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Presentation
Presentation
The curricular unit belongs to the Political Science area, focusing on the political-constitutional systems of several important states in the international scenario, as well as their evolution. The relevance of the unit in the study cycle is fundamental, due to the need for students to understand the main political-constitutional systems and to know the main features distinguishing them
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 7
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT11-1-1628
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Compared policy and the comparative method Political system: Parson, Easton, and Duverger's definitions Elements of the political system Portuguese political System after the 25th April Genesis Features Constitutional Revisions Forward-looking Vision Realities in the Global World Post-Cold War Europe: Parties and the new order New social movements Populism Terrorism American continent: The House at The Top of the Hill and Latin America Neopopulism in the center and south European Union Study of the systems chosen by the students Comparison and relationship with the quality of democracy. Palop Study of the systems chosen by the students Comparison and relationship with the quality of democracy
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Objectives
Objectives
This curricular unit provides students with the mastery of the conceptual tools necessary for initiation to the comparative study of political systems in their internal and external environments. Thus, in addition to the study of the stages or phases of the comparative method, a conjunctural contextualization is carried out. Moreover, the political systems to be studied are not reduced to European ones and include systems from other continents, with a special focus on the models of the PALOP, given the fact that several students come from these countries. As the designation of the curricular unit proves, students should develop the capacity to understand and use the basic concepts of comparative politics in order to elaborate a comparative study among political systems in their various components: Constitution, regime, government system, party system, electoral system, the form of state and form of Government
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
The innovative methodologies to support the teaching/learning process are related to the use of a comparative policy strategy, since it is up to the teacher to present the Portuguese political system and the students have the possibility of choosing another political system and comparing it with the Portuguese model.
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References
References
Almond, G., Dalton, R., Powell, G. & Strom, K. (org.) (2006). Comparative politics today. New York: Pearson / Longman Bale, T. (2005). European politics. A comparative introduction. London: Palgrave/Macmillan Freire, A. (2011). O Sistema político português, séculos XIX-XXI: Continuidades e Rupturas. Lx: ICS Hague, R. & Harrop, M. (2007). Comparative government and politics. An introduction. London: Palgrave Lijphart, A. (2012). Modelos de democracia. Formas de gobierno y resultados em trinta y seis países. Barcelona: Ariel Miranda, J. (2015). Da revolução à Constituição. Cascais: Princípia Moreira, A. (2014). Ciência Política. Coimbra: Almedina Newton, K. & Deth, J. (2007). Foundations of comparative politics. Cambridge: U.P Pasquino, G. (2005). Sistemas políticos comparados. Cascais: Principia Pinto, A. (2021). O regresso das ditaduras. Lx: FFMS Pinto, J. (2020). Estados (Des)unidos da Europa. A hora do futuro. Lx: Sílabo Pinto, J. (2014). O Poder em Portugal. Coimbra: Almedina
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
