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National Research University

Higher School of Economics

International College of Economics and Finance

Syllabus of the course

“POLITICAL SCIENCE”

Author Valeri Ledyaev

Moscow, 2017

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

1. Lecturer: Valeri Ledyaev

Class teacher: Valeri Ledyaev.

2. Pre-requisites: students are supposed to be familiar with Intellectual history of Europe and

World history.

3. Course description: Political science is an optional one semester course for the second year students (HSE program).

The course is taught in Russian and in English.

4. Learning Objectives The aim of the course is to give students basic knowledge of politics and government. In the

course we will analyze basic political concepts, political values and ideologies, major political

institutions and their characteristics in different political regimes. Throughout the course we will

discuss major themes and issues in Russian politics.

5. Learning outcomes:

By the end of this course the students will have learned about

basic political concepts (politics, power, authority, state, government, political regime,

democracy, political culture etc.)

major theories of politics and ideologies (Marxism, elitism, pluralism, liberalism,

conservatism, socialism)

political values (freedom, equality, justice, etc.)

contemporary political systems

political process in modern Russia

6. Methods of Instruction:

lectures (2 hours a week)

classes (2 hours a week)

participant presentation

teacher’s consultations

small group work

essay writing

self-study

7. Grade determination: Course grade consists of three parts:

final exam (35 %)

classes (35 %)

tests (30 %)

Rating scale:

100-point scale 10-point scale

0-19,99 1

20-27,99 2

30-37,99 3

38-42,99 4

43-53,99 5

54-60,99 6

61-67,99 7

68-77,99 8

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78-85,99 9

86-100 10

Grades 0, 1, 2, 3 correspond to a ‘fail’; 4, 5 - ‘satisfactory’; 6, 7 – ‘good’; 8, 9, 10 – ‘excellent’

performance on the 10-point scale.

8. Main reading:

Heywood A. Politics. 4th

ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Heywood A. Political Theory. An Introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Heywood A. Political Ideologies. An Introduction. L.: Palgrave, 2004. 3rd

ed.

9. Supplementary reading: Birch A.H. The Concepts and Theories of Modern Democracy. L., 2007.

Tansey S. Politics: The Basics. 2nd ed. L., 2008.

Comparative Politics Today /Ed. by Gabriel Almond and G. Bingham Powell Jr. NY, 2004.

Dobratz B., Waldner L., Buzzell T. Power, politics, and society. Boston Pearson Education,

2012.

Hoffman J., Graham P. Introduction to Political Theory. L., 2009.

Orum A.M., Dale J.G. Political Sociology. Power and Political Participation in the Modern

World. NY, 2009.

The Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology /Ed. by Kate Nash and Alan Scott. Oxford:

Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2004.

The Handbook of Political Sociology. States, Civil Societies, and Globalisation /Ed. by Thomas.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Glasberg D.S., Shannon D. Political sociology. L.: Sage, 2011.

Janoski, Robert R. Alford, Alexander M. Hicks and Mildred A. Schwartz. Cambridge, 2005.

Theory and Methods in Political Science /Ed. by David Marsh and Gerry Stoker. Palgrave

Macmillan, 2010.

Thomas G. Introduction to Political Philosophy. L., 2000.

Vincent A. The Nature of Political Theory. Oxford, 2008.

Алексеева Т.Ф. Современная политическая мысль (ХХ-ХХI вв.). М., 2015

Сравнительная политология /Под ред. О.В. Гаман-Голутвиной. М., 2015.

Политология /Под ред. В.Н. Лавриненко. М., 2015.

Алексеева Т.А. Политическая философия. М., 2007.

Антология мировой политической мысли. В 5-ти тт. М., 1997.

Категории политической науки. М., 2002.

Ясин Е. Приживется ли демократия в России. М., 2012.

Electronic Reader contends all the main texts and many supplementary texts. Main texts

are also available on ICEF-online.

