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Political Parties and Party Systems

Course code

RIT6011.YK

old course code

RIT6011

Course title in Estonian

Erakonnad ja erakonnasüsteemid

Course title in English

Political Parties and Party Systems

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To give an insight into party systems and political parties from political science's perspective and introduce the main present systems in Western Europe as well as Eastern and Central Europe.

Brief description of the course

Introduction; main terms, for example parties, ideologies etc; the structure of the society and political parties in Europe and Estonia. The focal point is preparation for the seminars.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- acquires knowledge about the main theories and terms concerning parties and party systems;
- acquires capability to read and understand relevant texts and apply knowledge into practice.

Teacher

Tõnis Saarts

Prerequisite course 1

Basics of Politics and Government (RIT6001.YK)

Study programmes containing that course