Periods
(29-Aug-2016
– 23-Oct-2016)
(24-Oct-2016
– 16-Dec-2016)
(9-Jan-2017
– 5-Mar-2017)
(6-Mar-2017
– 28-May-2017)
Course contents:
- The course consists of introductory lectures and four thematic parts: 1) War and conflict - preventing violence; 2 Abolishing modern slavery; 3) Environment – harm prevention; 4) Development – ending suffering
Global Health and Development (GHD)-ohjelman järjestämä kurssi, jonka toteuttavat julkisoikeus ja politiikan tutkimus.
After completing the course, students will understand the unique characteristics of American political system and the role of Congress in it, as well as understand the limits of presidential power in American domestic and foreign policy. Students will have a sound understanding of the evolution of American political institutions, the Constitution, electoral politics, and legislative-executive relationship in forming American foreign policy, including the use of American military power. Special attention will be paid to the upcoming presidential election in November 2016.
Structure:
- Evolution of American political institutions and the Constitution
- Electoral politics, campaigning and gerrymandering
- How Congress works: decision making and formal/informal rules and procedures
- American presidency
- Congress, the President and American foreign policy
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science
The course focuses on several key dimensions of the member states’ involvement in EU policymaking. The three selected dimensions explored in the course are: 1) the institutional set-up of member states’ participation in EU affairs (executive coordination and parliamentary control in other words, how ministries, cabinets, and national parliaments take part in EU affairs); 2) formulation and articulation of national preferences and positions at the EU level; and 3) implementation of EU law at the domestic level (and the subsequent compliance with this law).
The course structure consists of the following sections:
A. National executives and parliaments and EU affairs
B. Member states’ preferences in the EU
C. Implementation of EU law in the member states
Registration by email to Jan Karlas (jan.karlas@fsv.cuni.cz) by 15 September.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science
This course involves a conceptual and theoretical exploration of multilateralism and global governance which are key orientating literatures within the field of international organization. Multilateralism has been understood as an institutional form, a particular type of diplomatic process and as a particular sub-type of negotiation theory, among others. Global governance focuses on the authoritative rules, norms, institutions and practices of the international community as it manages its common affairs in the absence of global government. The course involves deep consideration of both concepts and how they have evolved, probing for areas of overlapping concern and distinctive approaches. In individual research projects and presentations, students use the concepts and theories of multilateralism and global governance to assess a specific policy domain.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP01 Introduction to International Relations
This course reviews recent developments in the use and understanding of violence within contemporary understandings of what security is and how it comes about. It introduces the debates around different understandings of security through the Copenhagen, Paris and Welch ‘schools’ and reviews how the theories of securitization, security bureaucracy and emancipatory security has developed. We also look at more recent research programmes on risk, security technologies, feminist security studies, new materialism in international security, and aesthetic approaches to international relations and security.
Throughout we ask how theories understand contemporary developments in violence and war, with a new case being in focus at each class. We analyze cases from recent conflicts such as the Syrian civil war, the war in Ukraine, international terrorism.
Students are expected to participate actively in analyzing cases and in presenting a theoretical framework of their own choice.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOLP01 Introduction to International Relations
Voting is the cornerstone of American political life. As such, the act of voting has attracted
considerable attention from scholars and policymakers. This course addresses the field of voting
behavior in the United States in roughly four parts. First, we'll discuss general questions in the field and
introduce the major sociological, psychological, and rational choice interpretations of voting. Second,
we'll look at common heuristics used to simplify the vote decision and ways in which campaigns
mobilize voters. In the latter part of the semester we will turn our attention toward voting in
congressional and presidential contexts. The last portion of the course addresses special electoral
conditions: local elections, direct democracy, and the effects of certain electoral reforms.
Course Schedule:
September 2: Introduction
September 9: Representation and Turnout in the United States
September 16: The United States in Comparative Perspective
September 23: Two Voting Models
September 30: Party Affiliation ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE
October 7: No class this week
October 14: Issue Voting and Public Opinion
October 21: Candidate Evaluation
October 28: Political Advertising
November 4: Congressional Elections and Decision Making ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE
November 18: Voter Mobilization and the 2016 Elections
November 25: Predictive Models
December 2: Presidential Elections
December 9: Other Electoral Contexts: Direct Democracy and Local Elections
December 15: Final papers are due
The course can also be taken within the Degree Programme in Politics, when it will compensate one of the following Political Science study
units: POLVOA31 Political Institutions and Processes (https://www10.uta.fi/opas/opintojakso.htm?rid=9457&idx=0&uiLang=en&lang=en&lvv=2015),
or POLVOA41 Parties, Elections and Political Participation (https://www10.uta.fi/opas/opintojakso.htm?rid=9452&idx=0&uiLang=en&lang=en&lvv=2015).
