Center for North American Studies

Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Canadian Politics

Specialization: university course
Warrantor: Ing. Tomáš Dudáš, PhD.
Instructor: Ass. Prof. Jonathan Rose, PhD.
Lecturing hours (weekly): 2
Credits: 3 ECTS
Date: May 3 –7, 2010: 2:30 – 4: 45 pm and May 8, 2010: 11 am – 3 pm
Room:
Working language:
English

Evaluation: Grades will be made up by the following components:

  • active participation at seminars
  • essay

Preliminary timetable of the course:

  1. Government and parliamentary democracy
  2. Executive power
  3. Federalism
  4. Charta libertatum
  5. Canadian constitution: latest development
  6. Political values
  7. Indigenous inhabitants and their policies
  8. Lobby groups and the social dimension of politics
  9. Electoral reform in Canada
  10. Globalization and the political reform in Canada
  11. Elections
  12. Political parties

 

Sylabus

Curriculum Vitae