Modern Political Theories

Major: Political Science
Code of subject: 8.052.00.M.017
Credits: 3.00
Department: Political Science and International Relations
Lecturer: PhD, Associative Professor Kukartsev Oleh Viktorovych
Semester: 2 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: - ability to solve complex specialized problems and practical problems during professional activity in the political sphere and to apply theories and methods of political science in conducting scientific research; - ability to think flexibly, which allows you to understand and solve problems and problems, while maintaining a critical attitude to established scientific concepts; - fundamental knowledge of political history, classical and modern theories of politics; - understanding of theoretical and methodological bases of political researches, theories and methods necessary for realization of scientific activity in the field of policy; - understanding of basic approaches and theories of political science, mastery of skills of political analysis, forecasting, modeling and political consulting; - understanding of modern world and national political processes, features of functioning of political institutions; - possession of system knowledge, which will allow to critically analyze domestic and international processes, to determine trends in their development; - understanding of tools and strategies for diagnosing and analyzing the development of political phenomena at the level that will allow employment in the specialty at the national and international levels; - ability to demonstrate deep knowledge and understanding of scientific and methodological principles of political science, the basics of professionally oriented disciplines of the specialty; - knowledge and skills in diagnosing current problems of modern society, development and implementation of new innovative projects in the field of politics.
Required prior and related subjects: • Prerequisites: Applied Political Science; Research Seminar in Field of Political Science and International Relations. • Corequisites: Current issues of state security policy, Theory and methodology of political research, Current issues of transformation and development of the political system of Ukraine, Political analytics
Summary of the subject: General characteristics of world political science: main schools and directions. Prerequisites for the emergence of modern political science. The development of political science in the West in the XX century. The role of the University of Chicago in the development of political science. Modern development of political science in the USA and Europe. Positivism and behavioralism in political theory. Max Weber's political theory. Institutional and systemic approaches to political theory. Political theory of modern liberal reformism. Conservative political theories. Neo-Marxist political theories. Political ideas of Jurgen Habermas. Karl Popper's political theory. Political theory of democracy. Modernism and postmodernism in political theory.
Assessment methods and criteria: • Current control: (40%): oral interview, speeches at seminars. • Final control: (60%): exam (test tasks, theoretical questions)
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