SFS10402 International and Comparative Politics (Spring 2016)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 15
- Responsible faculty:
- Avdeling for økonomi, språk og samfunnsfag
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
- Compulsory course in political science Science, one-year programme
- Specialisation course in the Bachelor Programme in Business Administration, specialisation in Political Science
- Part of the component worth 60 ECTS credits that can make up the Bachelor Programme in Society, Language and Culture
Teaching semester
- Political Science, one-year programme: semester 2 (spring)
- Bachelor Programme in Business Administration, specialisation in Political Science: semester 6 (spring)
- Bachelor Programme in Society, Language and Culture: semester 2, 4 or 6 (spring).
Content
Some of the key topics are: globalisation, EU, theories and concepts in international politics, international organisations, global collective action, national foreign policy, conflict and conflict resolution with conflict and war in the Middle East as the theoretical and empirical background, and international political economics.
In the area of comparative politics, an introduction is given to the study of political parties, government power, and comparison of authoritarian regimes.
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
The students have knowledge of globalisation, Norway's relationship with Europe and the EU, theories and concepts in international politics, international organisations, global collective action, national foreign policy, conflict and conflict resolution, and international political economics.
SKILLS
The students can reflect on key political science issues.
GENERAL COMPETENCE
The students have achieved general analytical competence in different theoretical schools of thinking through their studies of international politics.
Teaching and learning methods
Workload
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- A written assignment of 6-8 pages
Outlines for written assignments can be presented in student-led writing seminars.
Coursework requirements must be approved before students may sit the exam.
Exam
No support materials permitted. Grading scale from A to F.
Course evaluation
The feedback we receive from our students plays a decisive role in our ability to offer the best possible courses and study programmes. This course is evaluated as follows:
- Mid-semester evaluation
- Continuous evaluation/final evaluation
The results are processed by/in:
- teacher group
- head of studies
- local Committee for Study Quality
Reading list
Updated December 3rd 2013
International Politics
Mingst, Karen (2011): Essentials of International Relations. New York/ London: W.W. Norton & Co. 5th ed. (ca. 300 s.)
Hovi, Jon & Malnes, Raino (red.) (2010):Anarki, makt og normer. Oslo: Abstrakt forlag, 2. utgave. (ca 350 s.)
Østerud, Øyvind (2007) (4. utgave): Statsvitenskap - Innføring i politisk analyse. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. (denne boka er pensumbok for hele statsvitenskapsstudiet)
I tillegg til disse tre bøkene utarbeides et kompendium i tilknytning til kurset som er å få kjøpt på Bokbiten, høyskolens bokhandel.
Det forutsettes at studentene har kjennskap til hovedpunktene i moderne verdenshistorie, f.eks. gjennom Lundestad, Geir (2010): Øst, Vest, Nord, Sør. Hovedlinjer i internasjonal politikk etter 1945. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 6. utgave
European Union:
Dag Harald Claes og Tor Egil Førland (2010): EU - mellomstatlig samarbeid og politisk system, 3. utg., Oslo: Gyldendal akademisk
I tillegg kommer Internett-dokumenter fra og om EU: Innføring i institusjoner, saksgang, viktige politikkområder, samt EØS-problemstillinger presentert på Regjeringen Europa-portal.
Comparative Politics
Calvert, Peter (2002): Comparative Politics: An Introduction, Longman
Det vil alltid være den siste utgaven av en bok som er pensum.