Магистратура
2022/2023
Современная политическая наука
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Сравнительная политика Евразии)
Направление:
41.04.04. Политология
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Гончаров Дмитрий Владимирович
Прогр. обучения:
Сравнительная политика Евразии
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
24
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is designed to provide students with the necessary theoretical background for the study of political transformations in contemporary world. It will cover a broad set of issues concerning disciplinary evolution of the modern scholarly field of Political Science; discussion of the basic conceptual framework and methodological instruments of Comparative Politics Studies suggested by Gabriel Almond; theories of democratization; and theories of authoritarian consolidation related to the recent wave of hybrid autocracies
Learning Objectives
- The main goal of the course is to provide students with the necessary theoretical back- ground for the study of political transformations in contemporary world
Expected Learning Outcomes
- identifies comparative politics as a research discipline
- grasps the concept of democratization in comparative perspective
- analyzes the democratic states in comparative perspective
- describes the dynamics of hybrid regimes
- knows the history of political science
- uses the key approaches and methods in comparative politics
- grasps the meaning of structures and institutions
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 1st module0.25 * In-Class presentations + 0.25 * Interim Tests + 0.25 * Exam + 0.25 * Class participation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Granato, J., & Inglehart, R. (1996). Cultural values, stable democracy, and economic development: A reply. American Journal of Political Science (Wiley-Blackwell), 40(3), 680. https://doi.org/10.2307/2111789
- Hall, P., & Taylor, R. (1996). Political Science and the Three New Institutionalisms. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.45428ED0
- Jackman, R. W., & Miller, R. A. (1996). A renaissance of political culture? American Journal of Political Science (Wiley-Blackwell), 40(3), 632. https://doi.org/10.2307/2111787
- Kamrava, M. (2008). Understanding Comparative Politics : A Framework for Analysis (Vol. 2nd ed). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=480127
- Lijphart, A. (1971). Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method. American Political Science Review, (03), 682. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.cup.apsrev.v65y1971i03p682.693.13
- Lipset, S. M. (1959). Some Social Requisites of Democracy: Economic Development and Political Legitimacy. American Political Science Review, (01), 69. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.cup.apsrev.v53y1959i01p69.105.00
- March, J. G., & Olsen, J. P. (1983). The New Institutionalism: Organizational Factors in Political Life. American Political Science Review, (03), 734. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.cup.apsrev.v78y1983i03p734.749.25
- Mitchell, T. (1991). The Limits of the State: Beyond Statist Approaches and their Critics. American Political Science Review, (01), 77. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.cup.apsrev.v85y1991i01p77.96.27
- Todd Landman, & Edzia Carvalho. (2017). Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics : An Introduction: Vol. Fourth edition. Routledge.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Robert E. Goodin, & Hans-Dieter Klingemann. (1996). A New Handbook of Political Science. OUP Oxford.