Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500259 Political Science and Public Management | OT | 3 | 2 |
2500259 Political Science and Public Management | OT | 4 | 0 |
This subject is considered of special interest for the student's education since its subject is one of the backbones of political science. Political theories are the "theories" that future political scientists must understand in order to base and contextualise the research, studies and phenomena they analyse in their professional future. Based on the fact that students have already acquired basic knowledge about the History of Political Ideas in the West (Political Thought), and have dealt with some of their expressions in Liberalism, Conservatism, Nationalism or Socialism, this course aims to take a further step towards bringing us closer to some of the contributions that, from the field of theory and political philosophy, have led some of the main contemporary theoretical debates.
Formal prerequisites.
It is necessary to have passed the Political Thought course. It will be assumed that the student has the necessary skills to deal with texts of a certain conceptual complexity, to work on them properly, to present them in public sessions and to critically discuss their contents.
Recommendations
This is a subject designed to provide a general overview of the main contemporary debates in Political Theory and to enhance the abilities of reading, critical analysis, personal reflection and oral and written argumentation. If it is necessary to debate in public using solid arguments and not mere ad hoc opinions, attendance at all teaching activities is obligatory. In addition, sufficient time must be available for reading, thinking and writing, either individually or in groups. Throughout the development of the subject, students are advised to regularly follow the treatment of certain current political issues through different media (written and audiovisual) in order to be able to easily follow the different debates, questions and approaches that may arise in class. Likewise, in order to make the most of this subject, it is recommended that students have basic computer skills (word processing, graphic presentations, Internet browsing and obtaining information, as well as the Virtual Campus of the UAB.
It is necessary to have an intermediate level of English, which allows the student to broaden the scope of the information that can be consulted, such as research, news and bibliography written in English.
Observations.
No electronic device may be used in class, neither to communicate nor to take notes. Computers, tablets and mobiles are prohibited in the classroom.
Given the extent and breadth of matter, we have opted to make an incursion into the work and thought of some referent authors of the main currents of contemporary political theory. This course will focus, then:
1. Types of liberalism.
2. Socialism
3. Anarchism
4. Communism
5. Analytical Marxism
6. Critical Theory
7. Republicanism
8. Nationalism
9. Federalism
10. Cosmopolitanism
11. Populism
12. Neocons
13. Christian Democracy and the Christian Right
14. Radical Right
15. Islam
16. Multiculturism
17. Feminism
18. Ecology
19. Pacifism
20. Anti-globalism
21. Communitarianism
22. Postmodernism
The methodology of study and evaluation of the subject will use a varied set of instruments to achieve an optimal knowledge of the contents of the subject. On the one hand, there will be continuous evaluation exercises consisting of critical reviews of scientific articles, problem solving, execution of pot type exercises, or practical case studies. Discussions on current issues will also be raised in the debate space to apply the analytical instruments of the subject.
The teaching of the subject will be organized in master classes, the least, given that the idea is to turn the educational method around and that it is the students who prepare the topics, related in the contents, to be debated in class, in an open and collaborative way by all the classmates (including the teacher).
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Master Classes | 24 | 0.96 | 7, 6, 5, 2, 1, 4, 9, 8, 18, 12, 13, 14, 10, 11, 15 |
Seminars | 47 | 1.88 | 7, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1, 4, 8, 18, 12, 13, 10, 20, 15, 17, 21, 22, 23 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Works | 28 | 1.12 | 16, 15, 17, 22, 23 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Study of the subject matter | 40 | 1.6 | 7, 5, 2, 1, 4, 8, 18, 12, 10, 19, 15, 17, 22, 24, 23 |
The evaluation of this subject consists of the following parts:
-Attendance and participation. In addition to the obligatory nature of attendance, the attitude of those students capable of relating the different currents of thought and theoretical-conceptual approaches of the subject with the different current political and social issues of the moment will be especially appreciated.
- A final exam, composed of four short questions with a value of 1.5 points each and a question to be developed with a value of 4 points. It is a necessary condition to pass the subject pass the partial examination with a minimum grade of passed.
- Two reading controls: These controls will be carried out during school hours and without prior notice. In order to pass the subject, it is essential to have passed a reading test.
- A course work on a subject that will be chosen jointly by the teacher and the student.
- An exposition in class on one of the contents of the subject.
There are some particularly remarkable considerations about the conditions of the evaluation system:
The date of the exam will be the one marked by the faculty. Under no circumstances will particular exams be held. Erasmus students who buy their return tickets before the final exam and therefore do not take it will be considered as not having taken the exam.
It is a necessary condition to pass the subject pass the final exam with a minimum grade of passed.
All deliveries will be made via the Virtual Campus in the specific space provided for this purpose. Any delivery out of time or place will be considered as not presented.
When the evaluation activities carried out by the student exceed 30%, the student will no longer be able to request a no-show.
