Problematics on Political Science - 1st semester
Code
73207101
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Estudos Políticos
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Catherine Moury, Pedro Tavares de Almeida
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
To provide a broad understanding of the major theoretical developments in the field of Political Science, as well as the ´state of the art´ of the empirical research on some relevant themes and issues
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
1ª sessão: Welcome and Presentation.
2º sessão: The Development of Political Science (I).
3ª sessão: The Development of Political Science (II).
4ª sessão: Transformations of the Modern State
5ª sessão: Civil Society and Democracy.
6ª sessão: Elites and Leadership.
7ª sessão: Patterns of Recruitment of Political Elites in Europe.
8ª sessão: Party Governments in Europe.
9ª sessão: Old and New Forms of Political Organisation and Participation.
10ª sessão: Voting and Public Opinion.
11ª sessão: Theories of Representation.
12ª sessão: Dilemmas of Representation in Contemporary Democracies.
13ª sessão: Presentation and Discussion of Term Paper Topics.
14ª sessão: Presentation and Discussion of Term Paper Topics .
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, OUP, 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.
Teaching method
In class teaching
Evaluation method
Students will be evaluated on the basis of a written essay (c. 10 pages) on topics of the course syllabus. Regular attendance and active participation in the classes are taken into account (20%) for the final marks.