10. Course outline:

1. Politics as a subject of study

Politics as a subject of study. Origin of political science. History of the discipline. Approaches to

the study of politics. Political theory and political science. Political science in Russia. Structure

and methods of political science. Political science and other social sciences. Contemporary

themes and developments in political theory. Major themes and issues in the study of Russian

politics. Perspectives in political science. Reasons for studying politics in universities.

Main reading

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Heywood A. Politics. 4th

ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. pp. 12-23 (Political

science_Heywood)1.

The Russian version: Хейвуд А. Политология. М.: Юнити, 2005. С. 14-27 (Политическая

наука_Хейвуд).

Dryzek J.S., Honig B., Phillips A. Introduction // The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory /Ed.

by John S. Dryzek, Bonnie Honig, and Anne Phillips. Oxford, 2009 (What is political

theory_Dryzek).

2. Politics

Conceptual framework. Basic problems in defining political concepts. Idea of essential

contestedness of political concepts. Basic political concepts. Politics. Policy. Polity. Political

actor. Political institutions. Political system. Political process. Government. Political values.

Ambivalent nature of politics. Approaches to defining politics. Politics as an arena. Politics as a

process. Politics as the art of government. Politics as public affairs. Politics as compromise and

consensus. Politics as power. Politics as a constrained use of social power. Power as an attempt

to establish order and justice. Politics as a struggle for power and domination. Conceptual

disagreements and politics. ‘Politics’ and politics in Russia.

Presentations

Postmodernism and political science.

Political science and economy.

‘Politics’ as (not) essentially contested concept.

Essential contestedness of political concepts.

Feminist view on politics.

Main reading

Heywood A. Politics. 4th

ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. pp. 1-11 (Politics_Heywood)

The Russian version: Хейвуд А. Политология. М.: Юнити, 2005. С. 2-14

(Политология_Хейвуд. С. 2-14).

A New Handbook of Political Science /Ed. By R.E. Goodin and H.D. Klingemann. Oxford:

Oxford University Press, 1996. P. 7-9 (Politics_Handbook).

Duverger M. The Study of Politics. L.: Nelson, 1972. P. 18-20 (Politics_Duverger).

Miller D. Politics // The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought. Oxford: Blackwell,

1995. P. 390-391 (Politics_Blackwell).

3. Power

Power as essentially contested concept. Basic problems in defining power. Power to and power

over. Power and domination. Forms, bases and uses of power. Force, coercion, persuasion,

msnipulation, authority. Three-dimensional view on power. Decision-making. Agenda setting.

Thought control. Theories of political power. Elitism. Pluralism. Marxism. State autonomy

theory. Power indicators. Who benefits? Who Governs? Who wins? Who has a reputation for

power?

Presentations

‘Power’ as (not) essentially contested concept.

Parsons (other scholar) on power.

‘Power to’, ‘power over’, power with’?

Power in Russia: Marxist (elitist, pluralist, corporatist) interpretation.

Four dimensions of power.

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Main reading

Heywood A. Power, Authority and Legitimacy // Political Theory. An Introduction. Basingstoke:

Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. P. 122-129 (Power_Heywood(а).

Domhoff G.W. Who Rules America? (Power_Domhoff).

Ledyaev V. Power: A Conceptual analysis. NY, 1998. P. 223-224. The Russian version:

Ледяев В.Г. Власть: концептуальный анализ. М.: РОССПЭН, 2001. С. 344-345 (Формы

власти_Ледяев).

4. State

Concept of state. Defining features of the state. Sovereignty. State authority. Territory of the

state. Compulsory and universal jurisdiction of the state. Theories on the origin of the state. Rule

of law. State and government. Theories of the state. Pluralist state. Capitalist state. Leviathan

state. Patriarchal state. Role and functions of the state. Minimal state. Developmental

state.Social-democratic state. Collectivized state. Globalization and state. Totalitarian state.

Types of states. Monarchy. Republic. Presidential, parliamentary and mixed systems of

government. Unitary states and federations. Welfare state. State and government in Russia.

Presentations

Failed states.

Origin of the state: philosophical aspects of the theories.

Globalization and sovereignty.

Monarchy in Britain.

