Comparative Political Systems, 6 credits

Politiska system i jämförande perspektiv, 6 hp

733G19

Main field of study

Political Science

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Single subject and programme course

Examiner

Khalid Khayati

Course coordinator

Khalid Khayati

Director of studies or equivalent

Mariana S Gustafsson

Contact

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Course offered for Semester Weeks Language Campus ECV
Single subject course (Full-time, Day-time) Spring 2021 202115-202118 Swedish Linköping, Valla
F7KPO Bachelor´s Programme in Political science and economics 2 (Spring 2021) 202115-202118 Swedish Linköping, Valla C

Main field of study

Political Science

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G1N

Course offered for

  • Bachelor´s Programme in Political science and economics

Entry requirements

General entry requirements for undergraduate studies

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to

  • demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts and theories in comparative policy and administration and knowledge of central institutions, actors and processes,
  • demonstrate general knowledge of the policy and administration of certain states, and an understanding of how their distinctive features can be explained and of how theories, concepts and institutions arise and transform, and are interpreted from different historical, political and analytical perspectives,
  • demonstrate an understanding of how comparisons contribute to an increased knowledge of politics and administration and an ability to, in writing, reflect on and maintain a critical approach to policy and management-related phenomena from a comparative perspective by applying concepts and theories,
  • apply different theories and methods of comparative policy on historical or contemporary examples,
  • at a seminar, orally account for own analyses and critically discuss concepts and theories.

Course content

The course builds on previous knowledge of the Swedish political system by relating Swedish conditions to the policy and administration of other states. In focus are theories of constitution and administration models and their analytical applications and different methods of comparison. In addition, EU's policy, structure and administration constitute an important part of the course. Explanation approaches that point to basic understanding of economic political contexts from a comparative perspective are observed.

Teaching and working methods

The course includes lectures where the course contents are introduced and developed. The lectures complement the reading list. The seminars constitute a central part of the students' learning processes and provide an opportunity to reflect and, in groups, critically discuss in order to develop the approach and skills. The student is expected to be well prepared for the lectures and to have completed the seminar preparations according to the instructions that are given in the course description. The student is expected to profit by the reading list independently and/or in reading groups.

Parts that involve examination are compulsory.

Examination

The course is examined through a written examination at the end of the course and through active participation in the seminars and a brief written report.

If the LiU coordinator for students with disabilities has granted a student the right to an adapted examination for a written examination in an examination hall, the student has the right to it. If the coordinator has instead recommended for the student an adapted examination or alternative form of examination, the examiner may grant this if the examiner assesses that it is possible, based on consideration of the course objectives.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course twice are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.

Grades

Three-grade scale, U, G, VG

Other information

Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus. 

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.

Department

Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling
Code Name Scope Grading scale
TEN1 Written Examination 4 credits U, G, VG
SEM2 Seminar 2 1 credits U, G
SEM1 Seminar 1 1 credits U, G

Books

Bevelander, Pieter, Fernández, Christian, Hellström, Anders, (2011) Vägar till medborgarskap Lund : Arkiv, 2011

ISBN: 9789179242374

Lindvall, Johannes, Rothstein, Bo, (2010) Vägar till välstånd : sambandet mellan demokrati och marknadsekonomi 1. uppl. Stockholm : SNS förlag, 2010

ISBN: 9789186203498

Owen, Roger, (2004) State, power and politics in the making of the modern Middle East 3rd ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

ISBN: 0415297133, 0415297141

Tallberg, Jonas, (2016) EUs politiska system 6e uppl Lund: Studentlitteratur

Articles

Anckar, Dag, Jämförande politik — vad är det? Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift Vol. 108 Issue 4, p343 -360, 18p 2006
Dalacoura, Katerina, The 2011 uprisings in the Arab Middle East: political change and geopolitical implications International Affairs 88: 1 (2012) 63–79
Gierer, Alfred, Ibn Khaldun on Solidarity (“Asabiyah”) - Modern Science on Cooperativeness and Empathy: a Comparison Philosophia Naturalis 38, pp. 91-104 (2001)
Goldsmith, Leon, Syria’s Alawites and the Politics of Sectarian Insecurity: A Khaldunian Perspective Ortadoğu Etütleri Volume 3, No 1, July 2011, pp.33-60
Nonneman, G., Rentiers and Autocrats, Monarchs and Democrats, State and Society: The Middle East between Globalization, Human "Agency", and Europe International Affairs 77: 1 (2001), 141-162
Ostrand, Nicole, The Syrian refugee crisis: A comparison of responses by Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States J. on Migration & Hum. Sec. 2015, 3: 255
Smith, B., Page, R., ISIS and the sectarian conflict in the middle east House of Commons Library 19 March 2015
Tessler, Mark, Islam and Democracy in the Middle East: The Impact of Religious Orientations on Attitudes toward Democracy in Four Arab Countries Comparative Politics Vol. 34, No. 3 (Apr., 2002), pp. 337-354
Zelin, Aaron Y., The Islamic State's Territorial Methodology Washington Institute for Near East Policy: Research Notes Issue 29/30 2016

Other

Political Islam in the Middle East

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