Study programme competencies |
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Study programme competences
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A8 |
Análisis de las transformaciones y evolución de las sociedades contemporáneas. |
A10 |
Introducción a las teorías sobre el poder, la legitimidad y el Estado. Formas de organización política y su evolución histórica, con especial atención a los sistemas contemporáneos. |
A15 |
Conocimientos y habilidades para plantear y desarrollar una investigación aplicada en las diferentes áreas de la sociedad. |
A17 |
Conocimientos y habilidades en la búsqueda de información secundaria en las diferentes fuentes (instituciones oficiales, bibliotecas, internet, etc.). |
B3 |
Capacidad de análisis y síntesis. |
B5 |
Capacidad de gestión de la información. |
B12 |
Trabajo en equipo. |
B27 |
Capacidades en reconocer la complejidad de los fenómenos sociales. |
C3 |
Utilizar las herramientas básicas de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) necesarias para el ejercicio de su profesión y para el aprendizaje a lo largo de su vida. |
C4 |
Desarrollarse para el ejercicio de una ciudadanía abierta, culta, crítica, comprometida, democrática y solidaria, capaz de analizar la realidad, diagnosticar problemas, formular e implantar soluciones basadas en el conocimiento y orientadas al bien común. |
Learning aims |
Learning outcomes |
Study programme competences |
Describe and analyze the different elements that compose the major contemporary political systems. |
A10
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Recognize the complexity of the political processes in the current democratic regimes applying appropriate analytical instruments commonly used in studies of political science |
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B27
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Learn and know how to use the main resources for finding information on various secondary sources for the analysis of the different dimensions of current political systems. |
A17
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Know how to use properly and critically the information gathered in the main sources of information (library, internet, etc) to carry out a comparative analysis of current political regimes |
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B5
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Learn to cope with major resources and applications to achieve reliable secondary data |
A17
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C3
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Demostrar un dominio básico dos instrumentos de comparación específicos da ciencia política |
A15
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Saber levar a cabo unha analise comparativa das principais institucions políticas dos rexímenes democráticos actuais |
A8
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Presentar axeitadamente un traballo de análise comparado realizado individualmente ou en grupo |
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B12
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Saber interpretar a situación actual dos sistemas políticos seguindo unha análise sistemática. |
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B3
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Recoñecer e saber empregar os principais indicadores que conforman a cultura política |
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C4
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Contents |
Topic |
Sub-topic |
1. Comparative analysis and political theory |
1. The study of politics.
2. The nature and main characters of comparative analysis.
3. Foundations. Aristotle: Politics. Maquiavelo: The Prince. Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws. Tocqueville. The Democracy in America.
4. The behaviorist revolution.
5. New approaches. Formulation of theories and empirical analysis.
6. Types of study. Cases and variables. Causality: necessary conditions and sufficient conditions.
7. Classifications and typologies.
8. Resources and on/line sources.
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2. Political systems of the world |
1. Politics as an independent variable.
2. Systems theory applied to the political analysis.
3. Elements of the political systems: actors, institutions and political cultures.
4. The dynamics of the political system.
5. Extractive and inclusive institutions.
6. Typologies of political systems: democracies, authoritarian regimes and hybrid types. Distribution by geographic areas.
7. Globalization and politics.
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3. Authoritarian regimes and hybrid systems |
1. Definitions and typologies: dictatorships, traditional and modern authoritarianisms. The totalitarian systems.
2. Methodology and theoretical elements for the study of authoritarian regimes.
3. From authoritarianism to democracy: opening, liberalization and democratization.
4. The Francoist regime and the transition to the democracy in Spain.
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4. Democracies. Definition, evolution and requirements |
1. Participation and democracy.
2. Direct democracy and representative democracy. Imperative mandate and representative mandate.
3. Historical antecedents. The Athenian democracy. Rome: from civitas to empire.
4. The current democratic systems. The democracy such as method.
6. Requirements: participation, opposition, rights and freedoms.
7. Measurements and degrees of freedom and quality. |
5. Majoritarian and consensus democracies |
1. Majoritarian versus consensus democracies.
2. The majoritarian model in United Kingdom and New Zealand.
3. The consensual model in Switzerland and Belgium.
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6. Party Systems. Two/party and multiparty systems |
