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Presentation
Presentation
The political disruption in contemporary liberal democracies, expressed, for example, in the proliferation of hate speech, in the intensification of cases of corruption, in the emergence of populism and nationalism, requires a reflection on the ethical and deontological scope of political behavior.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
| Anual | 2
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT2321-16407
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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
CP1 Concepts of ethics and deontology.
CP2 Conflicts of interest and compliance with the law and/or institutional rules vs. respect for ethical principles.
CP3 Collective corruption, depression and democracy.
CP4 The black triad in institutions: narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy. Collective narcissism.
CP5 Rights and duties of citizens at the micro, meso and macro institutional level.
CP6 Contemporary issues: climate change, cyberterrorism; hate speech; digital polarization; collective violence; the intensification of inequalities; populism; nationalism
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Objectives
Objectives
LO1 To identify the importance of ethics and deontology in political behavior and the main ethical and deontological challenges of political practice.
LO2 To understand the political and psychological consequences of separating ethics and politics.
LO3 To understand the cognitive-emotional dimensions of ethical-deontological behavior.
LO5 To analyze and evaluate the ethical quality of political citizenship.
LO6 To promote the presentation of complex ideas.
LO7 To encourage group discussion.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
This UC will value the analysis of concrete cases through expository, interrogative and active teaching methodologies. Oral presentation (40%) + Individual written work (50%) + participation in classes (10%) = 100%.
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References
References
Caprara, G. V. and Vecchione, M. 2013. Personality approaches to political behaviour, in Huddy, Leonie, Sears, David O. and Levy, Jack S. The Oxford handbook of political psychology , pp. 23-58. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN -13. 978-0195152203.
Komesaroff, P. A., Kerridge, I., Lipworth, W. 2019. Conflicts of interest: new thinking, new processes. Internal Medicine Journal , 49, 5, pp. 574-577. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14233.
Nai, A. 2022. Populist voters like dark personalities. Personality and Individual Differences, 187, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111412
Osborne, D, and Sibley, C. G. (eds.) The Cambridge Handbook of Political Psychology , pp. 364-381. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. Online ISBN:9781108779104
Thompson, D. F. 2018. Political Ethics. In International Encyclopedia of Ethics , ed. Hugh LaFollette. Oxford UK: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN-13. 978-1119488873.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
Yes
