To understand political institutions, policy processes, political networks and democratic theories.
The books in the module provide an introduction to European political systems, different models of democracy, and theories of political networks.
Lectures, a book exam (see literature) and/or a compensatory essay to be agreed on with the teacher in charge.
Setälä, Demokratian arvo: Teoriat, käytännöt ja mahdollisuudet. Gaudeamus 2003 (1 ECTS); Sorensen - Torfing, Theories of Democratic Network Governence. Palgrave 2007 (2 ECTS); Gallagher - Laver - Mair, Representative Government in Modern Europe. McGraw Hill 2006. 4th edition. (2 ECTS)