The course focuses on several key dimensions of the member states’ involvement in EU policymaking. The three selected dimensions explored in the course are: 1) the institutional set-up of member states’ participation in EU affairs (executive coordination and parliamentary control in other words, how ministries, cabinets, and national parliaments take part in EU affairs); 2) formulation and articulation of national preferences and positions at the EU level; and 3) implementation of EU law at the domestic level (and the subsequent compliance with this law).
The course structure consists of the following sections:
A. National executives and parliaments and EU affairs
B. Member states’ preferences in the EU
C. Implementation of EU law in the member states
Registration by email to Jan Karlas (jan.karlas@fsv.cuni.cz) by 15 September.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science
The course examines the consequences of democratic and dictatorial regimes in
a comparative perspective. We will explore how these broad types of regimes
are defined in the literature, how they structure political participation by citizens,
how they change over time and as a result from demands from the people, and
what effects regimes have on relative performance. In addition we'll work with
comparative public opinion datasets commonly used in social science research.
Class meetings: The class will meet once a week. Students should complete
the reading assigned in the syllabus and the homework before each meeting.
Each class period will be devoted to a discussion of the main ideas encountered
in the reading and students are expected to fully participate in the discussions.
Term Papers: 2 term papers will be assigned – one critical review and a final
paper. Both will incorporate the concepts studied in the class. Think of each
paper as an exam – I do. Make sure that you use them to show what you have
learned from the readings and lectures. The final paper is due on the last day of
class.
Critical Review Essay: Semester participants will write 1 paper on any of
the topics covered in this class. These papers are not supposed to be mere
summaries of the readings. Rather, they should be thoughtful critiques of the
assigned readings.
Research Paper: Each seminar participant will prepare a final paper.
Ideally this paper will be an empirical analysis using data from the World Values
Survey (http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/wvs.jsp) or the European Values Study
(http://www.europeanvaluesstudy.eu/) datasets. The topic of this paper is up to
you. Alternatively, students can write a literature review of a topic addressed in
this class (see the Gandhi and Lust-Okar article for an example).
Schedule
Week 1 (Sept 7) Course Introduction
Week 2 (Sept. 14) Summarizing Regime Types
Week 3 (Sept. 21) Measuring Regime Characteristics
Week 4 (Sept 22) Value Change and Postmaterialism
Week 5 (Oct. 12) Political Life in Democracies
Week 6 (Oct. 26) Political Participation in Authoritarian Systems
Week 7 (Nov. 2) Civil Society [Will meet in Pinni B 4113]
Week 8 (Nov. 9) Social Welfare
Week 9 (Nov. 16) Economic Performance
Week 10 (Nov. 23) Corruption
Week 11 (Nov. 30) Protection of Human Rights and Personal Integrity
Week 12 (Dec. 7) War and Regime Type
Week 13 (Dec. 14) Prospects for Democratic Transitions
Students will be accepted to the course in the following order:
1. degree students of the MDP in Public Choice
2. degree students of the other Global Society programmes (MDP in Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research, MDP in Global and Transnational Studies, MDP in Comparative Social Policy and Welfare)
3. other degree students of UTA
4. exchange students
---------------------------------------
The course can also be taken within the Degree Programme in Politics,
when it will compensate 5 ECTS from one of the following Political
Science study units: POLVOS23 Civil Society and Political Participation
(https://www10.uta.fi/opas/opintojakso.htm?rid=9428&idx=2&uiLang=en&lang=en&lvv=2015),
or POLVOS27 Political Systems
(https://www10.uta.fi/opas/opintojakso.htm?rid=9428&idx=6&uiLang=en&lang=en&lvv=2015).
