SPOL0312-1 : Doctrines and political practices

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Study programmes 2010-2011

Last update : 11/04/2011

SPOL0312-1

Doctrines and political practices

Duration :

30h Th

Credits/ECTS :

Bachelor in Political Sciences, 2nd year	Second semester	3

Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences, 2nd year	Second semester	3

Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology, 2nd year	Second semester	3

One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Population and Development	Second semester	6

One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Sociology	Second semester	3

One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Labour Sciences	Second semester	3

Holder(s) :

Pierre Verjans

Language :

French language

Course contents :

To explain and modify the world and the human relations, some political theories are in struggle.
So, we must examine the ideas, the concrete groups interests. A sociological approach of political theories is an articulation of institutions, interests and ideas to see who believe what and how they defend themselves.

Course objective :

Functions of Identification and Protection are
exclusivist or inclusivist. Doctrines of legitimation and initiation and of leaders'nomination are autonomists or heteronomists. Production is polarized between market or country. Distribution is linked with egalitarism or elitism.
Those contradictions are embodied with concrete interests of political institutions, parties, groups and associations with their own
discourses. The public policies to childhood, youth and help to youth in the twentieth century will be examined.

Prerequisites :

Not necessary.

Workshops :

Field research with actors in childhod public policies.

Organization :

Two hours ex-cathedra from february to may.

Written notes :

Slides available.

Assessment :

To be discussed.

Contacts :

Pierre Verjans pverjans@ulg.ac.be Office R-14 Building B 31 University of Liège in Sart-Tilman