Universität Wien

210050 LK BAK7: Comparative Political Analysis (2018W)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
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max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 08.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 15.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 22.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 29.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 05.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 12.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 19.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 26.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 03.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 10.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 07.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 14.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 21.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Montag 28.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The course language is English! This means that class discussions, weekly assignments, written tests, term paper and all communication must be in English.

Goals
The course provides an introduction to comparative politics. The central goal of the course is to introduce comparative analysis as a method and to understand the basic theoretical and empirical concepts of comparative politics. Students will get a good understanding of central concepts and arguments, learn how to read efficiently academic literature and exercise critical thinking and scientific writing.
Method: A central aspect of this course is a thorough reading of the selected literature (textbook materials and selected research articles from political science journals). We will engage critically with the literature, discuss the materials and practice academic writing.

Contents
The course deals with various selected topics from comparative politics including:
- Comparative Political Analysis
- Political Institutions
- Political Actors
- Public policies
- Beyond Nation-State

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

The final grade will be based on the following components:
Attendance (max. 2 absences allowed)
Class participation (10%)
Reading assignments (15%)
Podcast / Topic discussion (17%)
Open book exam (25%)
Term paper (33%)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The minimum requirement is the completion of each of the class components (see above) – not necessarily with a passing grade. In order to be graded, students can miss up to 2 classes, have to submit reading assignments, prepare a podcast / class discussion and write an outline of a term paper (within assigned deadlines), as well as take the open book exam. Plagiarism and Ghostwriting are strictly forbidden. To make sure that these rules are not violated, all term papers will be examined using Turnitin software. In addition, an oral presentation of the written work may be requested.

Prüfungsstoff

The students will be graded based on their understanding of the following topics:
- Comparative Analysis as a Research Method
- Political Systems: Democracy and Autocracy
- Parliaments & Legislation
- Judiciary
- Governments & Executive
- Policy-Making
- Parties & Party Systems
- Social Movements
- Political Communication
- Globalisation and nation-state

Literatur

The assigned readings offer an introduction to the topic the session covers. There are usually two texts per session. The class sessions will cover one text that gives an overview of the main concepts and one academic article. For the overview text, we will use Caramani (2018) lecture book. The second text will be an article from a political science journal (e.g. American Journal of Political Science) with an interesting research question, research design, and findings. The purpose of the second text is to give an example from scientific research and deepen the general understanding of the topic. All academic articles are accessible online via the university library. For copyright reasons, there is no Reader for this course. For some sessions, students will listen to podcasts to gain a better understanding of the material.

Book:
Caramani, D. (2018) Comparative Politics, 5th Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Further literature including journal articles and podcasts will be detailed in the syllabus.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:38