Aims
This course expands on the Political Science (I) course: it studies in greater detail the analysis of civil society (introduced in the Political Science (I) course), and more particularly the two principal collective bodies at work in civil society: social movements and political parties. As such, the course complements the Political Science (II) course, a comparative analysis of institutions and political regimes.
The course has two objectives:
" Globally, to help students to develop an analytical capability and a capacity for personal reflection supported by a theoretical and conceptual apparatus (going beyond superficial observation and simple description);
" To help students gain a better understanding of the current socio-political climate and developments in "civil society" in Western societies.
Main themes
1. Social movements: classic studies
" analysis of the "crowd" and "calamities"/disasters/lynch mobs?
" definitions and typologies
" the organisation of social movements
" militancy
2. Social movements: recent developments
" the "new social movements"
" new phenomena: the "white movement", the alterglobalist movement etc: a new "new social unrest"?
" new forms of militancy
3. The political parties: review
" Definition (s) (review and expansion)
" Typologies, classifications (review and expansion)
4. The political parties: recent developments
" Recent developments - various theses
" Partisan organisations: developments/transformations
" The end of the political parties?
Content and teaching methods
Methods
The course is given principally in the form of lectures, with a small number of interactive sessions (debates, contributions from students in sub-groups, with possible participation of outside contributor).
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Evaluation: Written examination at the end of the year. The examination consists of a number of closed, open and semi-open questions (max.10 points), and a short essay requiring students to show a broad understanding of the subjects covered in the course (10 points). A qualitative evaluation is also made of the interactive sessions and this is taken into account.
NB: the teachers of the Political science I and Political Science II courses may well work together to evaluate the courses (possibility of joint evaluation, etc).
Course materials: course handout provided
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(3 credits)
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HUSO11BA
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Première année de bachelier en sciences humaines et sociales
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(3 credits)
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Mandatory
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POL21/AP
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Première licence en sciences politiques (Affaires publiques)
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Mandatory
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POL21/RI
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Première licence en sciences politiques (Relations internationales)
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Mandatory
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SOC1PM
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Année d'études préparatoires au master en sociologie
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(3 credits)
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Mandatory
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SOC21
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Première licence en sociologie
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SOC22
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Deuxième licence en sociologie
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SOCA11BA
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Première année de bachelier en sociologie et anthropologie
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(3 credits)
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Mandatory
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SPOL11BA
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Première année de bachelier en sciences politiques
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(3 credits)
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Mandatory
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SPOL1PM
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(3 credits)
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Mandatory
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