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P-51 - Izbori i izborni sistemi

Course specification
Type of study Bachelor academic studies
Study programme
Course title Izbori i izborni sistemi
Acronym Status Semester Number of classes ECTS
P-51 mandatory 8 3L + 3E 7.0
Lecturers
Lecturer
Lecturer/Associate (practicals)
Prerequisite Form of prerequisites
Upisan osmi semestar
Learning objectives
The goal of learning this subject is for students to get to know in detail the various electoral systems that are in use in the world today, with the theoretical and historical origins of electoral law and with all aspects of elections, starting from election campaigns to election engineering. The special goal of this course is to familiarize students with the basic features of the electoral system and the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Learning outcomes
A high level of theoretical knowledge about electoral systems in the world and a high level of knowledge of the practical aspects of elections (this also applies to the domestic electoral system). In other words, students should know how elections should take place and they should know where and why deviations from the normative model occur in practice.
Content
1. The role of elections and electoral systems; 2. Elections, election strategies and behavior; 3. Basic functions and values of elections; 4. Politics and money (political actors and corruption); 5. Sources of election financing; 6. Electoral behavior; Electoral abstinence; 7. Concept and elements of the electoral system; 8. Character of voting rights; 9. Majority electoral systems; 10. Proportional electoral systems; 11. Mixed electoral systems; 12. Distribution of representative seats - mandates according to the method of the electoral quotient and according to the method of the largest number; 13. Electoral units and problems of electoral geometry; 14. Electoral system of BiH (legal basis of the electoral system, elements of the electoral system, voting rights, central voter list, bodies for the implementation of elections, electoral units, certification of political subjects for elections, candidate lists, voting, distribution of mandates, participation of members of national minorities in elections , protection of the electoral right, nature and duration of the representative mandate, postponed, repeated and early elections, financing of the election campaign, the media and the election campaign, the election law of the RS, human rights in the constitutional system of BiH); 15. Reform of the electoral law of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and exercises with interactive learning. Interactive learning in groups. Showing video material and documentaries. Writing seminar papers. Oral comments and short presentations in class. Consultations.
Literature
  1. Vladan Petrov, Marko Stanković “Ustavno pravo”, Beograd, 2020. (neka poglavlja); (Original title)
  2. Goran Marković, “Ustavno pravo”, Istočno Sarajevo, 2021. (neka poglavlja); (Original title)
  3. Dušan Vučićević, “Mešoviti izborni sistemi-struktura, geneza, posledice”, Beograd, 2020. (neka poglavlja); (Original title)
  4. Goran Marković, “Ustavni lavirint - Aporije ustavnog sistema Bosne i Hercegovine”, Službeni glasnik, Beograd, 2021. (neka poglavlja); Zoran Stojiljković, “Politička sociologija savremenog društva”, Beograd, 2014. (neka poglavlja) (Original title)
  5. Zakon o finansiranju političkih partija u BiH - prečišćeni tekst („Službeni glasnik BiH“, br. 95/12 i 41/16). Izborni zakon BiH - prečišćeni tekst („Službeni glasnik BiH“, br. 23/01, 7/02, 9/02, 20/02, 25/02, 4/04, 20/04, 25/05, 77/05, 11/06, 24/06, 33/08, 37/08, 32/10, 48/11 - odluka US, 63/11 - odluka US, 18/13, 7/14, 31/16, 54/17 - odluka US i 41/20). Aneks 3 Opšteg okvirnog sporazuma za mir u BiH. - Ustav BiH. - Ustav RS. - Izborna reforma u BiH; (Original title)
Evaluation and grading
Checking knowledge and determining how active students are in class is done throughout the semester. Knowledge is checked using two colloquiums, and students' activity is expressed through writing seminar papers, attending classes regularly, participating in debates, preparing presentations and through other forms of creative participation in the teaching process. In this way, students fulfill the pre-examination requirements through which they can acquire 50 points (two colloquiums of 20 points each, a seminar paper of 5 points and regular and active attendance of classes 5 points). The final exam is conducted orally and it tests knowledge of the entire material, and carries a maximum of 50 points. The final grade is calculated by adding the points from the pre-examination requirements and the points from the exam.