Suoerpresidency.

Main reading

Heywood A. Politics. 2nd ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. pp. 85-101, 158-169, 311-316

(State_Heywood(ab). The Russian version: Хейвуд А. Политология. М.: Юнити, 2005. С.

106-128, 198-213, 386-391) (Политология_Хейвуд. С. 106-128, 198-213, 386-391).

Comparative politics / Ed. By D. Сaramani. 3rd

. Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. P.

64-65 (State_Heywood).

Ishiyama J.T. Comparative politics. Chichester, 2012. P. 76-86 (State_Heywood(ab)).

5. Political authority and domination

Concept of authority. Main traditions in defining authority. An authority and in authority. De

jure authority and de facto authority. Authority and coercion. Authority and persuasion.

Authority and power. Forms of authority. Personal authority. Traditional authority. Legal

authority. Institutionalization of authority. Political authority. Political authority and political

power. Authority and legitimacy. The ground of political authority. For and against authority.

The basis of political authority: divine right, natural subordination, knowledge, and consent-

based theories. Rejection of political authority. Anarchism. Domination. Types of domination.

Ideological hegemony.

Presentations

Anarchism on political authority.

‘Authority’ as (not) essentially contested concept.

Legitimacy in the communist systems.

Authority and domination.

Domination in Russia: Who rules?

Main reading

Heywood A. Power, Authority and Legitimacy // Political Theory. An Introduction. Basingstoke:

Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. P. 122-129 (Authority_Heywood(ab).

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Thomas G. Introduction to Political Philosophy. L., 2000. P. 63-77 (Authotity_Heywood(ab).

Wartenberg T. Forms of Power: From Domination to Transformation. Philadelphia, 1990: P. 115-

121 (Authority_Heywood(ab).

6. Human nature and politics Concept of human nature. Man as a political animal (Aristotle). Man in a “natural” state

(Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau). Man as a set of social relations (Marx). “Pessimistic” vs

“optimistic” view of human nature. Nature versus nurture. Intellect versus instinct. Competition

vs cooperation. Individualism vs collectivism. Individual and community. Psychoanalyst

tradition (S. Freud, G. Marcuse, E. Fromm) and existentialism (J.P. Sartre). Human nature and

political arguments.

Presentations

T. Adorno on authoritarian personality.

S. Freud on consciousness.

G. Marcuse on human nature.

E. Fromm on escape from freedom.

Main reading

Heywood A. Political Theory. An Introduction. Basingstoke, 2004. Р. 15-50 (Human

nature_Heywood)

7. Freedom Conceptions of freedom in the history of political thought. “Freedom” in different political

ideologies. Liberalism and freedom. Negative vs positive freedom. Types and sources of

constraints. Freedom and necessity. Types and sources of constraints. Freedom and responsibility.

Freedom and equality. Freedom and democracy. Personal freedom and free society. Conditions of

freedom. Freedom and law. Political rights and liberties. Political freedom and political regime.

Presentations

Drags and freedom.

Negative and positive freedom in Russia.

Why I prefer negative (positive) freedom?

G. Maccallum’s view on freedom.

Main reading

Birch A.H. The Concepts and Theories of Modern Democracy. L., 2007. Р. 159-176

(Freedom_Birch).

8. Equality Conceptions of equality in the history of political thought. Forms of equality and inequality.

Egalitarianism. Human nature and equality. Formal equality. Foundational equality. “All men are

created equal”. Left and right interpretations of equality. Equality of outcome. Equality of

opportunity. Social equality. Natural inequalities and social inequality. Economic equality. Political

equality and political inequality. Liberal equality. Democratic equality. Decentralisation of political

and economic power and equality. Gender inequality. Racial inequality. Reverse discrimination.

For and against equality.

Presentations

Natural inequalities and social inequality.

Reverse discrimination.

Gender equality: basic explanations.

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Freedom vs equality.

Inequality and poverty in Russia.

Main reading

Heywood A. Political Theory. An Introduction. Basingstoke, 2004. Р. 285-293

(Equality_Heywood).

