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Presentation
Presentation
The aim of this curricular unit is to provide an overview of Political Science, the different approaches, models and scientific sub-areas.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP290-1380
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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
Concept of Political Science and Analysis Methods (Concept of development of Political Science and Theories of Political Inquiry) Citizens and Political Power (Political Culture, Political Socialization, Political Communication; Political Marketing; Populism) Elections and Electoral Systems (Types of electoral systems, Impact of electoral systems, party fragmentation: Duverger's Law) Political Parties and Party Systems (Emergence and formation of political parties, party systems; interest groups) Political Institutions (Democracy; types of democracy and democratic institutions) Development of Political Science (Comparative Politics and hegemonic sub-disciplines) Political Science and Public Administration (Public Organizations; public management; administration and politics) Political Science and International Relations (Framing of IR within the scope of Political Science) Political Science in Europe and Portugal
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Objectives
Objectives
The aim is for students to be able to read political facts and analyze them using models presented in class.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
In addition to the lessons taught by the teacher, students are invited to summarize a short article that they will present in class, which presupposes an understanding of political theories.
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References
References
J.A. Oliveira Rocha - A Ciência Política no Séc. XXI. International Press. Lisboa. 2022. Soft cover.
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Assessment
Assessment
Exemplo:
Descrição
Data limite
Ponderação
2 Testes de avaliação
dd-mm-yyyy
80%
Apresentação individual na aula de um artigo indicado pelo professor
dd-mm-yyyy
20%
(...)
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
Yes
