msphd2136  2020-2021  Mons

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Dupuy Claire;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
The objective of the course of comparative political regimes is to present an overview of the major contemporary political regimes. Even if the aim is to focus on democratic regimes, their genesis is compared to the origins of non-democratic regimes at the same epoch. After a definition and a typology of the diverse political regimes, the course will therefore address, through a comparative historical analysis, the diverging paths initiated under the Industrial Revolution leading to the emergence of contrasting political regimes in the twentieth century. The third moment of the course will be devoted to the major current political regimes.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 The course aims to enable students to gain both an understanding of the socio-historical sources of a political regime and a command of its characteristics, in terms of its constitutional organization, of its party system and its political life.
 
Bibliography
(Quelques références)
Gazibo, Mamoudou et Jenson, Jane (2015), La politique comparée, Montréal : Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal.
Gosselin, Guy et Filion, Marcel (2007), Régimes politiques et sociétés dans le monde, Québec : Presses de l'Université de Laval. Mény, Yves et Surel, Yves, (2009), Politique comparée. Les démocraties, Paris : Montchrestien.
Teaching materials
  • Présentation powerpoint de chaque séance
Faculty or entity
PSAD


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Political Sciences: General (shift schedule)

Master [60] in Political Sciences : General (shift schedule)

Master [120] in Public Administration (shift schedule)