All oral or written activities will be conducted in Catalan or Spanish.
Finally, if any type of plagiarism (repetition of works from other years, websites, books, etc.) is detected in the performance of some of the planned activities, especially in the performance of the works. The subject will be suspended globally and will have to be repeated in its entirety.
Evaluation summary
Attendance and participation 25%.
Reading Control 5%
Oral Exposure 10%.
Essays 25%
Final Exam 35%
Recovery
In order to participate in remedial work, students must have been previously evaluated in a set of activities, the weight of which is equivalent to a minimum of two thirds of the total grade of the subject or module.
In order to participate in the remedial process of the course, the student must have obtained a minimum grade of 3.5 in the average of the course.
Make-up work will consist of handing in, before the make-up exam, all the work not done in time and form during the school semester. Subsequently, an exam of the same characteristics as the final exam of the course will be taken.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Attendance and participation | 25% | 3 | 0.12 | 7, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1, 4, 9, 8, 18, 12, 13, 14, 10, 11, 15, 21, 22 |
Essays | 25% | 3 | 0.12 | 3, 19, 16, 15, 17, 22, 24, 23 |
Final Exam | 35% | 3 | 0.12 | 7, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1, 4, 9, 8, 18, 12, 13, 14, 10, 11, 19, 15, 21, 22, 24 |
Oral presentation | 10% | 1 | 0.04 | 3, 18, 20, 19, 16, 15, 17, 21, 22, 23 |
Reading control | 5% | 1 | 0.04 | 3, 18, 19, 15, 17, 22 |
Referencies.
Arteta, A., Guitián, E., Máiz R. (eds.) Teoría Política Alianza Editorial 2008
Dryzek, Honig, B Phillips, A. (eds) Handbook of Political Theory Oxford U. Press 2008
Innerarity, Daniel. La política para perplejos. Galaxia Gutemberg 2018
Innerarity, Daniel. La política en tiempo de indignación. Galaxia Gutemberg 2015
Máiz, R. (ed.) Teorias políticas contemporaneas Ed. Tirant Lo Blanch 2009
Mellón, J., Torrens, X. (eds.) Ideologías y Movimientos Políticos Contemporaneos. Tecnos 2016 (LIBRO DE TEXTO DE LA ASIGNATURA)
McKinnon, C. Issues in Political Theory Oxford U. Press, 2012.
Vallespin, F. (coord.) Historia de la teoría política, volums 5 i 6. Madrid: Alianza, vàries edicions.
Series:
Utopía (BBC)
Black Mirror (BBC)
Mister Robot (Netflix)
Cinema:
- Citizen Kane, Orson Welles
- Good Night. And Good Luck, George Clooney
- El Sur, Víctor Erice
- Paris, Texas Wim Wenders
- Copying Beethoven, A. Holland
- Into the Wild, Sean Penn
- Deserto Rosso, M. Antonioni
- Gruppo di famiglia in un interno, L. Visconti
- Trois couleurs: rouge, K. Kieslowsky
- Sunshine, Itsvan Szabo
- East is East, Damien O’Donnell
- It's a Free World..., Ken Loach
- La pelota Vasca, Julio Medem
- Ulysses' Gaze, T. Angelopoulos
- MichaelCollins, Neil Jordan
- Iron Jawed Angels, Katia von Garnier
- Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood
- The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Karel Reisz
- The Age of Innocence, Martin Scorsese
- 4 meses, 3 semanas, 2 días, Cristian Mungiu
- Todo sobre mi madre, Pedro Almodóvar
- Milk, Gus Van Sant
- Mulholland Drive, David Lynch
- The Hours, Stephen Daldry
- Thirteen Conversations about One Thing, Jill Sprecher
- An Incovenient ,Truth Al Gore
- The 11th Hour, Nel Conners
Novela:
- El viaje del Profesor Caritat, Steven Lukes
- Contrapunto, Aldous Huxley
- Invisible, Paul Auster
- La Peste, A. Camus
- Pequeña Isla, Andrea Levy
- G, John Berger
- Verano, J. Coetzee
- Microcosmos, Claudio Magris
- Memorias de Adriano, M. Yourcenar
- La Condición Humana, A. Malraux
- Se está haciendo cada vez más tarde, A. Tabucchi
- El lobo estepario, H. Hesse
- La marcha Radetzky, Joseph Roth
- Un armiño en Chernopol, Von Rezzori
- El Mundo de Ayer, S. Zweig
- La muerte de Virgilio, H. Broch
- Auto de Fe, Elias Canetti
- Doktor Faustus, Thomas Mann
- Un Puente sobre el Drina, Ivo Andrich
- La vida está en otra parte, Milan Kundera
- Suite Francesa, Irene Nemirovsky
- El Arco Iris de la Gravedad, Thomas Pynchon
- Elegía para un americano, Siri Husvedt
- Submundo, Don Delillo