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Contemporary Political Thought

Contemporary Political Thought

Code	15739
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Ciência Política
Entry requirements	N.A.
Learning outcomes	The general and main objective of this curricular unit is to present and discuss the theoretical paradigms and problematics of political thought, especially from the 20th century onwards. Specifics Objectives: 1. Acquiring knowledge of the conceptual matrices of contemporary political thought; 2. To apprehend the solutions presented by the different approaches of contemporary political thought to problems inherent in social and political reality (domestic and international); 3. To produce specialized and autonomous reflection around themes and problems of contemporary political thought; 4. To acquire high-level skills related to the knowledge of documentary sources and bibliographical research in contemporary political thought. At the end of the Course the student should be able to: 1) problematize questions; 2) know how to develop, in an original and grounded form, hypotheses of interpretation and theoretical criticism; 3) apply the contents acquired to the study of the contemporary
Syllabus	1. Introduction: Paradigms of Contemporary Political Thought; 2. Liberalism: egalitarian versus libertarian; 3. Communitarianism: moderate versus radical; 4. Democracy: deliberative versus radical; 5. Post-Marxism and post-modernism. 6. Marxism and anti-globalization.
Main Bibliography	André, J.G.; Santos, J. M.; e Dias, B. P. (2015). Teorias Políticas Contemporâneas. Lisboa: Documenta. Cabrita, M. J. (2014). Utopia Realista. Lisboa: Fonte da Palavra. Habermas, J. (1997). Direito e Democracia. Entre Facticidade e Validade, Vol. II. RJ: Tempo Brasileiro. Hardt, M.; Negri, A. (2001). Império, 2ª Ed., RJ: Editora Record. Kukathas, C.; Pettit, P. (1995). Rawls «Uma Teoria da Justiça» e os seus Críticos. Lisboa: Gradiva. Mouffe, C. (1996). O Regresso do Político. Lisboa: Gradiva. Negri, A. (2009). “Para uma Definição Ontológica da Multidão”. Lugar Comum (19/20: 15-26). Nozick, R. (2009). Anarquia, Estado e Utopia. Lisboa: Edições 70. Rawls, J. (1993). Uma Teoria da Justiça. Lisboa: Editorial Presença. Rosas, J. C. (2008). Manual de Filosofia Política, Lisboa: Almedina. Taylor, C. (1994). “Politics of Recognition”. In A. Gutmman, Multiculturalism (25-73). UK: PUP. Walzer, M. (1999). As Esferas da Justiça. Lisboa: Ed. Presença. Outros documentos disponibilizados.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	- Theoretical and practical classes will use the texts provided by the professor on the Moodle platform of the UC. - The fundamental texts of the program will be read and discussed during the sessions after the teacher's theoretical presentation in relation to theory and theme. - Students must read the texts in advance and prepare reading sheets. - In each session, one student will be responsible for writing a report to be presented in the next session. Assessment - Written work with oral presentation (75%) + Active participation through the presentation of reading sheets and reports (25%). For students with student-worker status, the assessment is based on Written work with oral presentation (75%) + 2 reading sheets (25%). Students who score 10 are exempt from exams. Those who score a minimum of 6 are eligible to take the exam.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.