This course offers a way of analysing European integration as a process, and offers a deepened knowledge of the most important theories of European integration as well as of disintegration. Particular emphasis will be put on the consequences of integration and disintegration on the external relations of the EU and international relations more widely.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOLP01 Introduction to International Relations
On June 23 2016 the British were asked to respond to a simple referendum question which read: Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union? Until the murder of the Labour MP Jo Cox on the street in her Batley constituency a week before the vote, the campaign was lively and hard-hitting. The ‘Britain Stronger in Europe’ campaign focused on the damaging economic consequences of a Brexit whilst the ‘Vote Leave’ campaign concentrated on the immigration question, adding that “instead of subsidising French farmers, we should take control back and spend our money (never the euro!) on our priorities like the National Health Service”. Sophie from Peterborough had other things on her mind: “If we leave the EU does it mean we would be banned from the Eurovision Song Contest?” The course will represent a detailed portrait of a decision from the origins of the referendum to the campaign, an in-depth analysis of the result and a discussion of its likely consequences
Lecture/seminar topics
October 25 ‘How come the ‘Battle for Britain’? The Background to Brexit
October 27 ‘Project Fear’ versus ‘Project Hate’: The Campaign
November 1 Polish bakeries on the High Street: Euroscepticism or Immigration Scepticism?
November 3 Did the north and the poor cause Brexit? Analysing the Result
November 8 “Get ready for indy ref 2”: the Future for Scotland and Northern Ireland? BREXIT5.pdf
November 10 “If Labour stays at home, Britain leaves” Was it Labour’s fault? BREXIT6.pdf
November 15 ‘So what the hell happens now?’ (Daily Mail). The Challenges Ahead BREXIT7.pdf
November 17 A prime minister who lives by the referendum must ultimately day by the referendum. The wider lessons of the referendum.
Email registration by October 1 essential
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science
This course is an introduction to the Finnish Political System and Finnish Political History. The main focus of the course is on the development of the Finnish Political System from 1809 until the 21st century. This course provides an overview of the Constitution, political decision making and elections, political participation, tripartite agreements and welfare. After the course, students are expected to understand the key features of Finnish political history, the political system and society, as well as able to perceive the political position and national identity of Finland in a wider context: Scandinavia, Russia and the EU.
Course contents:
- The course consists of introductory lectures and four thematic parts: 1) War and conflict - preventing violence; 2 Abolishing modern slavery; 3) Environment – harm prevention; 4) Development – ending suffering
Global Health and Development (GHD)-ohjelman järjestämä kurssi, jonka toteuttavat julkisoikeus ja politiikan tutkimus.
This course provides an introduction and overview over the disciplines of political and critical discourse analysis. The course will focus on various approaches to political discourse analysis as a tool for analyzing power relations. There is no set single approach, as the field is quite porous. The related works of scholars will be made available for the students for reading, analysis, and reflection during the course. After the course, the students are expected to better understand the various approaches to political discourse analysis and are better equipped to utilize these theories in their forthcoming work. The students will be more adept at spotting discursive practices in political speech and the media and evaluate possible underlying modes of discursive argumentation. The course consists of two modules: lecture and seminar teaching in period II, and a practical analytic workshop in period III. Period II course is A42/S25/S33 for 5 ECTS, and period III is S25/S33 for 5 ECTS. Space permitting, however, intermediate level students can also attend the work shop. In addition, if you have previously attended the course for Intermediate studies (A42 5 ECTS), you can still attend the workshop for 5 ECTS for Advanced studies (S25/S33). Priority is given to students registering for both periods. The language of the course is English, so students are expected to be reasonably proficient in reading and writing academic texts in this language.
Enrolment via email to teacher responsible by 30 September.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).
3.11 The de-carbonising energy transition in a historical-institutional context
10.11 Energy policy and the complex dimensions of energy transitions
17.11 Reading circle: energy transitions in the EU
24.11 Reading circle: energy transitions in the Nordic countries
1.12. Reading circle: energy transitions in Asia
8.12 Workshop: student presentations
15.12 Workshop: student presentations
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOLP01 Introduction to International Relations
Contemporary forms of representative democracy have been facing transitional challenges, which have prompted the rise of ‘democratic innovations’ discourse over the last decades. Participatory and deliberative democracy have challenged the elitist model of representative democracy based on the formalistic concept of electoral representation. A variety of democratic experiments from participatory budgeting programmes, deliberative polling, consensus conference, citizens’ assembly, to ‘crowdsourced’ legislation have been tried worldwide to expand unconventional forms of citizen participation. These experiments have also facilitated new approaches in democratic theory towards the concept of political representation itself. This course addresses the frontier issues of contemporary democratic theories and practices. Students examine various forms of democratic innovations and their real-life effects, discuss different theoretical perspectives, and reflect on their extensive implications for the future of representative democracy.
