VALIES7 Transformation of European Democracies, 5 ECTS – Dept. of Political Science and International Relations

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VALIES7 Transformation of European Democracies 5 ECTS

Organised by

Political Science/ISSS

Person in charge

Professor Tapio Raunio

Corresponding course units in the curriculum

Dept. of Political Science and International Relations
Curricula 2008 – 2010

VALIES7 Transformation of European Democracies 5 ECTS

Belongs to following study modules

Learning outcomes

The objective of the course is to analyse how European national democracies have changed since the Second World War.

The lecture series consists of two parts. Using the principal-agent theory as a framework, the first part explains how and why power is delegated from voters to MPs, governments and civil servants. The second part examines the constitutional and political changes that have taken place in the delegation process from voters to their elected representatives and the civil servants between after 1945. The institutions covered include elections, political parties, legislatures, governments, bureaucracies, heads of state, and the European Union.

Teaching methods

Lectures 24 h, an exam and an essay

Teaching language

English

Modes of study

In addition to the written exam based on the lectures, each student must complete an essay on a topic covered during the lectures.

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Recommended year of study

Autumn 2009.

Study materials

The students are recommended to read Kaare Strøm, Wolfgang C. Müller, and Torbjörn Bergman (eds): Delegation and Accountability in Parliamentary Democracies (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003) before the course.