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Presentation
Presentation
The Crisis of Political Representation and Transformation of Party Systems course aims to provide theoretical and conceptual tools to analyze the various transformations that have taken place in liberal democracies, particularly in terms of political representation over time (nature and models of political representation) alongside party systems and voter's preferences (re)confifurations.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT94-27974
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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
I. Political Representation: Theory, Concepts, and Practices II. The Evolution of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies III. The Institutional Framework of Representative Democracy: The Majoritarian Model and the Consensual Model 4. Political Representation and the Party Government Model V. Contemporary Challenges of Representative Democracy: 5.1. The Transformation of Party Systems 5.2. Democratic Erosion 5.3. Populism
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Objectives
Objectives
The students should have: i) a deep theoretical and empirical knowledge of the subjects, ii) develop reflection and critical analysis critical regarding the genesis, development and instituionalization of the political representation, political parties and it's transformations on liberal democracies.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
Innovative methodologies are considered on this course, namely the promotion of debates anchored on the main recent research advances on the topic. It will enhance the teaching/learning process at the classroom context.
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References
References
Lijphart, A. (2012). Patterns of Democracy. Yale University Press. Manin B. (1997). The Principles of Representative Government. Cambridge University Press. Poguntke, T. & Hofmeister, W. (eds) (2024). Political Parties and the Crisis of Democracy: Organization, Resilience, and Reform, Oxford: OUP. Rohrschneider, R. & Thomassen, J. (eds), (2020) The Oxford Handbook of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies, Oxford: OUP.
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Assessment
Assessment
Descrição dos instrumentos de avaliação (individuais e de grupo) ¿ testes, trabalhos práticos, relatórios, projetos... respetivas datas de entrega/apresentação... e ponderação na nota final.
Exemplo:
Descrição
Data limite
Ponderação
Recensão Crítica + Discussão
dd-mm-yyyy
25%
Recensão Crítica + Discussão
dd-mm-yyyy
35%
Recensão Crítica + Discussão
40%
Adicionalmente poderão ser incluídas informações gerais, como por exemplo, referência ao tipo de acompanhamento a prestar ao estudante na realização dos trabalhos; referências bibliográficas e websites úteis; indicações para a redação de trabalho escrito...
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Mobility
Mobility
No
