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Introduction to political science

ОК 7

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2023/2024

1 Semester

3

1. To understand the subject area, ethical and legal principles of professional activity. 8. To be able to use the basic categorical-conceptual and analytical-research apparatus of modern political science. 12. To be able to analyze the interaction of political actors and institutions, power and government, political systems and regimes, political behavior in different contexts of their functioning.

Full-time form

1. To have general knowledge and ideas about the political sphere of public life and its main institutions (state, political parties, public organizations, local governments, media). 2. To be able to navigate in the political processes of the political life of foreign countries and Ukraine on the basis of knowledge about the political system of society, its institutions, the laws of their functioning. 3. Have basic skills in research and information management; critical attitude and forecasting regarding political events and phenomena.

Political science as a science and academic discipline. Methodological principles and main categories of political science. Politics as a social phenomenon. Political power. The political system of society. The state as the main institution of the political system. Political regimes. Political parties and party systems. Elections and electoral systems. A person as a subject of politics. Political elites and political leadership. Political culture. Political ideology. International relations and the world political process.

Politolohiya: istoriya ta metodolohiya / Andrushchenko V.P., Antonenko V.H., Anufriyev L.O. ta in.; Za red. F.M. Kyrylyuka. – K., 2000. Politolohiya: Pidruchnyk dlya studentiv vyshchykh navchalʹnykh zakladiv / Za red. O.V. Babkinoyi, V.P. Horbatenka. – 2-he vyd., pererob. ta dop. – K., 2003. Shlyakhtun P.P. Politolohiya: istoriya ta teoriya: Pidruchnyk / P.P. Shlyakhtun. — K.: Tsentr uchbovoyi literatury, 2010. — 472 s.

Lecture, seminar, independent work.

Oral reports, discussions, presentation of independent research, control work. Criteria. The following are subject to assessment in seminars: the level of knowledge and completeness of disclosure of the issue in oral reports; activity in discussing issues and argumentation of one's own position in discussions; use of additional sources in preparing the report; ability to critically analyze ideas and statements presented for discussion; meaningful content of the presentation material and its free and interesting presentation. Criteria for evaluating independent work (essays, analytical research) are the presence of independent, scientifically sound commentary (with reference to the main and additional literature for the course), the formulation of opinions using professional terminology and compliance with deadlines for independent work.

Ukrainian