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Political Actors
Business, Management & Finance Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: 8/30/21 - 12/23/21
Political Actors
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 14091
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Foundations of Political Science
DESCRIPTION
Unit 1. Political parties: definitions and historical evolution. Party models and democracy; from cadre to cartel and movement-parties.
- Unit 2. The functions of political parties regarding institutions and society.
- Unit 3. The organization and structure of political parties: ideology, members, resources and faces of parties; dominant coalition and territorial structure. The finances of political parties.
- Unit 4. Democracy in political parties: the making of political platforms and the selection of party officials and electoral candidates.
- Unit 5. Democracy and party systems: definition and typologies. Stability and change.
- Unit 6. Political leadership.
- Unit 7. The (new) social movements: evolution, traits, movilization patterns and interaction with the political system. New social movements and social networks.
- Unit 8. Mass media.
- Unit 9. Interest groups.
- Unit 2. The functions of political parties regarding institutions and society.
- Unit 3. The organization and structure of political parties: ideology, members, resources and faces of parties; dominant coalition and territorial structure. The finances of political parties.
- Unit 4. Democracy in political parties: the making of political platforms and the selection of party officials and electoral candidates.
- Unit 5. Democracy and party systems: definition and typologies. Stability and change.
- Unit 6. Political leadership.
- Unit 7. The (new) social movements: evolution, traits, movilization patterns and interaction with the political system. New social movements and social networks.
- Unit 8. Mass media.
- Unit 9. Interest groups.