Political Science
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Social Science |
Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S ![Requerida a integração com o Moodle Ícone do Moodle](/fep/pt/imagens/MoodleIcon)
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Portuguese
Obs.: Português
Objectives
This course has two goals. The first is to inform the students about the key concepts of Political Science. The second is to explore the links between Political Science and Economics, as developed by major economists
Learning outcomes and competences
Developing analyctical and interpretation skills of the political thought and practices through the interdisciplinary approach of Political Science: power relations and systems, from the national scale to the global scale, from society to the State, from informal to business organisations.
Working method
Presencial
Program
1 - The concepts
1.1 Political Science as a discipline
1.2 State
1.3 Ideology and Legitimacy
1.4 Democracy (and Totalitarianism)
1.5 Regimes e Governments
1.6 Constitution
1.7 The World Order
2 - Political Science and Economics
2.1. The old "Political Economy"
2.2. Economic policy
2.3. The theory of public choice
Mandatory literature
Andrew Heywood; Politics, Palgrave Mcmillan, 2013 (4th edition)
Teaching methods and learning activities
This course involves lectures, classrooom activities and oral presentations by the students
keywords
Social sciences
Social sciences > Political sciences > Policy studies
Social sciences > Political sciences > Governance
Social sciences > Economics > Political economy
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico |
60,00 |
Teste |
40,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Designation |
Time (hours) |
Estudo autónomo |
39,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
42,00 |
Total: |
81,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Grading involves an oral presentation (60%) and a test (40%)
Calculation formula of final grade
The grade is the sum of an research project and its presentation in the class (60%) and a test (40%)
Classification improvement
Only via final exam.