Universität Wien

210045 LK BAK7: LK Comparative Politics (2017S)

(engl.)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

There will be no seminar sessions on the 5.04.2017. The 28.06.2017 is reserved for the final exam.

  • Wednesday 08.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 15.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 22.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 29.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 05.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 26.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 03.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 10.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 17.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 24.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 31.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 07.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 14.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 21.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 28.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course language is English! This means that all weekly assignments, Essays and the written final exam must be completed in English.

Goals: This course provides an introduction into comparative politics. A central goal is to introduce students to basic theoretical and empirical concepts of comparative politics, as well as to tackle concrete research examples from top scientific articles. Students are expected to learn how to read efficiently scientific literature and practice the usage of central concepts and arguments in discussions.

Method: A central aspect of this course is a thorough reading of the selected literature and its discussion during the class.

Contents: The course deals with various selected topics from comparative politics including:

- Political Regimes
- Democracy Types
- Parties & Party Systems
- Elections & Electoral Systems
- Parliaments & Legislation
- Governments & Policy-Making
- Constitutions & Constitutional Courts
- Political Culture
- Supranational Actors

Assessment and permitted materials

Students are required to attend all meetings. It is allowed to miss up to maximum 2 classes, however students need to attend the first and the last session. Students are expected to complete the assigned reading (2 texts) each week and be ready for class discussions. This means that you should be prepared to summarize and discuss any required reading when called upon.

Grading of the course will be based on the following components:
- Participation in class discussions. For this purpose you should generate at least three questions suitable for class discussion and email these to the instructor before each session. (10%)
- Timely submission of the weekly assignments (e.g. short summaries of the assigned readings (min 350 and max 500 words), short homework assignments with questions and other) (20%)
- Timely submission of one research paper (min. 3000, max. 4000 words). (45%)
- Written exam covering all assigned readings from each session. The exam will take place in the last session, on the 28.06.2017. (25%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The minimum requirement is the completion of all four class components (see above). This means that, in order to be graded, you need to complete each component (not necessarily successfully). (For example, you can NOT master the first three components which make up 75% of the final grade and decide not to take the final exam.) Plagiarism and ghostwriting are strictly forbidden. To make sure that these rules are not violated in some occasions students will be required to provide an oral discussion of their written work.

Examination topics

Required reading

Reading list

The assigned readings present an introduction into the session topic. There are two texts per session. The first text gives an overview of the main concepts. Here will be used mostly chapters from the Caramani (2014) lecture book. It is therefore highly recommended to acquire the book. The second text will be an article from a top political science journal with an interesting research question, research design and findings. The purpose of the second text is to give a concrete example from scientific research and deepen the general understanding of the topic. These articles are normally accessible online via the university library. Please note that due to copyright reasons there is no Reader for this course.

Caramani, D. (2014) Comparative Politics, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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