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Presentation
Presentation
The curricular unit belongs to the Political Science area, focusing on the political-constitutional systems of several important states in the international scenario, as well as their evolution. The relevance of the unit in the study cycle is fundamental, due to the need for students to understand the main political-constitutional systems and to know the main features distinguishing them
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 7
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT11-1-1628
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Compared policy and the comparative method
Political system: Parson, Easton, and Duverger's definitions
Elements of the political system
Portuguese political System after the 25th April
Genesis
Features
Constitutional Revisions
Forward-looking Vision
Realities in the Global World
Post-Cold War Europe:
Parties and the new order
New social movements
Populism
Terrorism
American continent:
The House at The Top of the Hill and Latin America
Neopopulism in the center and south
European Union
Study of the systems chosen by the students
Comparison and relationship with the quality of democracy.
Palop
Study of the systems chosen by the students
Comparison and relationship with the quality of democracy
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Objectives
Objectives
This curricular unit provides students with the mastery of the conceptual tools necessary for initiation to the comparative study of political systems in their internal and external environments. Thus, in addition to the study of the stages or phases of the comparative method, a conjunctural contextualization is carried out. Moreover, the political systems to be studied are not reduced to European ones and include systems from other continents, with a special focus on the models of the PALOP, given the fact that several students come from these countries. As the designation of the curricular unit proves, students should develop the capacity to understand and use the basic concepts of comparative politics in order to elaborate a comparative study among political systems in their various components: Constitution, regime, government system, party system, electoral system, the form of state and form of Government
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
The courses combine the presentation made by the teacher, with the reading of excerpts and the physical or virtual presence in thematic seminars.
Students will do the research supported by the teacher, who is also responsible for choosing the part that each student is going to present. The tutorial, in addition to providing information on the quality of the bibliographical collection, will allow an understanding of how to organize a project and warn against plagiarizing.
In the assessment, the average is:
Participation - 5%
Individual test without consultation - 45%
Research work and its presentation - 45%, being 15% for presentation.
In the exam, students should develop two themes on the totality of the syllabus.
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References
References
Almond, G., Dalton, R., Powell, G. & Strom, K. (org.) (2006). Comparative politics today. New York: Pearson / Longman
Bale, T. (2005). European politics. A comparative introduction. London: Palgrave/Macmillan
Freire, A. (2011). O Sistema político português, séculos XIX-XXI: Continuidades e Rupturas. Lx: ICS
Hague, R. & Harrop, M. (2007). Comparative government and politics. An introduction. London: Palgrave
Lijphart, A. (2012). Modelos de democracia. Formas de gobierno y resultados em trinta y seis países. Barcelona: Ariel
Miranda, J. (2015). Da revolução à Constituição. Cascais: Princípia
Moreira, A. (2014). Ciência Política. Coimbra: Almedina
Newton, K. & Deth, J. (2007). Foundations of comparative politics. Cambridge: U.P
Pasquino, G. (2005). Sistemas políticos comparados. Cascais: Principia
Pinto, A. (2021). O regresso das ditaduras. Lx: FFMS
Pinto, J. (2020). Estados (Des)unidos da Europa. A hora do futuro. Lx: Sílabo
Pinto, J. (2014). O Poder em Portugal. Coimbra: Almedina
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Office Hours
Office Hours
Nome do docente
Horário de atendimento
Sala
José Filipe Pinto
Quarta-feiras das 11 às 13 horas
Gabinete do docente
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Mobility
Mobility
No