Email registration by 14 October essential.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science
This course reviews recent developments in the use and understanding of violence within contemporary understandings of what security is and how it comes about. It introduces the debates around different understandings of security through the Copenhagen, Paris and Welch ‘schools’ and reviews how the theories of securitization, security bureaucracy and emancipatory security has developed. We also look at more recent research programmes on risk, security technologies, feminist security studies, new materialism in international security, and aesthetic approaches to international relations and security.
Throughout we ask how theories understand contemporary developments in violence and war, with a new case being in focus at each class. We analyze cases from recent conflicts such as the Syrian civil war, the war in Ukraine, international terrorism.
Students are expected to participate actively in analyzing cases and in presenting a theoretical framework of their own choice.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOLP01 Introduction to International Relations
Voting is the cornerstone of American political life. As such, the act of voting has attracted
considerable attention from scholars and policymakers. This course addresses the field of voting
behavior in the United States in roughly four parts. First, we'll discuss general questions in the field and
introduce the major sociological, psychological, and rational choice interpretations of voting. Second,
we'll look at common heuristics used to simplify the vote decision and ways in which campaigns
mobilize voters. In the latter part of the semester we will turn our attention toward voting in
congressional and presidential contexts. The last portion of the course addresses special electoral
conditions: local elections, direct democracy, and the effects of certain electoral reforms.
Course Schedule:
September 2: Introduction
September 9: Representation and Turnout in the United States
September 16: The United States in Comparative Perspective
September 23: Two Voting Models
September 30: Party Affiliation ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE
October 7: No class this week
October 14: Issue Voting and Public Opinion
October 21: Candidate Evaluation
October 28: Political Advertising
November 4: Congressional Elections and Decision Making ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE
November 18: Voter Mobilization and the 2016 Elections
November 25: Predictive Models
December 2: Presidential Elections
December 9: Other Electoral Contexts: Direct Democracy and Local Elections
December 15: Final papers are due
The course can also be taken within the Degree Programme in Politics, when it will compensate one of the following Political Science study
units: POLVOA31 Political Institutions and Processes (https://www10.uta.fi/opas/opintojakso.htm?rid=9457&idx=0&uiLang=en&lang=en&lvv=2015),
or POLVOA41 Parties, Elections and Political Participation (https://www10.uta.fi/opas/opintojakso.htm?rid=9452&idx=0&uiLang=en&lang=en&lvv=2015).
On June 23 2016 the British were asked to respond to a simple referendum question which read: Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union? Until the murder of the Labour MP Jo Cox on the street in her Batley constituency a week before the vote, the campaign was lively and hard-hitting. The ‘Britain Stronger in Europe’ campaign focused on the damaging economic consequences of a Brexit whilst the ‘Vote Leave’ campaign concentrated on the immigration question, adding that “instead of subsidising French farmers, we should take control back and spend our money (never the euro!) on our priorities like the National Health Service”. Sophie from Peterborough had other things on her mind: “If we leave the EU does it mean we would be banned from the Eurovision Song Contest?” The course will represent a detailed portrait of a decision from the origins of the referendum to the campaign, an in-depth analysis of the result and a discussion of its likely consequences
Lecture/seminar topics
October 25 ‘How come the ‘Battle for Britain’? The Background to Brexit
October 27 ‘Project Fear’ versus ‘Project Hate’: The Campaign
November 1 Polish bakeries on the High Street: Euroscepticism or Immigration Scepticism?
November 3 Did the north and the poor cause Brexit? Analysing the Result
November 8 “Get ready for indy ref 2”: the Future for Scotland and Northern Ireland? BREXIT5.pdf
November 10 “If Labour stays at home, Britain leaves” Was it Labour’s fault? BREXIT6.pdf
November 15 ‘So what the hell happens now?’ (Daily Mail). The Challenges Ahead BREXIT7.pdf
November 17 A prime minister who lives by the referendum must ultimately day by the referendum. The wider lessons of the referendum.
