Introduction to Political Science
Brief description
Students are familiarized with a wide range of political science topics:
- The relationship between political ideas and political interests, and their impact on political decision-making (concept of power & legitimacy, Policy Cycle)
- Theory of sovereign statehood (state vs. Nation building, citizenship)
- Social Contract Theory and Constitutional Law
- Populism, extremism and terrorism
- Democratic governance vs. authoritarian and totalitarian regimes
- Political systems approach (Input-Throughput-Output)
- Theory of ideas (political paradigms, scope of state intervention)
- Interest aggregation and articulation: political parties, interest groups and civil society
- Philosophy of political science
Mode of delivery
Präsenzveranstaltung
Type
Pflichtfach
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Heywood, Andrew (2013): Politics. 4th edition. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Problem-based learning, blended learning, case-studies, written activities, peer feedbacks
Assessment methods and criteria
Continuous assessment: 30 points various home assignments & online quizzes, 70 points written final exam
Prerequisites and co-requisites
none
Infos
Degree programme
European Economy and Business Management (English)
Cycle
Bachelor
ECTS Credits
3.00
Language of instruction
English
Curriculum
Full-Time
Academic year
2024
Semester
1 WS
Incoming
No
Learning outcome
After successful completion of the course, students gain an extensive understanding about the fundamentals of Politics by:
- Describing and explaining main theories, concepts and terms
- Identifying the main aspects of political science problems
- Applying theoretical models to simple analyse and interpret daily politics
- Summarizing and interpreting scientific texts and,
- Elaborate own scientific arguments
- Write scientific texts
Course code
1389-20-01-VZ-DE-09