Gutmann A. Equality // The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought / Ed. by David Miller

et al. Oxford, 1995. Р. 136-139 (Equality_Heywood).

9. Justice

Concept of justice. Legal justice. Social justice. Distributive justice. Procedural justice.

Principles of justice. ‘To each according to his needs’. ‘To each according to his rights’. ‘To

each according to his deserts’. Utilitarianism and justice. Mills on justice. Rawls’ theory of

justice. Justice as fairness. Difference principle. Communitarianism, libertarianism and

anarchism against Rawls’ theory of justice. Theory of minimal state (R. Nozick).

Presentations

Utilitarianism and justice.

Veil of ignorance as a form of decision-making.

‘Justice’ (‘spravedlivost’) as a concept.

‘Justice’ as (not) essentially contested concept.

Main reading

Heywood A. Political Theory. An Introduction. Basingstoke, 2004. Р. 294-302

(Justice_Heywood);

Gray J.W. Three Theories of Justice // https://ethicalrealism.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/three-theories-

of-justice/ (Justice_Grey(ab).

10. Political ideologies

Concept of ideology. Basic theories of ideology (K. Marx, K. Mannheim, K. Popper). Ideology

and political theory. Functions of political ideologies. Classification of ideologies. Origine of

ideologies. Liberalism. Classical and modern liberalism. Variations in modern liberalism.

Libertarianism. Conservatism. Traditionalism and fundamentalism. New right. Thatcherism.

Christian democracy. New Right. Socialism and communism. Classical and modern Marxism.

Leninism. “Command socialism”. Revisionism. Social democracy. Market socialism. Ethical

socialism. Communitarianism. Fascism and right-wing ideologies. Italian fascism and German

national-socialism. Modern fascism and nazism. Islamic fundamentalism. Left radicalism.

Feminism. Ecology as political radicalism. Anarchism.

Main reading

Heywood A. Political Ideologies. An Introduction. L.: Palgrave, 2004. 3rd

ed.

(Ideologies_Heywood_ab).

11. The Constitution of the Russian Federation

Concept of Constitution. Role and functions of constitutions. Types of constitutions.

Constitutions in the USSR and the Russian Federation. Constitution of 1993. The Fundamentals

of the Constitutional System. Rights and Freedoms of Man and Citizen. The Federal Structure.

The President of the Russian Federation. The Federal Assembly. Separation of powers. Checks

and balances. Constitution and political regime in Russia.

Presentations

US Constitution.

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UK Constitution.

The Russian Constitution (1993): historical and political context.

The Russian Constitution (1993): separation of powers.

Federalism in Russian.

How Democratic is the American Constitution?

How Democratic is the Russian Constitution?

Main reading

The Russian Constitution (Constitution_RF)

Heywood A. Politics. 2nd ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. P. 291-304 (Constitution_Heywood).

The Russian version: Хейвуд А. Политология. М.: Юнити, 2005. С. 358-373)

(Конституция_тексты).

12. Political parties, pressure groups and social movements

Articulation and aggregation of interests. Representation in politics. Models of political

representation. Basic representative institutions. The nature of modern political parties. Party

systems. Variations in modern political parties and party systems. Parties and party system in

Russia. Pressure groups. Types of pressure groups. Social movements. “New social movements”.

Pressure groups and social movements in Russia.

Presentations

United Russian: the ruling party or the party of power?

Liberal parties in modern Russia.

KPRF: political and sociological dimensions.

LDPR: political and sociological dimensions.

Just Russia: political and sociological dimensions.

Party system in modern Russia.

Main reading

Gel’man V. Party Politics in Russia: From Competition to Hierarchy // Europe-Asia Studies.

2008. Vol. 60. No 6. P. 913-930 (Parties in Russia_Gel’man). The Russian version:Гельман

В.Я. Политические партии в России: от конкуренции – к иерархии // Полис. 2008. № 5.

С. 135-152 (Партии в России_Гельман (сокр)).

