Issues in Comparative Politics

Academic year: 2007-2008 Course code module 3BPOW-070 Semester: 2nd semester Credits: 6 Study load (hours) 168 Theory (hours): 45,00 Practice/Exercises(hours): Other (hours): Part-time program: Instructor(s) Steven Van Hecke Language of instruction: English Semester exam information: semester exam in June Contract restriction information: 1. Prerequisites *Algemene competenties - Students should have a sufficient knowledge of written and spoken English. - Students should be informed (or ready to become informed) about contemporary politics. - Students should be willing to adopt a comparative attitude in studying political science. Sequentiality: Introduction ot Political Science (1Ba) & Comparative Politics (2Ba) *Sequentiality 2. Objectives (expected learning outcomes) - A thorough knowledge and a profound notion of contemporary political ideologies. - Be able to collect, analyse and evaluate information in the field of comparative politics. - Write a report about one particular issue and present it orally to a select audience. 3. Course content This course is particularly oriented towards political ideologies, one of the main issues in comparative politics. Baseline is the role political ideologies play ('ideologies matter') as related to political parties ('parties matter'). Emphasis is put on the concept of ideology, the debate about the end of ideology and the broad range of policy domains in which political ideologies matter (e.g. family policy, migration, labour, etc.). Applications: party groups in the European Parliament, British party manifestos and U.S. neoconservatism. 4. Teaching method Direct contact: Lectures Personal work: Paper - individual 5. Assessment method Exam: Written, with oral presentation Closed book Open questions Written assignment: With oral presentation 6. Compulsory reading – study material 7. Recommended reading - study material 8. Tutoring laatste aanpassing: last update: 08/06/2007 16:37 steven.vanhecke