Political Science

Code:

LEC506

Acronym:

CP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2005/2006 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.fep.up.pt/disciplinas/lec506/
Responsible unit:	Grupo de Ciências Sociais
Course/CS Responsible:	ECONOMICS

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ECO	50	Official Curricular Structure since 2004	4	2		-
GES	19	Official Curricular Structure since 2004	4	2		-

Objectives

The Main Aims of the Course are the following ones:
1 - to provide the students with the key concepts and theories of political science in the interdisciplinary area of political science, political theory, political economy, law and historical sociology of the politic.
2 - to develop an analytical framework to understand behaviour, relationships and systems of power, either at the macro level (Government, Society) or at the micro level (firm, organizarion), at global scale or at national scale.

Program

Module 1 - Power and powers in the contemporary societies
1. Political science, political theory, political economy, law and historical sociology of the politic.
1.1. Paradigms of the power
1.1.1. Conflitual paradigm: power, violence, inequality, domination and authority
1.1.2. Normative-consensual paradigm: power, culture, socialization, consensus
1.1.3. Disciplinary paradigm: powers, "voluntary serfdom" (De Boétie)
1.2. Social configurations of the power:
1.2.1. Premodern Society(ies)
1.2.2. Modern Society(ies)
1.2.3. Contemporary Society(ies)

Module 2 - The State and Civil Society (National and Global)
2.1. The absolutist State
2.2. From the Liberal State to the Democratic State
2.3. The Contemporary Democratic State
2.3.1. The juridical status of the politics in the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976): organizative and functionnal structure of the State
2.4. European Union as one of emergent forms of political power within the globalization

Module 3 - The Market and Public Policy
3.1 Basic concepts on public policy
3.2. The crisis of keynesianism from 1980s onwards
3.3. Key concepts on privatization, competition and regulation
3.4. The current changes in the Welfare State and Public Policy

Module 4 - Power within the firm
4.1. Organizational management as a system of power
4.2. Technical, Political and Criticial views on Management
4.3. Control and Conflict
4.4. Models of authority in the Firm
4.5. Revelation of preferences and projects within the Firm
4.6. Professional Cultures
4.7 The issue of democracy in the Firm

Main Bibliography

BADIE, Bertrand; BIRNBAUM, Pierre - Sociologie de l'État, Paris, Grasset (III Partie).
BARBOSA, António S. Pinto (1997) Economia Pública, McGraw Hill, Cap. 1.6
BARR, Nicholas (1992) - “Economic Theory and the Welfare State: A Survey and Interpretation”, Journal of Economic Literature, XXX, pp. 741-803
BYME, Klaus von - Teoría política del siglo XX. De la modernidad a la postmodernidad, Madrid, Alianza Universidad, 1994 (1992)
CANOTILHO, J.J. Gomes - Fundamentos da Constituição, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 1991 (Cap.V)
CAVE, M.; M. KOGAN and R. SMITH (1990) Output and Performance Measures in Government: The State of the Art, Jessica Kingsley, London
COHN, Elchanan and Terry GESKE (1990) The Economics of Education, 3rd edition. Oxford: Pergamon
Constituição da República Portuguesa de 1976 na versaõ da VII Revisão Constitucional
DE GAULEJAC, Vincent - La société malade de la gestion, Paris, Seuil, 2005 (cap.4)
DÉLOYE, Yves - Sociologie historique du politique, Paris, La Découverte, 2003 ("Principes d'une sociologie historique du politique";Cap.2; Cap.3)
FRIEDMAN, Milton; Friedman, Rose - Liberdade para escolher, Lisboa, Publicações Europa-América, 1980, pp.363-393
GOEDEGEBUURE, Leo; Frans KAISER; Peter MAASSEN; Lynn MEEK; Frans van VUGHT and Egbert De WEERT (Eds.) (1993) Higher Educational Policy, An International Comparative Perspective, Pergamon Press, Oxford – Introdução e Conclusão
JOHNES, Geraint (1993) The Economics of Education, London: Macmillan
JONBLOED, Ben - "Marketisation in Higher Education. Clark's Triangle and the Essential Ingredients of Markets",
LEWIS, Sue and JONES, Jeff - "The Use of Output and Performance Measures in Government Departments", in CAVE, M.; M. KOGAN and R. SMITH (1990)
MARTINS, Ana Maria Guerra - Curso de Direito Constitucional da União Europeia, Coimbra, Almedina, 2004 (Parte III: 165-206)
MIDDLETON, Roger “Government and Market: A Historical and Theoretical Survey”, in Government versus Market, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 1996, pp. 41-77.
MINOGUE, Keith - Política, Rio, Zahar, 1998 (1995)(Cap.5: 47-56)
NEAVE, Guy and Frans van VUGHT (Eds.) (1991) Prometheus Bound - The Changing Relationship Between Government and Higher Education in Europe, Pergamon Press, Oxford – Introdução e Conclusão
RUSS, Jacqueline - Les théories du pouvoir, Paris, Librairie Générale de France, 1994
SAUNDERS, Peter - "Recent Trends in the Size and Growth in OECD Countries", in The Growth of Public Sector, GEMELL, Norman (ed.) , Edward Elgar, 1993, pp.17-33.
SCHMITTER, Philippe C. - "La Comunidad Europea como forma emergente de dominación política", in BENEDICTO, Jorge y REINARES, Fernando (eds.) - Las trasformaciones de lo político, Madrid, Alianza Universidad, 1992: 158-200
SCHOLTE, Jan Aart - "The Globalization of Worl Politics", in BAYLIS, J.; SMITH, S. (orgs.) - The Globalization of World Politics, Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press, 1999: 13-30
Silva, Augusto Santos (2003a) O Poder, a Política e o Estado, texto de apoio à disciplina, Porto: Faculdade de Economia
Silva, Augusto Santos (2003b) O Poder nas Organizações, texto de apoio à disciplina, Porto: Faculdade de Economia
SNOWDON, B. and VANE, H. R. “Interpreting Modern Macroeconomics: From Tobin to Romer”, in Conversations with Leading Economists: Interpreting Modern Macroeconomics, edited by B. Snowdon and H. R. Vane, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 1999, pp. 1-90.
VAN VUGHT, Frans - "Strategies and Institutions of Government", in VAN VUGHT, Frans (ed.) - Government Strategies and Innovation in Higher Education, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1989, pp.21-46.
VICKERS, John and George YARROW (1988) Privatization: An Economic Analysis, The MIT Press: Cambridge (MA) and London, pp. 7-120

Complementary Bibliography

DELLA PORTA, Donatella - Introdução à Ciência Política, Lisboa, Editorial Estampa, 2003 [2002]
KOSELLECK, Rienhardt - Crítica e crise, Rio de Janeiro, EDUERJ: Contraponto, 1999 ("A estrutura política do Absolutismo como pressuposto do Iluminismo": 9-49).
MAJONE, Giandomenico - La Communauté européenne: Un État régulateur, Paris, Montchrestien, 1996 ("Introduction": 7-12; "Les progrès de la régulation en Europe": 13-31; "Les institutions de l'État régulateur": 33-49).
ROSE, Nikolas - Powers of Freedom. Refraiming Political Thought, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1999.
RUANO-BORBALAN, Jean-Claude - "Les métamorphoses du pouvoir", in RUANO-BORBALAN, Jean-Claude ; CHOC, Bruno (ccords.) - Le pouvoir. Des relations individuelles aux relations internationales, Editions des Sciences Humaines, 2002: 1-13.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Since this is an optional course for final year students, there will be an enhanced attention to the participation of students in the class, with the support of the bibliographical materials recommended.

Evaluation Type