Political Science: State of the Art (2025/2026: Semester 2 – Spring)

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Cursusdoel

After completing this course students are able to:
  1. Understand and apply concepts, approaches and methods that political scientists utilize to answer questions about politics;
  2. Use critical thinking and evidence to understand and evaluate rival political theories and interpretations;
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental political processes, institutions, actors, and relationships;
  4. Comprehend and critically evaluate readings in political science, demonstrated through the ability to formulate clear oral and written arguments;
  5. Conduct research in political science, using materials such as primary, secondary, and online sources or databases, in support of an original argument or research question
Relationship between assessment and learning goals:

Course Goals 1 to 4
  • Debate leadership
  • Content analysis of an academic article
  • Evaluation voting advice application
  • Peer review, attendance & class participation
  • Exams
Course Goal 5
  • Research design

Vakinhoudelijk

Content
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the issues, concepts and approaches in contemporary political science. In the first part of the course, it offers insights into conceptual and methodological issues that underpin the study of politics. The second part of the course discusses fundamental political processes, institutions, actors, and relationships, and the theoretical concepts and ideas that move them.
Format
The course employs a variety of activities: lectures, literature study, video illustration, discussion, review of key political science publications, content analysis of scientific journals, country reports based on internet sources, and exams.
Students and professor meet twice a week for two hour periods.

Werkvormen

UCU ssc 2 course

Toetsing

Attendance and Participation

Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75

Exam 1

Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5

Exam 2

Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5

Research design

Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5

Debate leadership

Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5

Content analysis

Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75

*midterm FEEDBACK*

Niet verplicht

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Er moet voldaan zijn aan minimaal één van de cursussen:

Voorkennis

Er is geen informatie over benodigde voorkennis bekend.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Competenties

  • Academisch schrijven
  • Debatteren / discoursanalyse
  • Kritisch lezen
  • Onderzoeksvaardigheden
  • Presenteren

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

  • BOEK
    Lowndes V., D. Marsh, & G. Stoker (eds.) 2017. (4th edition), Theory and Methods in Political Science, Hampshire, UK: Palgrave. ISBN: 978-1137603517
  • BOEK
    Caramani, M. 2023. (6th ed.) Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press. ISBN: ISBN: 978-0192846051
    ISBN: 9780198820604

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Coördinator

dr. G. Avci G.Avci@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. G. Avci G.Avci@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

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