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12255
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| Year |
2
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais
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Entry requirements |
n/a
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Mode of delivery |
face-to-face.
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Work placements |
none.
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Learning outcomes |
1. To acknowledge and illustrate the importance of the political analysis main dimensions.
2. Gain a critical perspective on concrete political analysis.
3. To execute autonomously rigorous political analysis.
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Syllabus |
1. Political analysis
1.1. The analysis of political phenomena
1.2. The political analysis process techniques and output
2. The context matters
2.1. Institutions
2.2. The socioeconomic context
2.3. History
2.4. Comparative perspective
2.5. Other analytical dimensions: geography, population, technology
3. The individuals matter
3.1. The sociopolitical background
3.2. Personality
4. Motivations matter
4.1. Rational choice
4.2. Ideas
4.3. Culture
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Main Bibliography |
- Goodin, R. E.; Tilly, C. (Eds.). (2006). The Oxford handbook of contextual political analysis. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Hay, C. (2008). Political analysis: a critical introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
- Smith, R. F. (2011). The craft of political analysis for diplomats. Washington: Potomac Books, Inc.
- Peters, B. G. (2011). Institutional theory in political science: the new institutionalism. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
- 2 individual reports: 65%
- Group presentation: 20%
- Active participation in class (or, alternatively, extra individual report): 10%
- Quizzes: 5%
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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