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Course Syllabus

Бакалавриат 2021/2022

Сравнительная политика

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»
Статус: Курс обязательный
Направление: 41.03.05. Международные отношения
Кто читает: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается: 4-й курс, 3, 4 модуль
Формат изучения: с онлайн-курсом
Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса
Преподаватели: Руднева Татьяна Сергеевна
Язык: английский
Кредиты: 7
Контактные часы: 86

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course is designed to introduce the students to Comparative Politics. Comparative analysis of political institutions and how they function in different settings will help the students understand what determines the differences in political outcomes which Political Science in general and Comparative Politics in particular are trying to explain. During the course, the students will learn the necessary concepts, acquaint themselves with classic readings and learn to compare different forms of government and their consequences.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The primary goal of the course is to acquaint the students with Comparative Politics.
  • The students should learn some basic theoretical and practical problems in the area of Comparative Politics.
  • The students should learn to identify differences and similarities and how they relate to outcomes.
  • The students should learn to compare different forms of government.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Students should be able to explain how political representation is organized.
  • Students should be able to explain the concept of federalism and how it differs from local government.
  • Students should be able to explain what is meant by political culture.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • #1 Legitimacy
  • # 2 Political culture
  • #3 Constitutions and judicial power
  • #4 Individual rights
  • # 5 Presidential and parliamentary systems (the concepts)
  • # 6 Presidential and parliamentary systems (advantages and disadvantages)
  • # 7 Party systems
  • # 8 Electoral systems
  • # 9 Representation
  • # 10 Local government
  • # 11 Federal and unitary states
  • # 12 Bureaucracy
  • # 13 Clientelism
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking 3rd Module seminar activity
  • non-blocking 4th Module seminar activity
  • non-blocking 3rd Module MOCK exam
  • non-blocking 4th Module MOCK exam
  • non-blocking 3rd Module seminar activity
  • non-blocking 4th Module seminar activity
  • non-blocking 3rd Module MOCK exam
  • non-blocking Final UoL Exam
  • non-blocking 4th Module MOCK exam
  • non-blocking Tests and quizzes
  • non-blocking Group project (Structured Debate)
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2021/2022 4th module
    0.1 * Group project (Structured Debate) + 0.25 * 3rd Module MOCK exam + 0.1 * Tests and quizzes + 0.15 * 3rd Module seminar activity + 0.25 * 4th Module MOCK exam + 0.15 * 4th Module seminar activity
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Bowling alone : the collapse and revival of American community, Putnam, R. D., 2000
  • Heinelt, H., Egner, B., & Bertrana, X. (2016). Policy Making at the Second Tier of Local Government in Europe : What Is Happening in Provinces, Counties, Départements and Landkreise in the On-going Re-scaling of Statehood? London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1061410
  • Leonardo Morlino, Dirk Berg-Schlosser, & Bertrand Badie. (2017). Political Science : A Global Perspective. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2273334
  • Maggetti, M., & Braun, D. (2015). Comparative Politics : Theoretical and Methodological Challenges. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1105387
  • Niskanen, W. A. (2017). Bureaucracy and Representative Government. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1608574
  • Strohmeier, G. (2015). Does Westminster (still) represent the Westminster model? An analysis of the changing nature of the UK’s political system. European View, 14(2), 303–315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12290-015-0368-0
  • The Oxford handbook of electoral systems / edited by Erik S. Herron, Robert J. Pekkanen, and Matthew S. Shugart. (2018). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.50224433X
  • Tong, D. V. aut. (2019). Introduction to Comparative Political Culture : The Theoretical Reflection on the Plurality of Democracy / by Dezhi Tong. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.510620094

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Barisione, M., & Michailidou, A. (2017). Social Media and European Politics : Rethinking Power and Legitimacy in the Digital Era. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1362963
  • Bonneau, C., & Cann, D. (2015). Party Identification and Vote Choice in Partisan and Nonpartisan Elections. Political Behavior, 37(1), 43–66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-013-9260-2
  • British political culture and the idea of 'public opinion', 1867-1914, Thompson, J., 2013
  • Croissant, A. V. (DE-588)120357321, (DE-627)080624138, (DE-576)178221074, aut. (2018). Comparative politics of Southeast Asia an introduction to governments and political regimes by Aurel Croissant, Philip Lorenz. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.496911902
  • Laffin, M. (2018). Beyond Bureaucracy? : The Professions in the Contemporary Public Sector. Abingdon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1984789
  • Qingmin, Z. (2016). Bureaucratic Politics and Chinese Foreign Policy-making. Chinese Journal of International Politics, 9(4), 435–458. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjip/pow007
  • Reinhard Steurer, & Christoph Clar. (2015). Is decentralisation always good for climate change mitigation? How federalism has complicated the greening of building policies in Austria. Policy Sciences, (1), 85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-014-9206-5
  • Scott Gehlbach, & Alberto Simpser. (2015). Electoral Manipulation as Bureaucratic Control. American Journal of Political Science, (1), 212. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12122