Duration
40h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS) | 10 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Origins of Political Science
- The Political Science is a young science
Chapter 2: The Science of power and relations of force
- The traditional political power
- The economic power more and more dominant
- The balance of power between the actors of these powers
- Interest groups and lobbies
- The media, the role of communication, relays and influence
Chapter 3: The concept of democracy
- The Athenian democracy
- Modern democracies
- The problems of contemporary democracies: globalization and terrorism
Chapter 4: Liberal democracies
- Definition
- The liberal regimes: Presidential parliamentary and collegiate
- Territorial divisions: Unitarianism, regionalism, federalism, confederalism
- Modes of elections: majority, proportional and mixed
Chapter 5: Belgium
- At the crossroads of the Nation State, the European Union and globalization
Chapter 6: The concept of globalization
- Definition and specifications
- Differences between globalization and globalization
- Law of Treaties, tools of globalization
Chapter 7: The Challenges of Globalization
- Geopolitics
- Democracy
- The History
- The Economy
- Scientific Research and Technology
- Ideologies
- The Power
Chapter 8: The actors of globalization
- The Men
- Public Opinions
- The State
- International organizations
- Multinational
- Non-governmental organizations
- The European Union, the United States, Japan, emerging countries (BRICSAMS)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course of Political Science and Global Studies aims to analyze the relationship between the national and global economic development and political action of the various makers of liberal democracies and international organizations
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Course is conducted into three parts:
- An oral course
- Replicates by a student monitor
- Personal training by news and readings
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
50 hours in active classroom (taking notes)
Recommended or required readings
Bibliography:
- ABC des Nations Unies, United Nations, French edition, 2011, 342 pages
- Battistella Dario : « Relations Internationales, bilan et perspectives », Optimum, Editions Ellipses, Paris, 2013, 572 pages
- Battistella Dario: « Un monde unidimensionel », Nouveaux Débats, Les presses de Sciences Po, Paris, 2011, 174 pages
- Beaufays Jean : « La Belgique en mutation, systèmes politiques et politiques publiques - 1968-2008 », Edition Bruylant, Bruxelles, 2009, 420 pages
- Braud Philippe : « La démocratie politique », Points, Editions du Seuil, Paris, 2013, 256 pages.
- Braud Philippe: "La Science politique", Que sais-je ?, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 2014, 128 pages.
- Deleersnijder Henri : « La démocratie en péril, l'Europe face aux dérives du national-populisme, Renaissance du Livre, Waterloo, 2014, 187 pages.
- Deschouwer Kris : « The politics of Belgium, Governing a divided society », Palgrave Macmillan, 2nd Edition, New-York, 2012, 279 pages.
- De Senarclens Pierre : « La mondialisation, théories, enjeux et débats », Armand Colin, 4ème édition, 2005, 275 pages
- Santander Sébastian : « L'émergence de nouvelles puissances, vers un système multipolaire », Edition Ellipses, Paris, 2009, 250 pages.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination:
80 questions in the form of MCQs including 20 actuality questions:
- Good answer: 1 point
- Wrong answer: negative result proportional to the number of replies, from -0.25 to -1
- No answer: 0 point
There are three sessions in January, June and September
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course takes place in the first semester
Contacts
Professor: Michel Hermans
michel.hermans@uliege.be
Phone: 04/232.72.52
Mobile: 0477/22.53.62
Skype: michel.hermans19
Student Moniteur: not yet designated