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Contemporary Polish Politics

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Course ID:	2100-ERASMUS-COPO
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.1 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Contemporary Polish Politics
Name in Polish:	Contemporary Polish Politics
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Course groups:	ERASMUS courses - summer semester
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Short description:	The course aim is to present the knowledge about polish politics since 1989. During the classes we will focus on the contemporary polish politics but also at the beginning polish polical system and polish party system will be described.
Full description:	Program: 1. Introduction to the class 2. Polish political system 3. Polish party system and main political parties 4. Elections in Poland 5. Civic participation of Poles 6. Rule of law 7. Discussion on current political affairs in Poland 8. Final exam
Bibliography:	M. Rulka, Changes within the political system in Poland since 2015, [in:] B. Pająk- Patkowska, M. Rachwał (eds.), Hungary and Poland in the Times of Polititcal Transition. Selected Issues, p.147-162. A. Lipiński, Political and social dimension of the left-right division. The Polish case, [in:] B. Pająk- Patkowska, M. Rachwał (eds.), Hungary and Poland in the Times of Polititcal Transition. Selected Issues, p. 193-208. A. Bejma, The development of civil society in Poland after World War II, [in:] B. Pająk- Patkowska, M. Rachwał (eds.), Hungary and Poland in the Times of Polititcal Transition. Selected Issues, p. 209-222. Articles from The Economist, The Guardian, New Your Times on current situation in Poland. Articles from newspapers on current situation in Poland
Learning outcomes:	After the course the student: - has the knowledge about Polish political system and Polish party system - has the ability to analysis current socio-political situation in Poland
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	For this course to work well, all students must come to class prepared, having completed all assigned readings prior to class. Each session will start with an open discussion about contemporary Polish politics. I will provide an overview lecture for each area we study and then will expect class members to participate in discussion about the research we read. Course grade will be determined by a combination of the following factors: - class participation in discussions, - Final exam Regular attendance is expected. More than 1 unexcused absences need to be complete during office hours.
Practical placement:	Not applicable

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH FR KON
Type of class:	Seminar, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	Agnieszka Bejma
Group instructors:	Agnieszka Bejma
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Seminar - Examination

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