Political Science

Code:

D104

Acronym:

CP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Political Sciences

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LDB	214	Oficial Study Plan LD	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The program aims to introduce the study of the Politics in an interdisciplinar and mutildimensional perspective and intends to answer contemporary questions, without forgetting a strong formative component. It aims to provide these skills to future jurists, in the framing of the study subjects in the plan of studies and in the programs of the subjects that are similar, like Constitucional Law. The program studies political societies in general, and mainly the State, expressed in its constitutional rules. Thus, it is given importance to the State in history, and to the connections made visible with the Modern Public Law.
The influence of political institutions on the structure of society in the Western world has become increasingly evident.

Program

I – Definition of Political Science
1. Definition of Political Science
2. The issues about Political Science: Politics.
3. Political Science as a Science of the State and as science of empowerment
4. Political empowerment: legitimacy
5. Political empowerment and the State
6. Political empowerment and Law
7. Political Science and other sciences with the same subject
8. Political Science and Constitutional Law

II – Political Philosophy
1. Greek political Philosophy
2. Roman political Philosophy
3. Medaeval political Philosophy
4. Modern political Philosophy
5. Political empowerment and ideology
5.1. Marxism: the soviet experience
5.2. Fascism and National Socialism
5.3.Social Democracy

III – The State
1. Historical evolution
2. The elements of State: people, land, political power
3. The principle of separation of powers: aims and Functions of the State
4. Forms of State
5. Supra national organisations

IV – Selection of governants
1.State as a legal entity and State organs
2.Organs
3. Classification
4. Selection of governants
5. Political representation, election, electoral systems
6. Constitutional developments

V – Political regimes, government systems and political parties
1. Political regimes
1.1.Dictatorship and Democracy
1.2. Democratic State and State of Law
2. Forms of Government
3. Government systems
4. Political Parties
4.1. Definition
4.2. Distinction from other figures
4.3. Functions
4.4. Political parties systems
4.5. Political parties systems, electoral systems and government systems

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes, presentations, quarrel and commentary of works of the students, practical exercises, etc.

keywords

Social sciences > Political sciences

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	70,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

General laws and Faculty regulations will apply.

Calculation formula of final grade

General laws and Faculty regulations will apply.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Non Applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General laws and Faculty regulations will apply.

Classification improvement

General laws and Faculty regulations will apply.

Observations

Main Bibliography – cfr portuguese version