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Archived Curricula Guide 2017–2019
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POLVOA41 Parties, Elections and Political Participation 5 ECTS
Organised by
Degree Programme in Politics
Political Science
Preceding studies
Compulsory:
Corresponding course units in the curriculum
School of Management
Curricula 2015 – 2017

Keywords

Strategic themes: Internationalisation, Sustainable development

Learning outcomes

After completing the course unit the student is able to understand different forms of political participation ranging from traditional electoral participation to new non-institutionalised forms of participation. They understand the societal importance of different modes of participation in Finland and in other democracies, and are able to evaluate the challenges that the political participation is currently facing. The student also has a strong basic knowledge of different electoral systems and party systems.

Contents

Elections and electoral systems; voting; parties; Finnish party system; civil society; different forms of political participation; change in political participation.

Modes of study

Option 1
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Written exam 
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
In English
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
Option 2
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Participation in course work 
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
In English
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Norris, Democratic Deficit: Critical Citizens Revisited. Cambridge University Press 2011 (3 ECTS), or
Farrell, Electoral Systems. A Comparative Introduction. Palgrave Macmillan. 2011. 2nd edition (3 ECTS)

and

Evans, Voters and Voting. Sage 2003 (2 ECTS).

Belongs to following study modules

Faculty of Management
Politics
Faculty of Management
Specialising Studies in Political Science
Faculty of Management
Politics
Faculty of Management
Political Participation
Faculty of Management
Politics
2018–2019
Teaching
Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.
Period I Period II Period III Period IV
POLVOA41/S23/28 Eduskuntavaalikurssi 2019 ja valinnainen tutkimusprojekti
Period I Period II Period III Period IV
POLVOA41/S28 Everything You Wanted to Know about Political Parties - But Never Dared to Ask (POMLFCS1)
Period I Period II Period III Period IV
POLVOA41/S28 All You Wanted to Know about Elections - But Never Dared to Ask (POMLFCS1)
POLVOA41 Puolueet, vaalit ja poliittinen vaikuttaminen (kirjatentti/essee)
POLVOA41 Parties, Elections and Political Participation (book exam/essay)
For Open University students only
Period I Period II Period III Period IV
POLVOA41/S28 Everything You Wanted to Know about Political Parties - But Never Dared to Ask (POMLFCS1)
Period I Period II Period III Period IV
POLVOA41/S28 All You Wanted to Know about Elections - But Never Dared to Ask (POMLFCS1)
Faculty of Management
Degree Programmes