Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

History of Contemporary Political Ideas - 1st semester

Code

722051286

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

História

Credits

10

Teacher in charge

José Neves

Weekly hours

3 letivas + 1 tutorial

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Prerequisites

None

Subject matter

Bibliography

AURÉLIO, Diogo Pires (dir.), Representação Política – Textos Clássicos, Lisboa, Horizonte, 2009.
BALIBAR, Étienne & Immanuel WALLERSTEIN, Race, Nation and Class – Ambiguous Identities, Londres, Verso, 1991.
DIAS, Bruno Peixe & José NEVES (dir.), A Política dos Muitos – Povo, Classes e Multidão, Lisboa, Edições Tinta-da-China, 2010.
MIROWSKI, Philippe & Dieter PLEHWE (orgs.). The Road from Mont Pelerin: The Making of the Neoliberal Thought Collective, Cambridge (Mass), Harvard University Press, 2009.
SAMUELS, W.J., BIDDLE, J.E. & J.B.DAVIS (dir.), A Companion to the History of Economic Thought, Oxford, Blackwell, 2003.
SKINNER, Quentin, Visions of Politics, 3 vols., Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Teaching method

Theorerical classes: presentation of the syllabus main topics.
Theoreitical and pratical classes: debating selected readings and audiovisual elements. Oral presentation of the readings.

Evaluation method

1. Class participation (20%)
2. Presentation of readings (10%)
3. Written essay (supported by bibliography and empirical info (70%)

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