1. The effective number of parties.
2. Dimensions of the parties conflict.
3. Comparative approach.
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7. Electoral Systems |
1. The elements of the electoral systems.
2. Majority and proportional models.
3. The electoral system of the United Kingdom.
4. The electoral system of the USA.
5. The electoral system of the French Republic.
6. The electoral system of Spain.
7. The electoral system of the Federal Republic of Germany.
8. The electoral system of the Italian Republic. |
8. Executive Power Models |
1. Theories of coalitions.
2. Incentives for minority and overwhelming cabinets.
3. Comparative approach.
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9. The Executive/Legislative Balance |
1. Parliamentary and presidential systems.
2. Separation of powers and checks and balances. The dominance of the executive over the legislature.
3. Comparative approach. |
10. The Federal/Unitary Dimension |
1. The federal-unitary dimension. Distribution an decentralization od powers.
2. Federal states and his main institutions.
3. Comparative approach.
4. The Spanish decentralized model
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11. Parliaments |
1. Bicameralism/unicameralism.
2. Varieties of bicameralism.
3. Comparative approach.
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12. Constitutions: procedures of amendment and judicial review. |
1. Written and no written down constitutions
2. Flexible and rigid constitutions.
3. Judicial review.
4. Constitutional rigidity and judicial review.
5. Comparative approach.
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Planning |
Methodologies / tests |
Competencies |
Ordinary class hours |
Student’s personal work hours |
Total hours |
Guest lecture / keynote speech |
A8 A10 A17 C4 |
40 |
0 |
40 |
Objective test |
A8 A10 B3 B27 |
5 |
30 |
35 |
Supervised projects |
A15 A17 B3 B5 B12 C3 |
12 |
28 |
40 |
Case study |
A17 B3 B5 C3 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
Workbook |
B3 B5 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
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Personalized attention |
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3 |
0 |
3 |
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(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
Methodologies |
Methodologies |
Description |
Guest lecture / keynote speech |
Exposición impartida polo profesor/a baseada no uso da palabra e apoiada en materiais gráficos e resumos informativos. |
Objective test |
Proba escrita utilizada para a evaluación do aprendizaxe. |
Supervised projects |
Metodoloxía deseñada para promover a aprendizaxe autónoma dos estudantes, baixo a tutela do profesor. Constitúe unha opción baseada na asunción polos estudantes da responsabilidade sobre a súa aprendizaxe.
Consistirá na presentación dun traballo escrito de extensión non superior a quince páxinas de texto pero que poderá incluir anexos con datos, taboas, figuras, etc sen límites de extensión.
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Case study |
Análise da información obtida en portais de Internet sobre dereitos políticos, libertades e actitudes e valores en varios paises |
Workbook |
Lectura de varios textos de autores clásicos e actuais sobre método comparado, formas de estado e institucións políticas |
Personalized attention |
Methodologies
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Objective test |
Supervised projects |
Case study |
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Description |
Personalized attention to the student will be done in relation to the set of activities that the subject includes. This attention will be given to the resolution of doubts that may arise during the conduct of readings, supervised projects and oral presentations.
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Assessment |
Methodologies
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Competencies |
Description
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Qualification
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Objective test |
A8 A10 B3 B27 |
Proba de avaliación global sobre os contidos da materia que se realizará ao final do curso |
65 |
Supervised projects |
A15 A17 B3 B5 B12 C3 |
Traballos escritos realizados de forma individual ou en grupo adicados a analizar aspectos relevantes dos sistemas políticos obxecto de estudo e presentados cunha metodoloxía comparativa |
25 |
Workbook |
B3 B5 |
Lectura de varios textos de autores clásicos e actuais sobre método comparado, formas de estado e institucións políticas |
5 |
Case study |
A17 B3 B5 C3 |
Análise da información obtida en portais de Internet sobre dereitos políticos, libertades e actitudes e valores en varios paises |
5 |
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Assessment comments |
1) Assistance
and participation. Assistance to class is compulsory. The
participation will take into account in the final note.
