General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | The role of monarchy in modern democracy |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | dr Marcin Łukaszewski |
| Lecturer's email | marcin5@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | Assistant Professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of Political Science and Journalism |
| Semester | 2026/2027 (winter) |
| Duration | 30 |
| ECTS | 5 |
| USOS code | 14-XRMMD |
Timetable
Class composed of weekly meeetings: lecture (20 h) and workshop (10 h).
Weeks 1
- Introduction, organizational activities;
Week 2-9
- theory, overview of non-European monarchies, the evolution of the functioning of monarchies around the world;
Weeks 10-14
- students giving presentations;
Week 15
- final exam.
Module aim (aims)
Aims are:
- to present the constitutional foundations, but also the practice of political life in modern monarchies.
- to discuss the functioning of the monarchies and monarchs through the prism of the modern democratic state(s).
- to discuss the future of the monarchies.
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
- Communicative English skills;
- Very basic knowledge of the state, politics and monarchy.
Syllabus
Class is divided into two parts: in the first one (lecture) all theoretical approach will be presented. Then, based on that, students will present their presentation about issues linked with modern monarchies. At the end an exam will be prepared. The final grade will be the result of the average grade from the presentation and the test.
Class attendance and participation: it is obligatory to participate in the meetings. Students who do not have at least 50% attendance at classes (excluding cases of documented sick leave) will not receive credit. Attendence during the final exam and presenting the speech by each student is obligatory.
Reading list
Reading list
Obligatory
- Acquis Européen in the Field of Monarchical Power: The Future of the Monarchical Form of Government in Europe in the Face of the Limitation of the Monarch’s Power—Scandinavian Monarchy as a Model for European Monarchies? by Marcin Łukaszewski (in: Wacławczyk Wiesław, Jarosz Adam (eds): The process of politicization. How much politics does a society need?, CGS Studies, nr 5, 2017, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Optional:
- Monarchies in the Contemporary World: Born to Rule or Bound to Fade? by Kana Inata, 2026
- The Role of Monarchy in Modern Democracy: European Monarchies Compared by Robert Hazell and Bob Morris, 2020