Heywood A. Politics. 2nd ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. P. 247-287 (Parties_preassure

groups_social movements_Heywood(ab). The Russian version: Хейвуд А. Политология. М.:

Юнити, 2005. С. 307-356 (Политология_Хейвуд, с. 307-356).

13. Political participation

Concept of political participation. Types of political participation. Democratic theory and

participation. Institutional forms of political participation. Noninstitutional forms of political

participation. Participation in different political regimes. Problems of collective action.

Absenteeism. Political participation and social cleavages. Voting behaviour. Rational and

irrational in voting behaviour. Sociological theories of voting behaviour. Party identification

theory. Theories of rational voting behaviour. Ideology and voting behaviour. Issue voting.

Retrospective voting. Voting behaviour in Russia.

Presentations

Administrative resource in the electoral campaigns in Russia.

Absenteeism and protest.

Voting behavior in Russia and UK: major differences.

What theories can properly explain voting behavior in Russia?

“Bolontniy protest” in Moscow.

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Main reading

Dobratz B., Waldner L., Buzzell T. Power, politics, and society. Boston Pearson Education,

2012. P. 189-225, 226-268 (Participation_Voting_Dobratz (ab).

Lussier, D.N. Contacting and Complaining: Political Participation and the Failure of Democracy

in Russia Post-Soviet Affairs. 2011Vol. 27, № 3.0 Р. 289-325

(Participation_Russia_Lussier_a).

14. Political regimes

Concept of political regime. Basic elements of political regime. Classifications of political

regimes. Totalitarian regimes. Sources of totalitarianism. Origin of totalitarianism. Fascist and

communist totalitarian regimes. Post-totalitarian regimes. Sovietological theories of political

regime in the USSR. Authoritarian regimes. Types of authoritarianism. Absolute monarchy.

Military regimes. Bureaucratic regimes. Oligarchy. Populist regimes. Sultanistic regimes. East

Asian regimes. Islamic regimes. Hybrid regimes. Western poliarchies. New democracies.

Defective democracies. Political regime in Russia.

Presentations

Sovietological interpretations of the Soviet political regime.

Theory of sovereign democracy.

Economic effectiveness of authoritarian regimes.

Theory of illiberal democracy.

Main reading

Gel’man V. The rise and decline of electoral authorianism in Russia // Democratizatsiya. Vol.

22. No 4. 2014. P. 503-522 (Electoral authoritarianism_Gel’man(a). The Russian versions:

Гельман В. Расцвет и упадок электорального авторитаризма // Полития. 2012. № 4. С. 65-

88 (Режим в России_тексты).

Merlel W. Embedded and defective democracies // Democratization. 2004. Vol. 11. No 5. P. 33-

58 (Electoral authoritarianism_Gel’man(a). The Russian version: Меркель В., Круассан А.

Формальные и неформальные институты в дефектных демократиях // Полис. 2002. № 1-2

(Режим в России_тексты).

Heywood A. Politics. 2nd ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. P.30-40 (Regimes_Heywood). The

Russian version: Хейвуд А. Политология. М.: Юнити, 2005. С. 28-49

(Политология_Хейвуд, с. 36-49).

15. Summarising and rating refinement

Supplementary reading:

1. Politics as a subject of study

История политической науки. М.: Аспект Пресс, 2015.

Политология: учебник /Под ред. М.А. Василика. М., 2003. С. 6-40

(Политология_Василик).

Политология /Под ред. В.Н. Лавриненко. М., 2013. С. 12-44.

Magstadt T.M. Understanding politics. Belmont, 2013.

Grigsby E. Analyzing politics: An introduction to political science. Australia, 2012/

2. Politics

Алексеева Т.А. Современные политические теории. М. 2000. С. 121-135

(Политценности_Алексеева(с)).

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Алексеева Т.А. Политическая философия. М., 2007. С. 61-71 (Понятия_Алексеева).

Алексеева Т.А. Современная политическая мысль (XX-XXI вв.). М.: Аспект Пресс, 2015.

С. 73-96.

