Duration
15h Pr, 15h Lect.
Number of credits
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté de Droit, de Sciences politique et de Criminologie) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Ontology and epistemology in Political science
- Behaviouralism
- Rational choice theory
- Institutionnalism and neo-institutionnalism
- Structuralism, marxism and neo-marxism
- Constructivism
- Post-modernism
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
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
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex-cathedra course based on interaction with students
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Recommended or required readings
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.
Assessment methods and criteria
- Final written exam and
- Article Reviews
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Thursdays, 2pm-4pm
Contacts
Dr. Antonios Vlassis avlassis@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Teaching videos
Detailed power-points
Supplementary videos (interviews, speeches) and online readings
Assessment subjects
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).
Assessment methods
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.
Contacts
Dr. Antonios Vlassis avlassis@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
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).
Assessment methods
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.
Contacts
Dr. Antonios Vlassis
avlassis@uliege.be