Study Programmes 2016-2017
SPOL0312-1  
Doctrines and political practices
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in law3
Bachelor in political sciences : general3
Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in political sciences : general (60 ECTS)3
Bachelor in sociology and anthropology3
Master en sciences du travail en alternance, à finalité3
Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)3
Master in labour sciences (120 ECTS)3
Master in labour sciences (60 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Pierre Verjans
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit 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.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Not necessary.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Field research with actors in childhod public policies.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Two hours ex-cathedra from february to may.
Recommended or required readings :
TILLY C, TARROW S, La Politique du conflit. De la grève à la révolution, Presse de la Fondation nationale de Science politique, Paris, 2008.
Assessment methods and criteria :
To be discussed.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Changes could happen due to collective bargaining.
Contacts :
Pierre Verjans pverjans( a )ulg.ac.be Office R-14 Building B 31 University of Liège in Sart-Tilman
Items online :
Political thoughts and political doctrines
Political thougts and political doctrines can be seen as syntagms of paradigmatic items linked to give sense to political action.