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Spring semester - BA - IR - Year 1 Calendar view

Introduction to Politics


Class
Ana Belén Soage
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Lessons

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Week 1 - Introduction to the module

Week description
Key concepts to retain
Recordings (15 February 2022)
Recordings (17 February 2022)
Recordings (22 February 2022)

Week 2 - Key Concepts in Political Science

Week description
Recordings 24th February 2022
Key concepts to retain
Recordings 1st March
Assignment 1 (mitigation)
Assignment 1 (10%): In-class exercise 'Key Political Concepts' (Week 4)

Week 3 - Political Ideology (I) Liberalism

Week description
Podcast: The dollar at the center of the world
Recordings 3rd March
Recordings 8th March
Recordings 10th March
Recordings 14th March
Recordings 17th March
Recordings 22nd March
Recordings 24th March

Week 4 - Political Ideology (II) Socialism

Week description
Extra reading
Recordings 29th March
Recordings 31st March
Recordings 5th April

Week 5 - Political Ideology (III) Fascism

Week description
Recordings 7th April
Recordings 19th April
Recordings 21st April

Week 6 - Political Ideology (IV) Feminism, Environmentalism, and Postmodernism

Week description
The WomanStats project
Recommended listening
Iris Young's "5 faces of oppression"
Recordings 22nd April
Recordings 26th April

Weeks 7 and 8 - Comparative Politics. Governmental Systems

We will discuss the characteristics of democracy and nondemocracy.

Week description
Extra material for the week
Democracy and wealth distribution
Recordings 28th April
Recordings 3rd May
Recordings 5th May
Recordings 10th May
Assignment 2 (10%): In-class exercise 'Political Ideologies' (Week 9)

Week 9 - Comparative Politics (III) Interest Groups, Political Parties and Elections

Week description
Recordings 17th May
Case study: The rise of Emmanuel Macron
Recordings 12th May
Recordings 19th May