同志社大学　シラバス検索／検索結果／Democracy and Politics : A Comparative Perspective

シラバス

※学期中に内容が変更になることがあります。

2020年度

99100016-051

△Democracy and Politics : A Comparative Perspective－51
Democracy and Politics : A Comparative Perspective－51
2単位/Unit 秋学期/Fall 今出川/Imadegawa 講義/Lecture

ROBERT WILLIAM ASPINALL /ROBERT WILLIAM ASPINALL

＜概要/Course Content Summary＞

In this course students will be introduced to key concepts in comparative politics， especially power， democracy and the state. Pluralist and elitist theories of democracy will be examined as well as the application of these theories to concrete examples of advanced contemporary democratic states in North America， Europe and Asia. Critiques of democracy will also be studied， such as Marxist and Anarchist positions as well as those that equate democracy with ‘Western values’. The connection between democratic values and educational and social systems will also be discussed， as will the place of the democratic nation-state in the new era of globalization.　
　
Students will be required to conduct their own research into two or more nation-states in order to apply some of the theory they have learned to concrete case studies.　
　
Each week， students will discuss a text about the topic of the week. One student will lead the discussion with a presentation， and then further materials and ideas will be presented to the students to challenge them to think as deeply as possible about the issues raised.　

＜到達目標/Goals,Aims＞

Students will acquire increased knowledge and awareness of important issues relating to democracy， democratic institutions and the varying forms that democracy takes around the world.　
Students will develop their skills in research， analysis of information and ability to express their work in written and verbal forms.　

＜授業計画/Schedule＞

（実施回/ Week）	（内容/ Contents）	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
（実施回/ Week） 1	（内容/ Contents） Course Introduction: What is Politics?	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Chapter 1
（実施回/ Week） 2	（内容/ Contents） Democracy in ancient Athens	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Chapter 2
（実施回/ Week） 3	（内容/ Contents） The ancient Roman republic	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Chapter 3
（実施回/ Week） 4	（内容/ Contents） Christianity and the rise of the individual	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Chapter 4
（実施回/ Week） 5	（内容/ Contents） The rise of the modern nation-state	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Chapter 5
（実施回/ Week） 6	（内容/ Contents） How to study the state	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Chapter 6
（実施回/ Week） 7	（内容/ Contents） How to study relations between states	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Chapter 7
（実施回/ Week） 8	（内容/ Contents） How to succeed as a politician	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Chapter 8
（実施回/ Week） 9	（内容/ Contents） How to study political parties	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Chapter 9
（実施回/ Week） 10	（内容/ Contents） Justice, Freedom and Democracy	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Chapter 10
（実施回/ Week） 11	（内容/ Contents） ‘Western’ democracy vs. ‘Asian’ values	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read handout
（実施回/ Week） 12	（内容/ Contents） What does ‘democratic education’ entail?	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read handout
（実施回/ Week） 13	（内容/ Contents） The scientific study of politics	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Chapter 11
（実施回/ Week） 14	（内容/ Contents） Ideologies that challenge politics	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read chapter 12
（実施回/ Week） 15	（内容/ Contents） Does the liberal democratic state represent ‘the end of history’?	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read chapter 13

＜成績評価基準/Evaluation Criteria＞

平常点(出席，クラス参加，グループ作業の成果等)	20%	Students will be expected to read the relevant handout before each class.
期末レポート試験・論文	50%	Students must write a report on one of the topics (or one part of a topic). The report should be between 1，500 and 2，000 words long.
クラスで発表など	30%	Students must give a presentation on one of the topics chosen from the schedule.

＜テキスト/Textbook＞

Kenneth Minogue 『Politics: A Very Short Introduction』 (OUP、2000) ISBN:978-0-19-285388-2

お問合せは同志社大学各学部・研究科事務室まで