Předmět Tea Party, Republican Factionalism and US Party System (JPB902)

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Materiál	Typ	Datum	Počet stažení

Cíl

Upon completion of the course, the students will be familiar with the party system of the United States of America  through studying the political parties functioning within the system, challenges the third parties make, and should understand the grassroots movement that reflects the polarization among the electorate and puts pressure on established political parties thus increasing the factionalism within the parties.

Sylabus

Course Topics1.       Basic design of the American constitutional system and political partiesThe origins of American political parties; the American two-party system; the party structures and functionsTuesday, March 10 2.       Permeability and stability of the party system Alignments and realignments, their stability and change; party identificationTuesday, March 10 3.       The challenges for third partiesThird parties, their successes and failures; Ralph Nader, Ross Perot; independent candidatesThursday, March 12 4.       The Tea Party as a factionRepublican Party and its development; party platform; grass root movement; Tea PartyThursday, March 12 5.       Nominations and candidates: the role of partiesState and local nominations; presidential nominations; money, media, minionsTuesday, March 17 6.       Polarization in the electorate Issues and values; polarization and dysfunctional governmentTuesday, March 17 7.        Elections  of 2010, 2012, 2014: lessons the parties learnThursday, March 19 8.       Looking forward  to 2016; final test Thursday, March 19 

Literatura

Recommended booksJackson, John S. (2014). The American Political Party System: Continuity and Change Over Ten Presidential Elections . Brookings Institution Press. Van Dyke, Nella, Meyer, David S. (2014). Understanding the Tea Party Movement. Burlington, Vt. Ashgate Publication Co. Rapoport, Ronald B. (2008) Three´s a crowd. The Dynamic of third parties, Ross Perrot and Republican insurgence. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press.  Parker, Christopher S. (2014).Change they can´t believe in: the Tea Party and reactionary politics in America. Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton University Press. Berry, Jeffrey M., Maisel, L.Sandy eds. (2010). The Oxford Handbook of American political parties and interest groups.Oxford, New York University Press. Maisel, L.Sandy (2007). American political parties and elections: a very short intrduction.   Oxford, New York University Press.  Rapoport, Ronald B., Alan I. Abramowitz, and John McGlennon., eds. (1986). The Life of the Parties: Activists in Presidential Politics. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press. Additional sources will be given during the first class.  

Požadavky

There will be a short written test during at the end of the last class consisting of identification of basic concepts, understanding of relevant terms and responding to short statements related to the class discussion.By April 15th, the  essay covering a debate topic of interest  dealing with the course contents will be due by e-mail.  The essay should should consist of  four pages of standard format or 1000  words approx.    

Garant

PhDr. Věra Kotábová