Themes and Issues in Political Science
Code
73207101
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Estudos Políticos
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Pedro Tavares de Almeida
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Português e Inglês
Objectives
The course aims to give students a wide understanding of the main theoretical developments in the disciplinary field of Political Science, as well as the ´state of the art´ of the research on some key issues.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
1st session - Welcome and Seminar Presentation.
2nd session - The Development of Political Science
3rd session - Transformation in the Contemporary State
4th session - State, Civil Society and Democracy
5th session - Public Policies
6th session - Party Governments in Europe
7th session - Elite Theories: A Critical Review
8th session - Structure and Transformation of the Political Elites
9th session - Voting and Public Opinion
10th session - Political Parties
11th session - Theories of Representation
12th session - The Challenges of Representation in Contemporary Democracies
13th session - Legacies of the Classical Political Theory
14th session - Student Paper Presentations
15th session - Student Paper Presentations
Bibliography
BADIE (Bertrand), BERG-SCHLOSSER (Dirk) e MORLINO (Leonardo), dir., International Encyclopedia of Political Science, 8 vols., Thousand Oaks, Calif., Sage Publications, 2011.
DALTON (Russell J.) & KLINGEMANN (Hans-Dieter), dir., The Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior, Oxford, 2007.
LIPSET (Seymour M.), dir., The Encyclopedia of Democracy, 4 vols., Londres, 1995.
NOHLEN (Dieter), dir., Diccionario de Ciencia Política: teorias, métodos, conceptos, 2 vols., México, Porrúa, 2006.
ROSE (Richard), dir., International Encyclopedia of Elections, Londres, 2000.
NB: Bibliografia específica para cada um dos temas será indicada no decurso das sessões.
Teaching method
Lectures given by the academic staff, and debates on specific topics based on the presentation of assigned readings by the students.
Teaching language: Portuguese (lectures) / English (tutorial meetings).
Evaluation method
Students will be evaluated on the basis of a written essay (c. 10 pages) on topics of the course syllabus, to be presented and discussed in the final classes. Active participation in the classes is taken into account for the final marks.