Ашин Г.К., Охотский Е.В. Курс элитологии. М., 1999. С. 116-176 (Элитизм_Ашин).

Ашин Г.К. и др. Политическая социология. М., 2001.С. 319-331 (Элитизм_Ашин).

Дай Т., Зиглер Х. Ирония демократии. М., 1984 (Элитизм_Миллс, Дай_Домхофф).

Миллс Ч. Властвующая элита. М., 1959 (Элитизм_Миллс, Дай_Домхофф).

Domhoff G.W. Who Rules America? Power and Politics in the Year 2000. L., 1998. P. 1-12

(Элитизм_Миллс, Дай_Домхофф).

Dye T. Top Down Policymaking. NY, 2001. Р. 1-15 (Элитизм_Миллс, Дай_Домхофф).

3. Power

Allen A. Rethinking power // Hypatia. 1998. Vol. 13. № 1. Р. 21-40 (Allen_Power with).

Ball T. Power // A companion to contemporary political philosophy /Ed. by R. Goodin and P.

Petit. Oxford, 1995. 548-557 (Ball_power).

Birch A.H. The Concepts and Theories of Modern Democracy. L., 1999. P. 137-159

(Birch_power).

Haugaard M. Rethinking the four dimensions of power // Journal of Political Power. 2012. Vol.

5. № 1. 33-54 (Haugaard_4dim) Haugaard M. Concerted power over: Paper presented to the Interim conference, IPSA RC 36,

Galway, Friday 27th September – Saturday 28th. ‘Power with’, ‘power to’, and ‘power over’ (Concerted power over_Haugaard).

Ledyaev V. Power: A Conceptual analysis. NY, 1998. PP. 3-22. The Russian version:

Ледяев В.Г. Власть: концептуальный анализ. М.: РОССПЭН, 2001. С. 25-58

(Власть_Ледяев).

Pansardi P. Power with // Encyclopedia of power /Ed. by Keith Dowling. L.: Sage, 2011. P. 527-

528 (Power with_Pansardi).

Williams G. Arendt, Hannah (1906-1975) // Encyclopedia of power /Ed. by Keith Dowling. L.:

Sage, 2011. P. 26-28 (Arendt_power).

Wrong D. Power: Its Forms, Bases and Uses. NY: Harper and Row Publishers, 2002. Р. 1-13

(Wrong).

Ледяев В.Г. Политическая власть: концептуальный анализ // Управленческое

консультирование. 2009. № 4. С. 27-45 (Политическая власть_2009).

Ледяев В.Г., Ледяева О.М. Многомерность политической власти: концептуальные дискуссии

// Логос. 2003. № 4-5. С. 23-32 (Многомерность власти _Ледяев).

Лукс С. Власть: Радикальный взгляд. М., 2010.

4. State

Иванов В.В. Теория государства. М., 2010.

Ильин М.В. Слова и смыслы. М., 1997. С. 187-256.

Макаренко В.П. Русская власть и бюрократическое государство. Ростов-на-Дону, 2013ю

Проблемы федерализма: российский и мировой опыт. М., 2003.

Пшизова С.Н. Государство // Политология: лексикон. М., 2007. С. 93-103.

Риггс Ф. Сравнительная оценка президентской формы правления // Политология:

Хрестоматия /Сост. Б.А. Исаев и др. СПб, 2006. С. 147-155.

Сравнительная политология /Под ред. О.В. Гаман-Голутвиной. М., 2015. С. 143-165; 314-

334; 433-725.

Фарукшин М.Х. Современный федерализм: российский и зарубежный опыт. Казань, 1998.

Хейвуд Э. Политология. М., 2005. С. 106-127.

Чилкот Р. Теории сравнительной политологии. М., 2001. С. 214-250.

Эйлезер Д. Сравнительный федерализм // Политология: Хрестоматия /Сост. Б.А. Исаев и

др. СПб, 2006. С. 130-142.

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Шугарт М., Кэрри Дж. Президентские системы // Политология: Хрестоматия /Сост. Б.А.

Исаев и др. СПб, 2006. С. 143-147.

