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Introduction to Political Science

Code Cours
2324-ESPOL-EIS-EN-4003
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Établissement
ESPOL European School of Political and Social Sciences
Langue d'enseignement
FR, EN
Ce cours apparaît dans les formation(s) suivante(s)
Master in Food Politics and Sustainable Development - Crédits ECTS:
Master in global and European Politics - Crédits ECTS:
Master's in International and Security politics - Crédits ECTS:
Responsable(s)
Michael HOLMES
Période
S1

Présentation

Objectifs

The main aim of this course is to give students a theoretically based introduction into the study of politics, into the study comparative politics in particular. This course is important in the sense that it provides the foundation for more specialized studies in the field.


This course is designed to start with the fundamental concepts for the study of politics – power, authority, the state, legitimacy. Based on these concepts, the course will explore some the most important dimensions for the study of politics – ideology, actors, public policy, and regimes. The third part will be dedicated to selected themes such as the problem of cooperation, collective decision-making or institutions from a rational choice perspective.


Generally speaking, this course will emphasize the importance of institutions and rationality for the comparative study of politics.

Présentation


    1 Key concepts : politics, power, authority, legitimacy


    2 Key concepts : the state and sovereignty


    3 Key institutions : governments and executives


    4 Key institutions : the role of parliaments


    5 Key institutions : courts and constitutions


    6 Key institutions : parties, party systems and ideologies


    7 Key themes : the individual, civil society and politics


    8 Key themes : governance and public policy


    9 Key themes : international politics

    Modalités

    Modalités d'enseignement

    The course is lecture-led but will include discussion and debate

    Évaluation
    Contrôle continu : coeff. 100

    Ressources

    Bibliographie

    Amenta, Edwin, Kate Nash, and Alan Scott, eds. 2012. <i>The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology</i>. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell.|| Braud, Philippe. 2016. <i>Sociologie politique</i>. Paris: LGDJ.|| Caramani, Daniele, ed. 2014. <i>Comparative Politics</i>. 3rd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.|| Colomer, Josep Maria. 2011. <i>The Science of Politics: An Introduction</i>. New York: Oxford University Press.|| Heywood, Andrew. 2013. <i>Politics</i>. 4th edition, Palgrave Macmillan.|| Lijphart, Arend. 2012. <i>Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries</i>. 2nd ed. New Haven: Yale University Press.|| Newton, Kenneth, and Jan W. van Deth. 2010. <i>Foundations of Comparative Politics: Democracies of the Modern World</i>. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press.|| Orum, Anthony M., and John G. Dale. 2009. <i>Introduction to Political Sociology: Power and Participation in the Modern World</i>. 5th ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press.|| Siaroff, Alan. 2009. <i>Comparing Political Regimes: A Thematic Introduction to Comparative Politics</i>. 2nd ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.