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Comparative Politics

Code 12254
Year 2
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area Ciência Política
Entry requirements Not applicable.
Mode of delivery Face-to-face
Work placements Not applicable.
Learning outcomes To learn to carry out comparative research in Political Science.
Know the various methods of research in Comparative Politics.
Know how to identify the method (or methods) to be used in comparative research in Political Science.
Learning to build research in Comparative Politics: identifying cases for Comparative Research in Political Science; construct hypotheses, concepts and indicators; define independent and dependent variables; temporal and spatial comparative research.
Learn to measure results of investigations in Comparative Politics.
Know how to elaborate theoretical generalizations from the results of comparative research.
Syllabus 1. Comparative Politics in Political Science
1.1. Analytical Traditions in Political Science
1.2. Foundations of the Comparative Approach
2. Comparative Policy Research Methods
2.1. Case Study
2.2. Statistical Method
2.3. Comparative Method
3. Research Design in Comparative Policy
3.1. Selection of method (s) and research instruments
3.2. Selection of cases and possible biases
3.3. Definition of hypotheses, concepts and indicators
3.4. Definition of dependent variables and independent variables
3.5. Spatial-temporal delimitation
4. Operationalization of research in Comparative Politics
4.1. Sources and data in Comparative Policy
4.2. Measurement of results
4.3. General theoretical conclusions
Main Bibliography Boix, Carles, & Stokes, Susan C. (eds.) (2007). The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Burnhum, Peter et all (2008). Research Methods in Politics. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Porta, Donatella della, & Keating, Michael (eds.) (2008). Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences. A Pluralist Perspective, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Landman, Todd (2003). Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics. An Introduction. London: Routledge.
Lijphart, Arend (1971), Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method. The American Political Science Review, vol 65, 3: 682-693.
Peters, Guy B. (1998). Comparative Politics. Theory and Methods. New York: New York University Press.
Sartori, Giovanni, & Morlino, Leonardo (1994). La Comparacion en las ciencias sociales. Madrid: Alianza.
Schmitter, Philippe (2009). The Nature and Future of Comparative Politics. European Political Science Review, 1(01): 33–61.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2020-10-15

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