The election to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic took place in 2010. The theses focuses on examining of pre-election polls and election results themselves using some knowledge of game theory and public choice theory. The work describes in detail the methodology of processing election results as it works in the Czech Republic at present. Pre-election polls of selected survey agencies are compared and evaluated here. Further the theses uses an alternative approach to the distribution of seats in the Chamber of Deputies, with a focus on possible impact on the election results both in terms of the different distribution of seats, and in terms of the subsequent formation of possible coalitions. There are also discussed all possible coalitions which were suggested after the elections in 2010.

Scrutiny of legislative behaviour of members of parliament (MPs) has a long tradition in Western Europe. Nonetheless, there has been a research gap in the Czech Republic. Thus, the dissertation thesis identifies the most burning and exciting questions and delivers the answers as a collection of to some extent separated but still interconnected studies. To be more specific, I employ quantitative methods of analysis. I deal with the data on all the members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic who held the mandate between 1993 and 2017. Overall, the original and unique dataset consists of 1,518 legislators and their comprehensive parliamentary activity. The results suggest that two main conflicts drive parliamentary politics - the institutional division between ruling parties and opposition, and the ideological left-right socio-economic dimension. Besides this, the thesis shows that both the age and tenure of the MPs noticeably affect their parliamentary activity. While older and more experienced MPs propose more bills, address more speeches and obtain more intra- parliamentary posts than young novices, the latter group focuses on the work outside of the parliament. Next, the gender differences in the parliamentary activity of Czech legislators resemble patterns from...

The aim of this master thesis is to compare electoral systems of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and the Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany. Firstly, basic terms regarding substance and types of elections, suffrage and primary classification of electoral systems are briefly characterized with the help of literature. Secondly, electoral system of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, its form in the context of the political system of the Czech Republic as a whole, its development over time and its impact on the results of elections in the last twenty years is described in detail. Furthermore, the Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany is analysed in the same way, too. At the end of this thesis, advantages and disadvantages of both electoral systems are compared and their possible changes are outlined. Keywords: elections, electoral system, Parliament, Bundestag, Chamber of Deputies, comparison

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T13:46:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Isabel_Cristina_Carvalho_Fonseca_Dissertacao.pdf: 923499 bytes, checksum: f617148f5082fd08db001d45ba941454 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-11-09 / This dissertation aims at analyzing the representation of women in the Chamber of Deputies, specifically gaucho women parliamentarians in the period between 2007 and 2011. The purpose of this study is to investigate the trajectory, mandate and campaign for reelection of the women who made up the female caucus of Rio Grande do Sul, in the 53th Legislature of the Federal Chamber . The performance of these representatives is investigated from different moments of participation in the political: who walked in the path of building their political careers at the time of representation (in the legislative arena) and in the pursuit of votes to remain in office (electoral arena).This analysis gives birth to concepts of political representation, recognition and political capital. Moreover, brings discussions about the underrepresentation of women in politics brazilian institutional and a brief account of the history of the feminist movement in Brazil. It also analyzes the theories about feminist politics and inclusion of women in political parties in Brazil. The data for empirical research were taken mainly from the electronic addresses of the Federal Chamber, the Superior Electoral Court and representatives of blogs. It was concluded that the presence of women in federal parliament gaucho, more specifically the Chamber of Deputies, has been important in the brazilian institutional policy. His work and ideas gradually gain strength and prominence, showing the relevance of a relationship between the presence of political and policy ideas. The participation of these women in various committees of the Chamber of De puties and the range of propositions of his own in different thematic areas, visibility beyond that achieved during their careers and in proportional elections of 2010, can contribute effectively so that more women will achieve political power since as the y gain more prominence and visibility, increase political capital and demonstra te the potential of woman to conquer spaces historically relegated only to males / A presente dissertação tem como objetivo principal analisar a represe ntação da mulher na Câmara dos Deputados, especificamente as parlamentares gaúchas no período entre 2007 e 2011. A proposta deste trabalho é investigar a trajetória, o mandato e a campanha para reeleição dessas mulheres que compunham a bancada feminina do Rio Grande do Sul, na 53ª Legislatura da Câmara Federal. A atuação destas representantes é investigada a partir de momentos distintos de participação no campo político: na trajetória que percorreram na construção de suas carreiras políticas, no momento da representação (na arena legislativa) e na busca do voto para se manterem no cargo (arena eleitoral). Essa análise se dá à luz de conceitos sobre representação política, reconhecimento e capital político. Além disso, traz as discussões acerca da sub -represe ntação feminina na política institucional brasileira e um breve relato da trajetória do movimento feminista no Brasil. Aborda, ainda, sobre as teorias políticas feministas e a inserção da mulher nos partidos políticos no Brasil. Os dados para pesquisa empírica foram retirados, principalmente, dos endereços eletrônicos da Câmara Federal, do Tribunal Superior eleitoral e dos blogs das representantes. Concluiu-se que a presença da mulher gaúcha no parlamento federal, mais especificamente na Câmara de Deputados , tem sido importante na política institucional brasileira. Seus trabalhos e ideias aos poucos ganham força e destaque, mostrando a relevância de uma relação entre a política de presença e a política de ideias. A participação destas mulheres em diversas Comissões da Câmara de Deputados e o leque de proposições de sua autoria em diferentes áreas temáticas, além da visibilidade que alcançaram durante suas trajetórias e nas eleições proporcionais de 2010, pode contribuir efetivamente para que mais mulheres venham a alcançar poder político, já que à medida que ganham maior destaque e visibilidade, aumentam o capital político e demonstram o potencial da mulher para a conquista de espaços historicamente relegados apenas ao sexo masculino

