Faculty of Political Science / EUROPEAN STUDIES / POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
| Course: | POLITICAL BEHAVIOR/ |
| Course ID | Course status | Semester | ECTS credits | Lessons (Lessons+Exercises+Laboratory) |
| 8191 | Izborni | 1 | 6 | 2+1+0 |
| Programs | EUROPEAN STUDIES |
| Prerequisites | It is preferable that the students have completed basic studies in political science, that they use basic concepts from political science and that they have basic knowledge of statistics. |
| Aims | The goal of the course is to train students to analyse political behaviour, especially voting independently. |
| Learning outcomes | Students will learn to understand and use concepts and theories in the field of political behaviour, to design research in the field of political behaviour, to understand the logic of scientific research, to use academic literature and partially independently analyse data based on original datasets and to interpret data. |
| Lecturer / Teaching assistant | dr. Olivera Komar, assistant professor |
| Methodology | lectures, discussions, reading and discussing literature, independent research |
| Plan and program of work | |
| Preparing week | Preparation and registration of the semester |
| I week lectures | Introduction to the course and historical overview of political behaviour |
| I week exercises | Discussion about students' background and previous experience |
| II week lectures | Socio-demographic theory of voting |
| II week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| III week lectures | Theory of rational choice |
| III week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| IV week lectures | Proximal and directive theory of voting |
| IV week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| V week lectures | Voting and economy |
| V week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| VI week lectures | Abstention |
| VI week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| VII week lectures | Socio-political context: party and election system |
| VII week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| VIII week lectures | Socio-political context: political culture |
| VIII week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| IX week lectures | Application of theories in Montenegro I |
| IX week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| X week lectures | Application of theories in Montenegro II |
| X week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| XI week lectures | Information collection, persuasion and political communication |
| XI week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| XII week lectures | Political marketing, campaigns and negative campaigns |
| XII week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| XIII week lectures | Clientelism |
| XIII week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| XIV week lectures | Political representation and personalisation of politics |
| XIV week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| XV week lectures | Final course overview |
| XV week exercises | Students are obliged to read the papers for this week and prepare to discuss it |
| Student workload | |
| Per week | Per semester |
| 6 credits x 40/30=8 hours and 0 minuts
2 sat(a) theoretical classes 0 sat(a) practical classes 1 excercises 5 hour(s) i 0 minuts of independent work, including consultations |
Classes and final exam:
8 hour(s) i 0 minuts x 16 =128 hour(s) i 0 minuts Necessary preparation before the beginning of the semester (administration, registration, certification): 8 hour(s) i 0 minuts x 2 =16 hour(s) i 0 minuts Total workload for the subject: 6 x 30=180 hour(s) Additional work for exam preparation in the preparing exam period, including taking the remedial exam from 0 to 30 hours (remaining time from the first two items to the total load for the item) 36 hour(s) i 0 minuts Workload structure: 128 hour(s) i 0 minuts (cources), 16 hour(s) i 0 minuts (preparation), 36 hour(s) i 0 minuts (additional work) |
| Student obligations | Active participation in the class and preparation for classes |
| Consultations | |
| Literature | Evans, Jocelyn A., Voters and Voting: An introduction, Sage, London, 2004 Komar, Olivera, Birači u Crnoj Gori: faktori izbore i partijske identifikacije, Čigoja i FPN, Beograd, 2012 + additional papers each week |
| Examination methods | Discussion in the class - 20 points Research essay proposal - 10+10 points Research essay - 30 points Oral exam - 30 points |
| Special remarks | |
| Comment |
| Grade: | F | E | D | C | B | A |
| Number of points | less than 50 points | greater than or equal to 50 points and less than 60 points | greater than or equal to 60 points and less than 70 points | greater than or equal to 70 points and less than 80 points | greater than or equal to 80 points and less than 90 points | greater than or equal to 90 points |