Academic Year/course:
2020/21
33191 - POLITICAL REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION
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Information of the subject
Code - Course title:
33191 - POLITICAL REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION
Degree:
720 -
737 -
Faculty:
102 - Facultad de Derecho
Academic year:
2020/21
1.1. Content area
Political Representation and Participation
1.2. Course nature
Optional
1.3. Course level
Máster (EQF/MECU 7)
1.4. Year of study
737 - : 2
720 - : 1
1.5. Semester
First semester
1.6. ECTS Credit allotment
6.0
1.7. Language of instruction
Spanish and English
1.8. Prerequisites
No prerequisites
1.10. Minimum attendance requirement
Attendance at class is mandatory.
1.11. Subject coordinator/s
Elena Garcia Guitian
1.12. Coordinator of other university
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1.13. Competences and learning outcomes
1.13.1. Competences
1. General competences:
• G1 - Ability to analyze and synthesize complex and extensive information.
• G2 - Ability to identify the main ideas of a written text or oral presentation.
• G3 - Ability to look for new and original solutions to the problems of the study area.
• G4 - Ability to solve problems and make decisions autonomously.
• G5 - Ability to relate theory to concrete situations in the real world.
• G6 - Ability to work as part of a team.
• G7 - Ability to apply the concepts, theories or models related to the area of study to other contexts.
• G8 - Ability to make sound and reasoned judgments, using the language of the study area.
2. Basic skills
• B1 - Ability to communicate orally and in public in a correct, clear and reasoned way in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish.
• B2 - Ability to communicate in writing in a correct, clear, reasoned manner and respecting the formal rules of a scientific text, in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish.
• B4 - Ability to search, select and analyze information from different sources in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish.
3. Specific competences
• E14 – Knowledge of the history of Political Thought.
• E15 – Knowledge of Contemporary Political Theories.
• E16 – Knowledge of current theories on participation and political representation.
• E17 – Knowledge of theories about the phenomenon of nationalism.
• E18 – Knowledge of the research strategies within the scope of Political Theory.
1.13.2. Learning outcomes
G2. Ability to identify the main ideas of a written text or oral exposition.
G4. Ability to solve problems and make decisions autonomously.
G5. Ability to relate theory to concrete real-world situations.
G6. Ability to work as part of a team.
G8. Ability to make sound and reasoned judgments, using the language of the area of study.
B1. Ability to communicate orally and in public in a correct, clear and reasoned way in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish.
B2. Ability to communicate in writing in a correct, clear, reasoned manner and respecting the formal rules of a scientific text, in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish.
B4. Ability to search, select and analyze information from various sources in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish. E14. Knowledge of the history of Political Thought.
E15. Knowledge of Contemporary Political Theories.
E16. Knowledge of current theories on political participation and representation.
E17. Knowledge of theories about the phenomenon of nationalism.
E18. Knowledge about research strategies within the scope of Political Theory.
1.13.3. Course objectives
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1.14. Course contents
PROGRAM:
Introduction: Models of democracy. Theoretical debates. Three historical types of representative government.
The concept of political representation. Problems defining the concept. The dimensions of the representation. The system of representation.
Current debates on representation:
(I) The crisis of political parties. Towards a democracy of audience?
(II) Representation and electoral system. The demands of the politics of presence.
(III)The activity of representing. Representation of interests and accountability.
(IV): Representation and populism. Representation versus participation? New models of democracy. Participatory experiences.
(V): The articulation of representation in the new international order. Cosmopolitan democracy. Global governance issues.
1.15. Course bibliography
Each student has to complete the compulsory reading along with other reading that has been selected for the purposes of the final work.
Basic Bibliography:
Manin, B.(1997): The Principles of Representative Government (Cambridge:Cambridge University Press).
Pitkin, H. (1967): The Concept of Representation (Berkeley: Univ. of California Press).
Rosanvallon, P. (2010): Counter-Democracy Politics in an Age of Distrust. Cambridge University Press.
Saward, M. (2006): “The representative claim”. Contemporary Political Theory,5. Pp. 297-318.
Mair, P. (2005): “Democracy Beyond Parties”, Center for the Study of Democracy, http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3vs886v9
Fung A (2005): “Varieties of participation in Complex Governance”, www.archonfung.net/papers/fungvarietiesofpart.pdf
2. Teaching-and-learning methodologies and student workload
2.1. Contact hours
Activity:
Attendance at class (minimum 33%) = 50 hours
Time needed for study and writing =100 hours.
Responsibilities of the student:
Students must have carried out the required reading before the class.
Active participation it is expected.
2.2. List of training activities
Training activity:
| Lectures |
16 h. |
| Practices |
8 h. |
| Tutorship |
12 h. |
| Reading |
30 h. |
| Exercises |
11 h. |
| Presentations |
11 h. |
| Final work |
62 |
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3. Evaluation procedures and weight of components in the final grade
3.1. Regular assessment
- Object:
Evaluation of the work done throughout the sessions:
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- attendance and class participation
- mandatory reading
- class content development work
- Final rating:
70% final work/30% continuous evaluation
- Requirements for passing the subject:
Final work must be approved
Warning about plagiarism
The Department of Political Science and International Relations will not tolerate any case of plagiarism or copying - or active or passive collaboration with such fraudulent practices - either in examinations or in any type of work carried out by students.
The reproduction of paragraphs from texts of authorship other than that of the student (Internet, books, articles, work of colleagues...) shall be considered plagiarism, when the original source from which they come is not cited.
If this type of practice is detected, the sanction will consist of being suspended from the subject and the student being requested to bring their academic record before the Dean or, where appropriate, the Rector of the University. The initiation of this procedure will have consequences for obtaining the Master's degree.
3.1.1. List of evaluation activities
| Final exam (Max. 70% of the final mark) |
70% |
| Continuous evaluation |
30% |
3.2. Resit
Written exam with questions from all the common readings of the program.
3.2.1. List of evaluation activities
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4. Proposed workplan
This can be found on the Moodle page of each teacher. The timetable for the workplan may be adapted to meet teaching needs or the academic calendar.
| Week 1 |
Introduction: Models of democracy |
| Week 2 |
Representative government |
| Week 3 |
The concept of representation |
| Week 4 |
Current debates (1) |
| Week 5 |
Current debates (2) |
| Week 6 |
Current debates (3) |
| Week 7 |
Current debates (4) |
| Week 8 |
Current debates (5) |
| Week 9 |
Work Presentations |
| Week 10 |
Work Presentations |
| Week 11 |
Conclusions |
| Week 12 |
Tutorship |