Durée
15h Pr, 15h Lect.
Nombre de crédits
| Cours supplémentaires destinés aux étudiants d'échange - Erasmus (Faculté de Droit, de Sciences politique et de Criminologie) | 5 crédits |
Enseignant
Langue(s) de l'unité d'enseignement
Langue anglaise
Organisation et évaluation
Enseignement au deuxième quadrimestre
Horaire
Unités d'enseignement prérequises et corequises
Les unités prérequises ou corequises sont présentées au sein de chaque programme
Contenus de l'unité d'enseignement
- Ontology and epistemology in Political science
- Behaviouralism
- Rational choice theory
- Institutionnalism and neo-institutionnalism
- Structuralism, marxism and neo-marxism
- Constructivism
- Post-modernism
Acquis d'apprentissage (objectifs d'apprentissage) de l'unité d'enseignement
The course focuses on some methodological and theoretical issues in Political Science.
First, the aim is to analyse in historical and comparative perspective key theoretical approaches both in Political Science - such as behaviouralism, institutionalism and neo-institutionalism, rational choice theory, interpretive theory, structuralism - and in International Relations, such as realism, liberalism, neo-marxism and constructivism.
Second, the goal is to highlight how different theoretical perspectives deal with key methodological issues in Political Science.
Savoirs et compétences prérequis
The course will be taught entirely in English. Students will be required to read scientific articles, to write critical analysis note, to participate in class and to pass a written exam, all in English. Therefore advanced notions of English are required
Activités d'apprentissage prévues et méthodes d'enseignement
Ex-cathedra course based on interaction with students
Mode d'enseignement (présentiel ; enseignement à distance)
Lectures recommandées ou obligatoires et notes de cours
Readings
David March and Gerry Stoker, Theory and Methods in Political Science, Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
Christopher Lamont, Research Methods in International Relations, London, SAGE Publication, 2015.
Peter Hall and Rosemary Taylor, Political Science and the Three Institutionnalisms, Political Studies, XILV, 1996: 936-957.
Stephen Walt, International Relations: One World, Many Theories, Foreign Policy, 1998: 29-45.
Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink, The Constructivist Research Program in International Relations and Comparative Politics, American Review of Political Science, 2001: 391-416.
Andrew Bennett and Colin Elman, Case study methods in the International Relations Subfield, Comparative Political Studies, 40(2), 2007: 179-195.
Modalités d'évaluation et critères
- Final written exam and
- Article Reviews
Stage(s)
Remarques organisationnelles
Thursdays, 2pm-4pm
Contacts
Dr. Antonios Vlassis avlassis@uliege.be
Adaptation des engagements pédagogiques suite à la pandémie de COVID-19 pour la session de mai-juin
Méthodes d'apprentissage mises en œuvre : enseignement à distance
Teaching videos
Detailed power-points
Supplementary videos (interviews, speeches) and online readings
Matière de l'évaluation
The final oral exam will take place on May 27, by skype from 11am to 1pm. All the questions of the oral exam will be based on the detailed PPTs, which are available on MyUliege and e-campus (PPTs for sessions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-7).
Méthodes d'évaluation
The final oral exam will take place on May 27, by Lifesize.
Groups of 4 questions.
During the exam, students should choose one group of 4 questions.
Duration of the exam for each student: 15 minutes
Oral exam: 70% of the final mark
Oral presentation: 30% of the final mark.
Contact
Dr. Antonios Vlassis avlassis@uliege.be
Adaptation des engagements pédagogiques suite à la pandémie de COVID-19 pour la session août-sept
Matière de l'évaluation
All the questions of the oral exam will be based on the detailed PPTs, which are available on MyUliege and e-campus (PPTs for sessions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-7).
Méthodes d'évaluation (et plateforme utilisée)
Oral exam by skype
Groups of 4 questions.
During the exam, students should choose one group of 4 questions.
Duration of the exam for each student: 20 minutes
Oral exam: 70% of the final mark
Oral presentation: 30% of the final mark.
Contact(s)
Dr. Antonios Vlassis
avlassis@uliege.be