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Lecture course: The Politics of Electoral Systems 5 ECTS
on spring term 2022, IV-period.
Please note: seminar (not lectures), Attendance and participation mandatory.
You can use this seminar replacing POL.VO.241 Parties, Elections and Voting (Puolueet, vaalit ja äänestäminen) 5 ECTS.
Open University students completes this seminar course as 5 cr (not 10 cr).
Please, see detailed information from the link above.
Parties and Elections, 10 cr
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After completing the course unit the student possesses a sophisticated understanding of research literature about elections and political parties. Students are familiar with different electoral systems and with factors affecting voting behaviour and party system change. Students can critically examine and discuss the challenges facing political parties and representative democracies. Students can also analyse how recent developments in the Finnish political system reflect broader patterns of electoral and party system change in Europe and beyond.
The history and current state of political parties; party system change;
elections and electoral systems; Finnish political parties and voters
in an international context.
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Lecture:
11.01.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
14.01.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
18.01.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
21.01.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
25.01.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
28.01.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
01.02.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
04.02.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
08.02.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
11.02.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
15.02.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
18.02.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
22.02.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
25.02.2022 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Pinni A3111 luentosali (48)
Compulsory Prerequisites
- Basic Studies in Politics, POL-P10, 25 cr
- Bachelor's Thesis Seminar in Politics, POL.299, 10 cr
Three books from the following, a total of 10 ECTS:
Bengtsson ym., The Nordic Voter: Myths of Exceptionalism. ECPR Press 2013. (3 ECTS)
Mickelsson, Suomen puolueet – Vapauden ajasta maailmantuskaan. 3. painos, Vastapaino 2021. (3 ECTS).
van der Eijk & Franklin, Elections and Voters. Palgrave Macmillan 2009. (3 ECTS)
Rahat & Kenig, From Party Politics to Personalized Politics? Party Change and Political Personalization in Democracies. Oxford University Press 2018. (4 ECTS)
Norris, Democratic Deficit: Critical Citizens Revisited. Cambridge University Press 2011. (3 ECTS).
or
Farrell, Electoral Systems. A Comparative Introduction. 2nd edition. Palgrave Macmillan 2011. (3 ECTS)
or
Wolinetz & Zaslove (eds.), Absorbing the blow: populist parties and their impact on parties and party systems. ECPR Press and Rowman and Littlefield International 2018. (3 ECTS)
and
Paloheimo & Raunio (eds.), Suomen puolueet ja puoluejärjestelmä. WSOY 2008. (2 ECTS)
or
Evans, Voters and Voting. Sage 2003. (2 ECTS)
General scale, 0-5
- POL.VO-M20 Intermediate Studies in Political Science, Open University Studies
- YHTOPPIOAY Social Studies for Subject Teachers, Open University Studies
Contact information
Email: open.studies.tau [at] tuni.fi
Phone: 0294 520 200
More information concerning Open University studies
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Application information announced autumn 2021.
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