Keywords

Learning outcomes

After having completed the course unit, the student understands the concept of an institution, as well as the central structural and functional principles of political systems, and knows which actors influence the political decision-making process. The student is aware of the principles of different forms of governance and theories of democracy. The student understands the societal position of political institutions, and is able to evaluate the interactions between political forces and institutions. The student is also able to analyse political decision-making as a process, starting from an issue becoming political, and ending in the implementation of the decision.

Contents

Understanding political processes and institutions, principles of political systems and political decision-making.

Evaluation

Study materials

Hague – Harrop, Comparative Government and Politics. Palgrave 2010. 8th edition (3 ECTS).

Dalton – Farrell – McAllister, Political Parties and Democratic Linkage. How Parties Organize Democracy. Oxford University Press 2011 (2 ECTS), or
Keman (ed.), Comparative Democratic Politics. Sage 2002 (2 ECTS).

Belongs to following study modules

2018–2019

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

POLVOA31/32/S26 Agenda-Setting in Public Policy (POMLFCS1)

POLVOA31/S26/27 Eliittiteoriat ja -tutkimus

POLVOA31 American Government & Politics (Tampere Summer School 2018)

POLVOA31 Global Ghallenges to the Future of Welfare State (Tampere Summer School 2018)

POLVOA31/S21 Current and Future Challenges of World Politics and Economy (POMLFCS3)

POLVOA31 Poliittiset instituutiot ja prosessit (kirjatentti/essee)

POLVOA31 Political Institutions and Processes (book exam/essay)

POLVOA31/32/S27 Presidents, Political Parties, and the Process of Presidentialization

For Open University students only

POLVOA31/32/S26 Agenda-Setting in Public Policy (POMLFCS1)

POLVOA31/S26/27 Eliittiteoriat ja -tutkimus