in Africa. Eds. Timothy D. Sisk a Andrew Reynolds. Washington: United States Institute of Peace, 57?71.9b) Andreas Schedler. The Logic of Electoral Authoritarianism.Week 10LectureConflicts in Africa ? (in)evitable feature of AfricaSeminarDiscussion: What is the most common cause of conflicts?10a) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRuSS0iiFyo10b) Collier, Paul a Hoeffler, Anke. 2002. ?On the Incidence of Civil War in Africa.? The Journal of Conflict Resolution 46, č. 1, 13?28.Week 11Lecture & SeminarStudy weekWeek 12Lecture and SeminarDiscussion: Current Issues of African politics and societyOwn media and literature search of students

Získané způsobilosti

Goal of the subject is to introduce its participants to selected interesting patterns of African politics and broaden their horizons.

Literatura

Harbeson, J. and Rothchild, D. Africa in World Politics. Boulder, 2000. Nugent, P. Africa since Independence. London, 2012. Chabal, P. Africa: The Politics of Suffering and Smiling. London, 2009. Thompson, A. An Introduction to African Politics. London, 2004. Lindberg, S. Democracy and Elections in Africa. Baltimore, 2006. Bates, R.H. When Things Fell Apart. State Failure in Late-Century Africa. Cambridge, 2008.

Požadavky

Classification of the course will consists of (1) seminar presentation of a topic chosen by a student (20 %), (2) student?s activity at seminars (30 %); and (3) results of final test (50 %). The final grade is followingA 100-90B 89-80C 79-70D 69-60E 59-50F bellow 50

Garant

Mgr. Jan Prouza