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| SPOL2102-1 | Seminar on current Belgian political issues
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| Duration : | 30h SEM |
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| Lecturer : | Geoffroy Matagne, Pierre Verjans |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The course is held every odd year (2015-2016, 2017-2018,...).
This seminar aims at studying contemporary Belgian politics through the analysis of key topical issues. The introductory lecture is devoted to the discussion of some useful analytical elements and tools. Main cleavages and public policy analysis theories are presented. During following sessions, students will make presentations and discuss specific issues linked to Belgian politics contemporary developments. In a final lecture, general lessons will be drawn. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The seminar objectives are three-fold. It aims at helping the student to:
- deepen his/her understanding of the stakes and mechanisms of contemporary Belgian politics;
- develop his/her ability to apply to an actual and bounded case the theoretical and methodological knowledge he/she has acquired during his/her university education;
- reinforce his/her presentation and discussion of research results skills. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Belgian political history; Belgian political actors. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The seminar takes place in the first semester. After the introductory lecture, six sessions are organized. For each session, four to six students have to prepare a short paper (five pages maximum) and make a presentation (ten minutes maximum) on a Belgian politics topical issue. They need to choose a specific analytical grid in agreement with the teachers. The organization of the sessions and the preparation of the presentations will be discussed during the first sesssion. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| BEAUFAYS J, MATAGNE G (éditeurs), La Belgique en mutation. Systèmes politiques et politiques publiques (1968-2008), Bruylant, Bruxelles, 2009. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| First session : 20% for paper, presentation and participation - 80% for the written exam.
Second session : written exam. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Students are required to participate actively in the seminar. Class participation is graded.
The course is held every odd year (2015-2016, 2017-2018...). |
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Contacts :
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| Geoffroy Matagne
Maître de conférences
Département de science politique
Phone: 04/366.30.38 - Fax: 04/366.45.57
E-mail: gmatagne@ulg.ac.be
Pierre Verjans
Chargé de cours
Département de science politique
Phone: 04/366.30.34
E-mail: pverjans@ulg.ac.be |
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