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Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus
(name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)
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NA
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Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address
and signature) and Office Hours:
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Lisen Bashkurti
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Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email
address and signature) and Office Hours:
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NA
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| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: |
NA
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| Language: |
English
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| Compulsory/Elective: |
Compulsory
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| Classroom and Meeting Time: |
E 311
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| Course Description: |
This course introduces a sub-field of political science known as Comparative Politics. This module will introduce students to the core concepts and theories that underpin comparative politics. This is also the study of political relationships and processes within particular case countries (as opposed to the relations between countries), using the main political concepts of modern state, civil society, citizenship, market, political culture and political behaviour within the context of theoretical and empirical knowledge gained from comparative analysis.
The sub-field of Comparative Politics is vast and it often overlaps with disciplines of economics, international relations, history, sociology, psychology and anthropology. After completing this module, students should be able to critically analyze any country in the world, explaining different political outcomes in a comparative way.
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| Course Objectives: |
At the end of this syllabus students, after making several projects students will deliver their judgments on comparative politics issues; to write and talk about what kind of theoretical background, scientific methods and strategy to use in comparative politics in order to come up to generalization conclusion on the most important themes. Finally, students to demonstrate their theoretical and conceptual basis as well as knowledge of several cases and applying these theories in real situation when it is took place.
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Topics |
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Introduction: Why comparative politics, strength and weakness, themes that can be run |
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Introduction:How and what to compare, many or few countries, selection, comparability, how many is enough, comparing apples and oranges. |
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Organisation of states analysis: Making of modern states, Geographic setting, Political economy and Development, Governance and policy making, representation and participation, politics in Transition- Consolidated democracy: Britain |
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Consolidated democracy: France |
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Consolidated democracy: Germany |
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Consolidated democracy: Japan |
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Consolidated democracy: India |
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Midterm exam |
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Consolidated democracy: India |
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Consolidated democracy: United States of America |
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Transitional democracy: The Russian Federation |
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Transitional democracy: Brazil |
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Transitional democracy: South Africa |
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Totalitarian regime: China |
| Prerequisite(s): |
N/A
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Textbook:
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-Keneth Newton and Jan W. Van Deth-Foundation of Comparative Politics,second addition,Cambridge University Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0-521-19988-9
-Kesselman, Kriger, Joseph-Introduction to Comparative Politics, International Edition,USA,
-Stephen Orvis, Carol Ann Drogus-Introducing Comparative Politics, Third Edition, Introducing Comparative Politics, SQPress, ISBN 987-1-4522-4152-4
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Other References:
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-M. Bogdani, “Qeverisja ne Shtetet e Bashkuara te Amerikes”, Tirane,2010 Kval-Mellbye-Tranoy, “Politika dhe Demokracia”, Rozafa, Tirane 2006
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| Laboratory Work: |
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| Computer Usage: |
N/A
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| Others: |
No
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To understand the importance of comparative politics, its strength and weakness in political science and international relations. |
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To know the methodology of comparative politics and to be able to apply themselves: how and what to compare, how many or few countries, selection, comparability, how many is enough, comparing apples and oranges, using MSSD and MDSD. |
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To help them on case by case analysis to be able to apply state based comparative analysis in comparison to the others: Organisation of states analysis: Making of modern states, Geographic setting, Political economy and Development, Governance and policy making, representation and participation, politics in Transition. |
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To develop their critical analytical approach in order to be able to explore the differences among the similar case studies and the similarities among the different case studies. |
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Finally to develop the capacity for coming from case by case studies and variable after variable analysis to some generalization conclusions. |
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Program Competencies |
Cont. |
| Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years) (Old) Program |
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Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources. |
5 |
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Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches. |
5 |
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Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects. |
5 |
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Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions. |
5 |
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Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations. |
5 |
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Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently. |
5 |
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Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena. |
5 |
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Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones. |
5 |
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Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles. |
5 |
| 10 |
Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge. |
4 |
| 11 |
Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments. |
4 |
| 12 |
Having consciousness about human rights and environment. |
5 |
| 13 |
Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning. |
5 |