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T13:46:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rafael_Bruno_Goncalves_Dissertacao.pdf: 1397877 bytes, checksum: fd77130e8b3288827ea7c68edff588ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-04-26 / O presente estudo tem como objetivo principal analisar o comportamento discursivo do segmento evangélico na Câmara Federal, de 2003 a 2006, a partir dos pronunciamentos identificados nas sessões do Grande Expediente. O termo evangélico utilizado nesta dissertação recobre todas as denominações pentecostais, neopentecostais e protestantes históricas identificadas no Brasil no período investigado. A 52ª Legislatura, eleita em 2002, representou o ápice da participação dos evangélicos na política institucional. Atentos aos temas que entravam em pauta durante o exercício legislativo, estes parlamentares evangélicos demonstraram uma maior preocupação em torno de quatro grandes temáticas identificadas neste período: a entrada em vigor do novo Código Civil brasileiro em 2003, o Projeto de Lei de Biossegurança nº. 2.401/2003, a proposta de reforma política representada no Projeto de Lei nº. 2679/2003 e os escândalos de corrupção que abalaram a 52ª Legislatura. Para realizar a análise discursiva em torno destas temáticas, esta pesquisa terá como principal referencial a teoria de Ernesto Laclau e Chantal Mouffe, identificando, a partir deste aporte, o discurso enquanto prática política. Ao abordar o comportamento discursivo evangélico, apoiado nesta teoria, o presente trabalho pretende trazer subsídios para o campo das ciências sociais sobre a conexão entre política e religião no poder legislativo brasileiro, verificando assim, a existência ou não de uma bancada evangélica coesa neste espaço político de atuação

The Diploma Thesis is focused on the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and its professionalization. The Thesis solves question about stable extent of the professionally experienced and professional politicians in Chamber of Deputies and its organs by using professionalization factors to the Czech Chamber of Deputies. Furthermore the thesis is focused on material processing and information security of deputies which are provided by the Chamber of Deputies to perform parliamentary duties professionally and full time.

The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the formation and the development of the electoral system to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, with a focus on the impact of the decisions of the Constitutional Court on the current variables of an electoral system. The first part (the theoretical one) offers an explanation of the main terms used in the area of electoral systems. It especially deals with a classification of electoral systems by presenting the two main families of the electoral systems. Furthermore, an explanation of the basic terms used in the area of electoral systems is provided. The two main formulas for a seat allocation to parties are explained. The second part of the thesis is broader. It concentrates on the electoral system used in the Czech Republic for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. First of all, it pays attention to the formation of a constitutional provision concerning the electoral system. After that, it examines the electoral law relating to elections to the Czech Parliament, taking into account amendments of this piece of legislation. This part of the thesis also provides an in depth analysis of the decisions of the Czech Constitutional Court relating to the dimensions of the electoral law. Moreover, extensive parts are devoted not only to the implemented reforms of the electoral systems, but also to the ones that were not put into practice. Finally, recent proposals for amendments of the variables of the electoral systems are mentioned and evaluated.

The main goal of this master thesis is to analyse the election campaign of the Czech Pirate Party in the elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic in 2017. Even though the Pirate Party have participated in several elections since 2009, the election in 2017 brought the greatest electoral success. Nowadays, the external experts from various fields participate in the pre-election campaigns of the parties. Such cooperation usually lasts only during the pre-election campaign and it ends after the elections. These experts create campaign strategies and plans, train party leaders in communication, provide brand analyses, etc. The primary objective of this thesis is to analyse how the campaign of the Czech Pirate Party was conducted in 2017, whether they collaborated with external experts and what elements they had in their campaign.

This diploma thesis opens a new deep insight into the issue of electoral systems in Czech and Central European political science. The mid-point of this research is the electoral bias in the electoral system to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The electoral bias is researched on all general elections from 1996 until 2013. To find out the electoral bias I apply mathematical method created and used by professor Galina Borisyuk from University of Plymouth. This method is based on several mathematical methods used by the American and the British political scientists for decades. However, the new method created by Galina Borisyuk is the most convenient for many reasons. Mainly this method isn't necessarily connected with plurality majority system, which was essential variable so far. Second key attribute of this method is the possibility to apply it on the three party systems, which is important variable for our political system in the Czech Republic as well. In analytical part of this research I apply the new mathematical method in all elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. Ascertained results are analysed in the conclusion together that I have set the feasible ways to develop a new path the research of bias in the future.

This final thesis deals with electoral system to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. Its genesis, evolution and future are presented in 3 chapters and in the Conclusion. Work is designed as a case-study and it employs two methods - from general to particular, and from earlier to later. These methods are used in whole work as well as in particular chapters and subchapters. The first chapter introduces readers to the issue of electoral system in general. There are described two main voting systems - proportional and majority vote. Stress is put to the proportional system which has used for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. Also the question "which electoral system is the best" is mentioned. Following chapter surveys history of the electoral system and evolution from its establishment to the present. Main part of this chapter deals with a reform introduced in the year 2000 which was declared by the Constitutional Court as unconstitutional. New law, instead of blank spaces after the decision of the Constitutional Court, was adopted in the year 2002 and since that it has been valid till the present. The third chapter presents proposals of electoral reform from the year 2008 prepared by a group of experts on the basis of political assignment of contemporary Government....