Political Science I in English - course package

Are you interested in how politics work? Political science provides knowledge of key political issues and concepts. What is power? What is democracy? What is a citizen? You will learn more about ideas, institutions, and processes in political theory, Swedish politics, comparative politics, and international politics.
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Political science is the study of politics. Political Science I provides a broad introduction to the subject. The aim of the teaching is to stimulate independent analyses and a problematising approach to political phenomena. The course will provide knowledge of essential political problems and concepts. It will deal with ideas, institutions and processes in the course parts political theory, Swedish politics and public administration, comparative politics, and international politics. The knowledge of politics will be put in a scientific context and discussed from different theoretical perspectives. The course will introduce tools for the students to use for independently interpreting, scrutinising and evaluating scientific results.

The course package consists of four courses:

Term part A:

Political theory in English (SVE011)
Head teacher: Eva Erman & Markus Furendal

Term part B:

Swedish Politics in English (SVE012)
Head teacher: Karl Loxbo

Term part C:

Comparative Politics in English (SVE013)
Head teacher: Jan Teorell

Term part D:

International politics in English (SVE014)
Head teacher: Magnus Reitberger






The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.


Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.


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