Dahl R. How democratic is the American constitution? New Haven, 2001.

Cudworth et el. The modern state Edinburg: Edinburg university press, 2007

Dunleavy P. The state // A companion to contemporary political philosophy / Ed. by R. Goodin

and P. Petit. Oxford, 1995. P. 611-621.

Smith M. Power and the state. L.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

5. Political authority and domination

Алексеева Т.А. Политическая философия. М., 2007. С 185-276 (Алексеева_книга С. 185-

276).

Бурдье П. Мужское господство // Социальное пространство: поля и практики. М., 2005.

Вебер М. Типы господства // Хозяйство и общество, 1921 (Макс Вебер_типы

легитимности).

Ильин М.В. Авторитет // Слова и смыслы. Опыт описания ключевых политических

понятий. М., 1997. С. 203-210 (Авторитет_Ильин).

Ледяев В.Г. Авторитет // Большая российская энциклопедия. М., 2007 (авторитет-

господство-тексты(сокр)).

Ледяев В.Г. Господство // Большая российская энциклопедия. М., 2007. С. 168 (авторитет-

господство-тексты(сокр)).

Ледяев В.Г. Формы власти: типологический анализ // Полис. 2000. № 2. С. 6-18

(Авторитет_Ледяев).

Authority /Ed. by Joseph Raz. Oxford, 1990.

Birch A.H. The Concepts and Theories of Modern Democracy. L., 1999 (R: 92-99)

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11. Distribution of hours:

No Topic titles Total hours Contact hours Self

study

Lectures Seminars

1. Politics as a subject of study 6 2 4

2. Politics 10 4 2 4

3. Power 2 2 4

4. State 6 2 4

5. Political authority and domination 4 2 4

6. Human nature and politics 4 2 4

7. Freedom 4 2 4

8. Equality 4 2 4

9. Justice 4 2 4

10. Political ideologies 14 10 2 4

11. The Constitution of the Russian

Federation

6 4 4

12. Political parties, pressure groups and

social movements

16 4 4 8

13. Political participation 12 4 2 6

14. Political regimes 12 6 2 10

Total: 128 30 30 68

12. Evaluation of the participation at the seminars (35%) consists of: frequency of attending classes;

level of preparation for seminars;

degree of activity at the seminars;

quality of presentations at the seminars.

13. Tests

Tests are prepared by the teaching assistant (grader) for every topic and checked by the lecturer.

Examples:

1. What characteristics are not associated with the mainstream (Weber’s) tradition in defining

power?

1) power over

2) conflict

3) asymmetry

4) contrasting power with violence

5) zero sum

2. Foundational equality is_________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

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14. Final exam

Exam consists of two parts.

1. Test (10 questions). 40%. Minimum 3 correct answers. If the student answered correctly less

than 3 test questions out of 10, the minimum score is set for the exam (1).

2. Main test. 60%. Students choose the question to answer, one out of two.

Examples:

1. Basic interpretation of political regime in modern Russia: a comparative analysis.

2. Freedom as essentially contested concept.

3. Liberty and equality: do they (always) contradict each other?

Liberty and equality: do they (always) contradict each other?

Student should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the two relevant topics -

“Freedom” and “Equality”. She should know the basic concepts, theoretical explanations,

arguments, and clarify her own position. Evaluation is based on (1) the depth of understanding

and analysis of the problem, (2) the ability to consistently and thoroughly explain the position

and arguments, (3) successfully incorporate her vision and solution of the problem into the

narrative.

9-10: deep and detailed answer to the question; the problem, possible solutions, arguments and

the author’s a view are clearly explained.

7-8: the problem, possible solutions, arguments and the author’s a view are clearly explained; but

not all the relevant aspects of the explanation are considered with sufficient completeness.

5-6: not deep enough and/or a systematic review of the problems or errors in the presentation.

4: many important aspects of the topic are not disclosed; serious mistakes in the presentation.

1-3: the topic is not disclosed.

Syllabus is prepared by V. Ledyaev 26.07.2017