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Electoral Political Science

ОК 05

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2023/2024

7 Semester

4

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. 14. To apply theories and methods of applied political science, political communications, special political science disciplines in professional activities.

Full-time form

1. Know the structure and functions of the political system of society, its main institutions (state, political parties, NGOs, local governments, media), patterns of functioning of the system as a whole and its institutions. 2. To be able to navigate in the political processes, political life of specific countries 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; use of foreign language professional political information sources.

The discipline acquaints students with the peculiarities of electoral processes in Ukraine and abroad, considers the advantages and disadvantages of major electoral systems, the interaction of the electoral system with other elements of the political system: party, form of government, political regime and more.

Vyshnyak Oleksandr Ivanovych. Elektoralʹna sotsiolohiya: istoriya, teoriYI, metody / NAN Ukrayiny; Instytut sotsiolohiyi. — K., 2000. — 308s. Dyuverzhe M. Polytycheskye partyy / per. s frants. – M.: Akademycheskyy Prospekt, 2000. http://www.parlament.org.ua. Vybory v Yevropeysʹkomu Soyuzi.

Lectures, seminars, individual tasks, independent work

Oral reports, discussions, presentation of independent research, individual task. 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