EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND PARTICIPATION |
| Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIR 411 | B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | NA |
| Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Salih Özcan |
| Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Language: | English |
| Compulsory/Elective: | Elective |
| Classroom and Meeting Time: | E 210 |
| Course Description: | This is a master level course. This course introduces students to a variety of topics dealing with comparative political behavior, such as the formation of partisan identification, public opinion formation, the decision to vote, organize and protest, and how foreign and domestic policy influence elections. The readings will introduce the students to the various methodological techniques—including case studies, quantitative analysis, and agent-based modeling—used to test the empirical expectations of these theories. The goal of this course is to provide a solid foundation upon which you can build for comprehensive examinations. |
| Course Objectives: | The student shall: - have an overview of western political thinking. - have knowledge of the central concepts in political theory, both from a classical perspective and from newer thinking. - have knowledge of the key concepts and the most central models in the study of political behavior. - apply core concepts and basic models in political behavior in one’s own analysis and to critically evaluate which approaches are best suited for one’s research issue |
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COURSE OUTLINE
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| Week | Topics |
| 1 | Class introduction, syllabus and requirements. Political Behavior, Personality and Culture (Woshinsky, O. H. 2008, Explaining politics: culture, institutions, and political behaviour, Intro and C.1 |
| 2 | Political Participation and Modes of Participation: Voting, Campaign Activity, Communal activity, Protest and Contentious action, Wired Activity (Jan W. van Deth, 2016, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics; Russell J. Dalton, Citizens Politics, 2008 C.3) |
| 3 | Who participates? Who Becomes Political? (Russell J. Dalton, 2008, Citizens Politics, C.4; Woshinsky, O. H. 2008, Explaining politics: culture, institutions, and political behaviour, C.6) |
| 4 | Citizen Voting Behavior: What is Voting? (Woshinsky, O. H. 2008, Explaining politics: culture, institutions, and political behaviour, C.7; Jocelyn A.J. Evans, 2004, Voters & Voting, Intro) |
| 5 | Historical Development of Voting Studies; Michigan Model and Party Identification (Jocelyn A.J. Evans, 2004, Voters & Voting, C. 1-2; R. Dalton, 2016, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics; P. Norris, 2004, Electoral Engineering, C.6) |
| 6 | Social Structural theories of Voting: Political socialization (Jocelyn A.J. Evans, 2004, Voters & Voting, C.3) |
| 7 | Rational Choice Theories and Voting (Jocelyn A.J. Evans, 2004, Voters & Voting, C. 4; A. McGann, 2016, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics) |
| 8 | Voting and the Economy (Jocelyn A.J. Evans, 2004, Voters & Voting, C. 4; M.S. Lewis-Beck, Klingemann, Hans-Dieter & Dalton, Russell J. (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior, 2007, C.27) |
| 9 | Beliefs, Ideologies and Political Behaviour (Woshinsky, O. H. 2008, Explaining politics: culture, institutions, and political behaviour, C.8-9; P. Mair, Klingemann, Hans-Dieter & Dalton, Russell J. (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior, 2007, C.11; W. Jou & R. Dalton, 2017, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics) |
| 10 | I Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Political behavior (A. Just, 2017, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics; Dalton & Anderson (Eds.), 2011, Citizens, Context and Choice, C. 5.; M. Caul Kittilson, 2016, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics) |
| 11 | Protest and Contentious Actions (M. Quaranta, 2017, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics; Klingemann, Hans-Dieter & Dalton, Russell J. (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior, 2007, C.38; Russell J. Dalton, 2008, Citizens Politics, C.4; P. Norris 2004, Electoral Engineering, C. 5) |
| 12 | Political Party, Leadership, Candidate and Voting (Woshinsky, O. H. 2008, Explaining politics: culture, institutions, and political behaviour, C.11,13,15; I. McAllister, 2016, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics; Dalton & Anderson (Eds.), 2011, Citizens, Context and Choice, C. 6; P. Norris, 2004, Electoral Engineering, C.4) |
| 13 | Turnout and Non-Voting (Jocelyn A.J. Evans, 2004, Voters & Voting, C. 7; Dalton & Anderson (Eds.), 2011, Citizens, Context and Choice, C. 2; P. Norris, 2004, Electoral Engineering, C. 7) |
| 14 | Political Behavior and Participation in Albania-Case Study |
| Prerequisite(s): | N/A |
| Textbook: | Woshinsky, O. H. 2008, Explaining politics: culture, institutions, and political behaviour, Routledge Evans, Jocelyn A.J. 2004, Voters & Voting, Sage. Dalton, Russell, J. & C.J. Anderson (Eds.), 2011, Citizens, Context and Choice, Oxford Uni. Press. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, Online Source. Dalton, Russell J. 2008, Citizens Politics, Sage, CQ Press. |
| Other References: | Norris, P. 2004, Electoral Engineering, Cambridge UP. Klingemann, Hans-Dieter & Dalton, Russell J. (Eds.) 2007 Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior, OUP. Krasniqi, A. (2013, February 10). Shqiperia ne 22 vjet: Vota e perhershme dhe votuesit e lekundur (Albania in 22 years: Permanent vote and kneaded voters) Krasniqi, A. (2011). Sjellja Zgjedhore dhe Identifikimi i Votes ne Shqiperi (Voting Behavior and Identification of Vote in Albania). Tirana: Academia.edu. Krasniqi, A. (2008). Zgjedhjet në Shqipëri (Elections in Albania 1991-2008). Ceka, B. (2013, March). Marrëdhënia mes sistemeve zgjedhore, sistemit partiak dhe sjelljes zgjedhore në shqipëri (Relationship between electoral systems, party system and electoral behavior in Albania). Universiteti Tiranes. |
| Laboratory Work: | N/A |
| Computer Usage: | N/A |
| Others: | No |
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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| 1 | At the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate understanding of key theories in political behavior and explain some of the determinants of political attitudes and the processes through which people form their opinions |
| 2 | To develop an understanding of national and international political behavior, including the various governmental and non-governmental actors involved in these processes. |
| 3 | To gain knowledge of the different sorts of research methods that can help to identify and analyze political beliefs and behavior |
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COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
| No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
| Professional Master in Political Science and International Relations Program | ||
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COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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| Method | Quantity | Percentage |
| Midterm Exam(s) |
1
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20
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| Project |
1
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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50
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| Total Percent: | 100% |
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ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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| Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Assignments | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final examination | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Other | 1 | 22.5 | 22.5 |
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Total Work Load:
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187.5 | ||
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Total Work Load/25(h):
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7.5 | ||
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ECTS Credit of the Course:
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7.5 | ||