課程名稱 |
政治學二 Political Science (Ⅱ) |
開課學期 |
111-2 |
授課對象 |
國際關係組 |
授課教師 |
張貴閔 |
課號 |
PS1006 |
課程識別碼 |
302E10120 |
班次 |
02 |
學分 |
3.0 |
全/半年 |
半年 |
必/選修 |
必帶 |
上課時間 |
星期五6,7,8(13:20~16:20) |
上課地點 |
社科303 |
備註 |
本課程以英語授課。 限學號末二位除3餘2 且 限本系所學生(含輔系、雙修生) 總人數上限:80人 外系人數限制:20人 |
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課程概述 |
This one-year course introduces the field of political science through a survey of the major issues and questions of politics from a comparative perspective. The first semester will be devoted to understanding how and why countries become democracies and when democracies remain stable forms of government. After an introduction to essential issues within political science (such as what is politics, what is the comparative approach, what is the state, what are the fundamental differences between authoritarian and democratic governments), we will investigate questions about how modern democracies function. Is economic development critical to stable democracy? Does a population need particular cultural characteristics for its government to function democratically? What are the effects of regime type on economic growth and government performance? How important are political parties to democracy? The goal of these themes is for students to develop analytic tools for understanding various political systems and evaluating the proper nature of our society.
In the second semester, we will explore a choice of topics, such as human rights, political ideologies, secularisms, social movements and contentious politics, economic inequality and welfare states, nationalism and national identity, etc. Parallel goals of this semester include developing research and writing skills. Together, these objectives help form the foundation for future coursework in the discipline and should help students make informed judgments about the political world around them. |
課程目標 |
The course objective is to introduce first-year political science students to major issues and theories in the study of politics. |
課程要求 |
The course grade will be based on one exploration paper (40%), one class presentation (20%), weekly reading comments and questions (20%), and discussion section participation (20%).
Exploration paper. You are expected to form a research/study group of 3 to 4 students and sign up on NTU COOL by March 3. An exploration paper investigates a topic related to the course that you want to know more about. The essay should be 5,000 to 8,000 words and should address the following aspects: (1) what information you have gathered from published works and websites; (2) why you think the issue is important; (3) what conclusions you have drawn from the information you have gathered; and (4) what you think are the biases or inadequacies of the sources that you used. The essay is due on June 9.
Class Presentation. Each group will give a 15 minutes presentation on June and June 9. The content should include: (1) a research topic and its importance; (2) your sources and your findings thus far; (3) the provisional conclusion that you have drawn from the information. The slides should be uploaded to NTU COOL before the class of your scheduled presentation.
Reading comments and questions. Beginning in the third week, each group is responsible for posting comments and questions, either in English or Chinese, on one of the weekly assigned readings through the discussion section on NTU COOL. The deadline is 17:00 on Thursday. Please limit your postings to six lines of text. You should address at least one following in your comments: (1) What is the author’s research question, and why is it important? (2) What is the author’s argument? (3) Is the argument convincing and why? (4) Does the evidence provided by the author support the argument and why? Your questions can be specific to the reading (e.g., theories, methods, and evidence) or about a broader issue related to the reading. You will be assigned a group if you have not signed up for one by March 3.
Discussion sections. Discussion sections begin in the third week of class. The teaching fellows will conduct the discussion both in English and Mandarin. The weekly discussion sections offer an opportunity to ask questions and discuss topics covered in lectures and the assigned readings. We will structure the meeting according to the questions posted on NTU COOL the day before. Each group is expected to have read other groups’ postings and actively participate in the discussion. |
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There are no required books for purchase. Three books from which relatively long sections have been assigned have been placed on reserve. These are Clark, Golder, and Golder, Foundations of Comparative Politics; Shively, Power and Choice: An Introduction to Political Science; Garner, Ferdinand, and Lawson, Introduction to Politics. Book chapters from other books, and journal articles, are available on NTU COOL.
The Course Reserves section is located on the first floor of the Koo Chen-Fu Memorial Library. |
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