This is a continuing course at undergraduate level that requires at least 30 Swedish higher education credits in political science or corresponding knowledge. 'Corresponding' includes studies in social sciences with extensive and distinct elements of political science. This course is taught only for exchange students.
Comparative European politics course is an intermediate course intended for those who wish to improve their existing knowledge of important theories and concepts within the vast and diverse field of comparative politics. Empirical applications are made broadly to European countries. The course is designed to provide both an overview of a selected range of intermediate theories and applied contemporary debates. The course is subdivided into three thematic modules, which are subject to regular revisions to allow the students to get acquainted with the most relevant and path-breaking contemporary research and get inspired for future degree projects. Examples of the topics the course might cover are accountability and legitimacy of party-dominated proportional systems; the dynamics of the purportedly growing judicialisation of European politics; the emergence of new party families and party types such as personal or populist parties; or the emergence of new social cleavages.
