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Political Sociology [POLS1121]
[30h] 3 credits

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Teacher(s):

Theodoros Koutroubas (supplée Benoît Rihoux), Benoît Rihoux

Language:

French

Level:

First cycle

>> Aims
>> Main themes
>> Content and teaching methods
>> Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
>> Other credits in programs

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

Other credits in programs

FSA12BA

Deuxième année de bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation ingénieur civil

(3 credits)

HUSO11BA

Première année de bachelier en sciences humaines et sociales

(3 credits)

Mandatory

POL21/AP

Première licence en sciences politiques (Affaires publiques)

Mandatory

POL21/RI

Première licence en sciences politiques (Relations internationales)

Mandatory

SOC1PM

Année d'études préparatoires au master en sociologie

(3 credits)

Mandatory

SOC21

Première licence en sociologie

SOC22

Deuxième licence en sociologie

SOCA11BA

Première année de bachelier en sociologie et anthropologie

(3 credits)

Mandatory

SPOL11BA

Première année de bachelier en sciences politiques

(3 credits)

Mandatory

SPOL1PM

Année d'études préparatoires au master en sciences politiques (60 et 120) (toutes orientations) et au master en administration publique

(3 credits)

Mandatory



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