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Comparative European and Nordic Politics, Essay

POL.VO.234 Comparative European and Nordic Politics, Essay 5 ECTS 
(Euroopan ja pohjoismaiden poliittiset järjestelmät 5 op) 
 
Itsenäisesti suoritettava kirjallinen essee, suoritettavissa 31.7.2024 saakka. 
 
Opiskelijan tulee ensin olla yhteydessä opintojakson vastuuopettajaan, jonka kanssa opiskelija määrittelee korvaavalle esseesuoritukselle selkeän kysymyksenasettelun, lähdeaineiston ja esseen laajuuden. Esseen aiheen tulee sopia opintojakson osaamistavoitteisiin. Opiskelijan tulee käyttää esseessään tarkoituksenmukaista ja monipuolista lähdeaineistoa. 
- katso esseestä tarkemmin alempaa kohdasta Opetusjärjestelyt 
- esseellä suorittamisesta tulee sopia erikseen opintojakson vastuuopettajan kanssa, <a href="https://intra.tuni.fi/contacts">yhteystiedot</a>. Vastuuopettaja: Elina Kestilä-Kekkonen. 
 
POL.VO.234 Comparative European and Nordic Politics, 5 ECTS, Essay 
Essay is an independent project. It is to be completed according to the students’ own schedule at latest 31. Jul 2024. 
 
An essay is an extended piece of (academic) writing on a particular topic or theme that you carefully analyze. You must always contact the responsible teacher of the study unit before starting to write the essay. With the responsible teacher you should discuss and agree on the theme and scope of the essay, the book(s) it will compensate for, and its length. Furthermore, the examiner must approve the bibliography before you can start writing. Citations, references and the bibliography need to be marked and listed in accordance with good scientific practice (see further instructions from the Politics’ Guide to Writing Academic Papers). You can find the Guide to Writing Academic Papers <a href="https://content-webapi.tuni.fi/proxy/public/2019-09/pol_guide_to_writing_academic_papers_2019_0.pdf">here</a> (detailed instructions for writing essays on page 7). 
GRADING: The criteria for grading can be found in the Guide to Writing Academic Papers (annex 5). These criteria will be applied accordingly to the level and learning goals of the course.

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Nordic political systems; European political systems; specific features of Central and East European countries; decentralization and centralization of power; political culture.

The student becomes familiar with European and Nordic political systems, party systems and the specific features of political participation in each country. The student understands the decentralization and centralization of power in different countries and is able to compare different systems and political cultures. The student also understands the specific features of political systems in Central and East European countries.

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<h2>Compulsory Prerequisites</h2><ul><li>Introduction to Political Science, POL.102, 5 cr</li></ul>

<ul><li>YHTOPPIOAY Social Studies for Subject Teachers, Open University Studies</li></ul>

Costello &amp;amp; Robinson (eds.), Comparative European Politics: Distinctive Democracies, Common Challenges Oxford University Press 2021 (3 ECTS).orBale, European Politics: A Comparative Introduction. 4th edition. Palgrave Macmillan 2017 (3 ECTS).and Arter, Scandinavian Politics Today. 3rd edition. Manchester University Press 2016 (2 ECTS).

An essay is an extended piece of (academic) writing on a particular topic or theme that you carefully analyze. You must always contact the responsible teacher of the study unit before starting to write the essay. With the responsible teacher you should discuss and agree on the theme and scope of the essay, the book(s) it will compensate for, and its length. Furthermore, the examiner must approve the bibliography before you can start writing. Citations, references and the bibliography need to be marked and listed in accordance with good scientific practice (see further instructions from the Politics’ Guide to Writing Academic Papers).You can find the Guide to Writing Academic Papers <a href="https://content-webapi.tuni.fi/proxy/public/2019-09/pol_guide_to_writing_academic_papers_2019_0.pdf">here</a> (detailed instructions for writing essays on page 7).

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