Political Science

Code:

LEC506

Acronym:

CP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2004/2005 - 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	46	Official Curricular Structure since 2004	4	2		-
GES	42	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 on the topics of power, political action and political regimes.
2 - to develop an analytical framework to understand systems of power, either at the macro level (Government, Society) or at the micro level (firm, organizarion)
3 - to grasp in a coherent manner different theoretical perspectives coming from political science, economics, and organizational theory

Program

Module 1 - Power, Politics and the State
1.1. Some basic concepts on power
1.2 political action and organization

Module 2 - The State and Society
2.1. From the Liberal State to the Democratic State
2.2. The Contemporary Democratic State
2.3. Social actors and collective action

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

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
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
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
Middleton, Roger “Government and Market: A Historical and Theoretical Survey”, in Government versus Market, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 1996, pp. 41-77.
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
Silva, Augusto Santos (2000) "A acção política, um ensaio de teoria e perspectiva", in Rafael del Águila, Paul Barry Clarke, Augusto Santos Silva e Nicolas Tenzer, A Política: Ensaios de Definição, trad. portuguesa, Madrid, Sequitur, pp. 77-106.
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.
Vickers, John and George Yarrow (1988) Privatization: An Economic Analysis, The MIT Press: Cambridge (MA) and London, pp. 7-120

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