| Código |
17721
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| Ano |
1
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| Semestre |
S1
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| Créditos ECTS |
6
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| Carga Horária |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Área Científica |
Ciência Política
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Learning outcomes |
1. Identify and explain the main Political Science concepts, actors and processes
2. Apply Political Science concepts and theories in the analysis of nowadays political events
3. Formulate critical and sustained opinions concerning political important issues.
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Syllabus |
1. Politics and Political Science
1.1. Politics: power and political power
1.2. What is Political Science
1.3. History of the discipline and major theory and methodological paradigms
2. Main concepts
2.1. State
2.2. Ideology
2.3. Democracy
3. Political system: major actors and processes
3.1. The political system
3.2. Political parties and pressure groups
3.3. Political participation
3.4. Government
3.5. Political elites
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
- Test - 70% (14 marks).
- Report 1 - 20% (4 marks).
- Classroom exercises (2) - 30% (6 marks).
- All students who obtain a mark of 10 or more are exempt from taking the exam. If they take the exam to improve their grade, the highest mark will always count.
- Minimum mark to take the exam: 6 marks.
Student workers
- Test - 70% (14 marks). .
- Report 1 - 30% (6 marks).
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Main Bibliography |
- Pasquino, Gianfranco (2010). Curso de Ciência Política. 2ª ed. Cascais: Princípia
- Della Porta, Donatella (2003). Introdução à Ciência Política. Lisboa: Editorial Estampa.
- Fernandes, António José (2012). Introdução à Ciência Política. Porto: Porto Editora.
- Bessa, A. Marques e Pinto, Jaime Nogueira (2001). Introdução à Política, vol.II. Lisboa: Verbo.
- Maltez, José Adelino (1996). Princípios de Ciência Política. Lisboa, ISCSP.
- Heywood, Andrew (1994). Political ideas and concepts: an introduction. NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
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| Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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