Email registration by October 1 essential
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science
This course provides an introduction and overview over the disciplines of political and critical discourse analysis. The course will focus on various approaches to political discourse analysis as a tool for analyzing power relations. There is no set single approach, as the field is quite porous. The related works of scholars will be made available for the students for reading, analysis, and reflection during the course. After the course, the students are expected to better understand the various approaches to political discourse analysis and are better equipped to utilize these theories in their forthcoming work. The students will be more adept at spotting discursive practices in political speech and the media and evaluate possible underlying modes of discursive argumentation. The course consists of two modules: lecture and seminar teaching in period II, and a practical analytic workshop in period III. Period II course is A42/S25/S33 for 5 ECTS, and period III is S25/S33 for 5 ECTS. Space permitting, however, intermediate level students can also attend the work shop. In addition, if you have previously attended the course for Intermediate studies (A42 5 ECTS), you can still attend the workshop for 5 ECTS for Advanced studies (S25/S33). Priority is given to students registering for both periods. The language of the course is English, so students are expected to be reasonably proficient in reading and writing academic texts in this language.
Enrolment via email to teacher responsible by 30 September.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).
The course examines the consequences of democratic and dictatorial regimes in
a comparative perspective. We will explore how these broad types of regimes
are defined in the literature, how they structure political participation by citizens,
how they change over time and as a result from demands from the people, and
what effects regimes have on relative performance. In addition we'll work with
comparative public opinion datasets commonly used in social science research.
Class meetings: The class will meet once a week. Students should complete
the reading assigned in the syllabus and the homework before each meeting.
Each class period will be devoted to a discussion of the main ideas encountered
in the reading and students are expected to fully participate in the discussions.
Term Papers: 2 term papers will be assigned – one critical review and a final
paper. Both will incorporate the concepts studied in the class. Think of each
paper as an exam – I do. Make sure that you use them to show what you have
learned from the readings and lectures. The final paper is due on the last day of
class.
Critical Review Essay: Semester participants will write 1 paper on any of
the topics covered in this class. These papers are not supposed to be mere
summaries of the readings. Rather, they should be thoughtful critiques of the
assigned readings.
Research Paper: Each seminar participant will prepare a final paper.
Ideally this paper will be an empirical analysis using data from the World Values
Survey (http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/wvs.jsp) or the European Values Study
(http://www.europeanvaluesstudy.eu/) datasets. The topic of this paper is up to
you. Alternatively, students can write a literature review of a topic addressed in
this class (see the Gandhi and Lust-Okar article for an example).
Schedule
Week 1 (Sept 7) Course Introduction
Week 2 (Sept. 14) Summarizing Regime Types
Week 3 (Sept. 21) Measuring Regime Characteristics
Week 4 (Sept 22) Value Change and Postmaterialism
Week 5 (Oct. 12) Political Life in Democracies
Week 6 (Oct. 26) Political Participation in Authoritarian Systems
Week 7 (Nov. 2) Civil Society [Will meet in Pinni B 4113]
Week 8 (Nov. 9) Social Welfare
Week 9 (Nov. 16) Economic Performance
Week 10 (Nov. 23) Corruption
Week 11 (Nov. 30) Protection of Human Rights and Personal Integrity
Week 12 (Dec. 7) War and Regime Type
Week 13 (Dec. 14) Prospects for Democratic Transitions
Students will be accepted to the course in the following order:
1. degree students of the MDP in Public Choice
2. degree students of the other Global Society programmes (MDP in Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research, MDP in Global and Transnational Studies, MDP in Comparative Social Policy and Welfare)
3. other degree students of UTA
4. exchange students
---------------------------------------
The course can also be taken within the Degree Programme in Politics,
when it will compensate 5 ECTS from one of the following Political
Science study units: POLVOS23 Civil Society and Political Participation
(https://www10.uta.fi/opas/opintojakso.htm?rid=9428&idx=2&uiLang=en&lang=en&lvv=2015),
or POLVOS27 Political Systems
(https://www10.uta.fi/opas/opintojakso.htm?rid=9428&idx=6&uiLang=en&lang=en&lvv=2015).
Registering by email to eero.palmujoki(at)uta.fi.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOLP01 Introduction to International Relations (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).