2)
Final Essay. It represents the implementation of the knowledges adcquired in this course. Requirements and the main resources of Internet to carry out
the essay are included in Moodle. The essay will be publicly discussed
in class. These presentations will start on the second week of April. The
delivery of the essay must be send by Moodle in PDF format, before the 14.00
hours of May 20. It can represent until 25% of the final note. 3) Another
tasks and readings. To the effects of continuous evaluation they will be
controlled by means of face-to-face proofs and multiple choices format proofs. Personal
material of support is allowed. Tasks and readings can contribute up to the 15%
of the final note. 4) Midterm
exam. It will include subjects treated until the last week of March
and it will be done on the first week of April. It contains two parts. The
first will be integrated by two batteries of multiple choices and a practical
exercise about indexes for the political analysis (effective number of parties,
electoral disproportionality, command of the executive, etc.) The second
part will include several questions of development. To surpass the examination
will be necessary to obtain at least a 5,5 in the first part. 5) Final
exam. It takes a systematic similar to the one of the midterm exam. To pass
this exam will be necessary to obtain at least a 5,5 in the first part.
The note of the exam can suppose until 70% of the final qualification. To
approve this course is necessary pass the final exam. Second
opportunity: The essays are valid in this announcement. Those that
have not be approved will be able to go back them following the indications
that will be given by the teacher.
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Sources of information |
Basic
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SIAROFF, A. (2019). Comparative European Party Systems. An Analysis of Paliamentary Elections Since 1945. London and New York, Routledge
CARAMANI, D. (2017). Comparative Politics. Oxford, Oxford University Press
LIJPHART, A. (2012). Modelos de democracia. Formas de gobierno y resultados en treinta y seis países. Barcelona, Ariel.
DURAN CENIT, M., y Inmaculada SZMOLKA VIDA(eds.)A (2015). Política comparada y sistemas políticos: operando con datos e indicadores. Granada, Universidad de Granada |
Na plataforma Moodle están disponibles as leccións e materiais complementarios (informes, lecturas, exercicios prácticos, etc.), incluindo unha exhaustiva relación de sitios web e varios tutoriais para a búsqueda da información necesaria para a preparación dos traballos tutelados e das tareas de entrega obligatoria. |
Complementary
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Meredith,M (2011). Africa. Una historia de 50 años de independencia. Intermon-Oxfam
Hague, R. y Martin Harrop (2013). Comparative Government and Politics. Hampshire, Macmillan Publishers
O'Neill P.H. (2013). Essentials of Comparative Politics. New York, W.W. Norton
Goodin, R. y Hans-Dieter Klingemann (eds.) (2001). Nuevo manual de Ciencia Política. Madrid, Istmo.
Landman, T. (2011). Política Comparada. Madrid, Alianza
Sánchez de Dios, M. (2012). Política Comparada. Madrid, Síntesis
Acemoglu, D. y James A. Robinson (2012). Por qué fracasan los países. Los orígenes del poder, la prosperidad y la pobreza. Barcelona, Deusto
Gandhi, J. y Rubén Ruíz Rufino (eds.) (2015). Routledge Handbook of Comparative Political Institutions. Oxon, Routledge
DELGADO, I., P.CHAVARRI Y P. OÑATE (2002). Sistemas de organización política contemporánea. Madrid, UNED.
PASQUINO, G. (2004). Sistemas políticos comparados. Francia, Alemania, Gran Bretaña, Italia y Estados Unidos. Buenos Aires, Prometeo
Sánchez Melero, G. (2014). Sistemas políticos en Europa. Valencia, Tirant Lo Blanch
HERRON, ERIK S., ROBERT J. PEKKANEN AND MATTHEW S. SHUGART (Eds.) (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems. New York : Oxford University Press |
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Recommendations |
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before |
Statistics Applied to the social sciences 1/615G01101 | Introduction to Political Science and Management Science/615G01106 | Contemporary political and social history/615G01109 |
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Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously |
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Subjects that continue the syllabus |
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Other comments |
Unha aprendizaxe sustentabel, non sexista e integradora Nas actividades que se leven a cabo nesta materia respetaranse
as normas da sustentanbilidade, igualdade de sexos e integración das persoas por razóns físicas,
sensoriais, psíquicas ou socioculturais. Sustentabilidade. - A entrega dos traballos documentais realizarase en
formato dixital e a través de Moodle. - Cando se empregue papel, aconsellase que sexa reciclado
e con formatos de impresión sinxelos e a doble cara. - Evitarase a impresión innecesaria de borradores. - Non se admitirán traballos con elementos plásticos
(portadas, carpetas, etc). Igualdade
por razóns de xénero/sexo - Evitaranse
actitudes e expresións sexistas Integración
das persoas con problemas por razóns físicas, psiquicas ou socioculturales. - Daraselles
o apoio necesario tanto nas actividades programadas como na aprendizaxe en
xeral da materia. |
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