Spanish and Catalan Political System
Code: 103104 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2501933 Journalism | OT | 4 | 0 |
Contact
- Name:
- Oriol Bartomeus Bayes
- Email:
- Oriol.Bartomeus@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Prerequisites
The student must have taken and passed the subject SOCIAL AND POLITICAL STRUCTURE.
It is also assumed that the student regularly reads general press newspapers and has an interest in current political affairs and in understanding the origins and current debates about our political system.
Objectives and Contextualisation
This course will focus on the main elements of the Spanish political system, and Catalan. We will work on the background, the defining factors, the composition and functioning of political systems. Therefore, we will deal with the social and historical conditions that have shaped these political systems, describe the constitutional and statutory institutions and their functioning, expose and evaluate the role of the main political actors, define the main features of political culture and take stock of results achieved.
This work will allow us to achieve the ability to interpret its evolution over time and to assess its performance. We will work on the transition pacts and the main elements of the current political system, and we will analyze thirty years later, and in the midst of a change of era, what is their degree of permanence, what are the factors of crisis and the focus of debate, what is sustained and what is not at present.
Competences
- Develop critical thinking and reasoning and be able to relay them effectively in Catalan, Spanish and a third language.
- Rigorously apply scientific thinking.
Learning Outcomes
- Develop critical thinking and reasoning and be able to relay them effectively in Catalan, Spanish and a third language.
- Rigorously apply scientific thinking.
Content
1. Historical background on the current Spanish political system. The nineteenth century Spanish
2. The transition to democracy
3. Characteristics and effects of the 1978 Constitution
4. Territorial organization: the state of the Autonomies
5. Elections and parties 1977-2019
6. Electoral System and its possible reform
7. Electoral behavior and political culture
8. Generational replacement and system transformation
9. The independentist process in Catalonia
Methodology
This subject has 6 ECTS credits, ie a total of 150 hours of dedication by the student (25 hours per credit).
It will have three session formats:
· Theory classes
· Reading seminars
· Dynamics of student participation
First of all, the theoretical contents of the subject will be worked in the classes, on the one hand, in a master class format and, on the other hand, with sessions and dynamics led and participated by the students.
Secondly, during the course, there will be reading seminars in which the comprehension of some texts that the students will have had to read previously will be worked and evaluated.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Class working on theoretical content | 17 | 0.68 | |
| Seminars and reading tests | 17 | 0.68 | |
| Theorical sessions | 17 | 0.68 | |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Preparation on class activities on theoretical content | 28 | 1.12 | |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Autonomous work on theoretical contents | 41 | 1.64 | |
| Reading preparation | 30 | 1.2 |
Assessment
Students will be entitled to the revaluation of the subject. They should present a minimum of activities that equals two-thirds of the total grading.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester final work | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seminars | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2, 1 |
| Writing essay 2 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 2, 1 |
| Writing essay 3 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 2, 1 |
| Writting essay 1 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 2, 1 |
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