Politics seems more and more concerned with the public and private lives and the ideas of politicians in leadership positions. Blair gave us Blairism, Reagan Reaganomics; Ed Miliband’s face did not fit; ‘alpha male’ Donald Trump groped women ‘like an octopus’; Bill Clinton lived a colourful extra-marital existence; the former French president François Mitterrand had a mistress throughout his period in office; and then there was Berlusconi! The media spotlight on leading politicians has appeared to elevate them above their party as well as exposing them to ruthless scrutiny regarding their capacity to lead.
Lecture/seminar themes
1. The Presidentialisation of Politics
Have leaders become more prominent and powerful at the expense of parties, policies and parliamentarians?
2. The Mediatisation of Politics
Do the media effectively determine the outcome of elections?
Voting Advice Applications; Candidate videos; web television
3. Presidentialisation at the Grassroots?
Are election campaigns in the constituencies becoming more candidate-centred?
Electoral system and party incentives to ‘individualise’ campaigns
‘Decentralised personalisation’
4. Online personalisation
Do (and how do) candidates seek a cyber-space ‘relationship’ with voters – intimacy at distance?
E-campaigning, online candidate biographies, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Lecture Schedule
January 17 Personalisation: Exploring a multi-dimensional concept
January 19 The structural factors underpinning personalisation
January 24 ‘Centralised personalisation’: the ‘Presidentialisation of Politics’ thesis
January 26 The ‘personal party’: Glistrup, Lange, Wilders and Berlusconi
January 31 The mediatisation of politics: From Talk Shows to VAAs
February 2 ‘Decentralised personalisation’: the ‘Individualisation’ of candidate campaigns
February 7 Online personalisation
February 9 Personalisation and the Quality of Democracy
Email registration essential by January 10, 2017
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).
Politics seems more and more concerned with the public and private lives and the ideas of politicians in leadership positions. Blair gave us Blairism, Reagan Reaganomics; Ed Miliband’s face did not fit; ‘alpha male’ Donald Trump groped women ‘like an octopus’; Bill Clinton lived a colourful extra-marital existence; the former French president François Mitterrand had a mistress throughout his period in office; and then there was Berlusconi! The media spotlight on leading politicians has appeared to elevate them above their party as well as exposing them to ruthless scrutiny regarding their capacity to lead.
Lecture/seminar themes
1. The Presidentialisation of Politics
Have leaders become more prominent and powerful at the expense of parties, policies and parliamentarians?
2. The Mediatisation of Politics
Do the media effectively determine the outcome of elections?
Voting Advice Applications; Candidate videos; web television
3. Presidentialisation at the Grassroots?
Are election campaigns in the constituencies becoming more candidate-centred?
Electoral system and party incentives to ‘individualise’ campaigns
‘Decentralised personalisation’
4. Online personalisation
Do (and how do) candidates seek a cyber-space ‘relationship’ with voters – intimacy at distance?
E-campaigning, online candidate biographies, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Lecture Schedule
January 17 Personalisation: Exploring a multi-dimensional concept
January 19 The structural factors underpinning personalisation
January 24 ‘Centralised personalisation’: the ‘Presidentialisation of Politics’ thesis
January 26 The ‘personal party’: Glistrup, Lange, Wilders and Berlusconi
January 31 The mediatisation of politics: From Talk Shows to VAAs
February 2 ‘Decentralised personalisation’: the ‘Individualisation’ of candidate campaigns
February 7 Online personalisation
February 9 Personalisation and the Quality of Democracy
Email registration essential by January 10, 2017
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).
Registering by email to eero.palmujoki(at)uta.fi.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOLP01 Introduction to International Relations (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).
The course critically examines the underlying structural and institutional causes of the Euro crisis. After completion, students will have a better understanding of the basic features of economic governance under the Economic and Monetary Union and the governance reforms implemented during the euro crisis. Students will be able to orient current developments within an appropriate historical context and understand the limitations this history imposes on the contemporary policy landscape.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).
The course critically examines the underlying structural and institutional causes of the Euro crisis. After completion, students will have a better understanding of the basic features of economic governance under the Economic and Monetary Union and the governance reforms implemented during the euro crisis. Students will be able to orient current developments within an appropriate historical context and understand the limitations this history imposes on the contemporary policy landscape.
Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).