Comparative Politics: Public Opinion, Public Policy and Representation

Course Detail

Degree: Bachelor
Standard Academic Year
Course delivery methods: face-to-face
Subject: Social studies
Program
School: Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Human Sciences (FFLCH)
Department
Campus: São Paulo main campus
Classroom
Course Offering Year
Course Offering Month: January - January
Weekday and Period
Capacity: 40
Credits: 8
Language: English
Course Number: FLS6403

Comparative Politics: Public Opinion, Public Policy and Representation University of Sao Paulo

Course Overview

The course aims to introduce students to the main research paradigms in comparative political behavior; and, to advance training in doing original empirical research on political participation, voting, public opinion analysis, etc. in a comparative perspective.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

Students should have a background in statistical inference (for example, FLS 5028, or a similar course) and multivariate regression analysis (for example, FLS 6183, or a similar course).

Grading Philosophy

Problem Sets and Quizzes 50% Final Paper 50%

Course schedule

1. Participation 2. Values, Issues and Ideological Orientations 3. Partisanship and Voting 4. Attitudes and Political Behavior 5. Representation 6. Performance and the Vote 7. Economic Crisis and Reform 8. Globalization and the Vote

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Lorena Guadalupe Barberia

Other information

Site for Inquiry

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