| Course Name |
Politics & International Relations - Introduction to Political Institutions |
| Course Provider |
University College Dublin |
| Course Code |
POL20220 |
| Course Type |
Lifelong Learning |
| Apply To |
Course provider |
| Attendance Options |
Part time |
| Location (Districts) |
Belfield |
| Enrolment and Start Dates Comment |
TRIMESTER: Autumn |
| Application Date |
2022-2023 Academic Year
Pre-Registration for Autumn 2022 will be reopening in August!
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| Duration |
Expand+Autumn Trimester - September to December
Delivery Mode - face to face
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures 20
Autonomous Student Learning 100
Total 120
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The teaching and learning ap...
Hide-Autumn Trimester - September to December
Delivery Mode - face to face
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures 20
Autonomous Student Learning 100
Total 120
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The teaching and learning approaches used in this module will be as follows:
1. Class room Lectures & discussions
2. Critical writing; Review of published research work (to be discussed in online lectures)
3. Case study-based learning (to be discussed in online lectures)
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| Link to Course Fee |
Web Page - Click Here |
| Eligibility |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:
This module is designed specially for students who are either interested in or intend to specialise in the fields of Development Studies, Political Economy, Development Economics and Politics of Development. Therefore, this module is recommended for those students who are interested in the afore-mentioned fields.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module. |
| Course Content |
Expand+POL20220 Introduction to Political Institutions
Academic Year 2022/2023
This course takes as its starting point the new literature on institutional economics and comparative political economy, with a focus both on the basic theory and on contempo...
Hide-POL20220 Introduction to Political Institutions
Academic Year 2022/2023
This course takes as its starting point the new literature on institutional economics and comparative political economy, with a focus both on the basic theory and on contemporary empirical research. Institutions have proven important for economic and social development. The course will look at how institutions shape the incentives of economic agents, and how this influences economic outcomes in various contexts. Much discussion nevertheless revolves around which types of institutions matter for economic growth and development, and to what extent these institutions change over time.
The course covers these and other topics including: the role of geography, natural resources, corruption; crony socialism & capitalism; causes and consequences and how to measure crony socialism & capitalism; democracy and economic development; understanding democracy deficit in the middle-east and failed states, discussed recently in institutional economics.
The objective of the course therefore is to give students a solid foundation in the basic concepts of new institutional economics, as well as a first impression and understanding of the topics studied and the methodologies used at the frontier of institutional research today.
Learning Outcomes:
Basic understanding of theories on Institutions.
Should be able to describe the causes and effects of institutions.
Should understand how various institutional arrangements work, with an emphasis on economic and political institutions
Should be able to identify recent empirical work that aims at evaluating and quantifying the mechanisms of the models you study in this course.
Students should be able to use of some of the course contents in their academic work, for example in the analyses of their Master’s thesis.
Indicative Module Content:
Key topics covered will be:
1. The concept of institutions. What are they and why they are important
2. Types of institutions
3. How institutions shape economic and political outcomes
4. How are institutions shaped?
5. Who shapes institutions and why?
6. Why explains variation in institutions across the world?
7. Do institutions really matter?
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| Number of Credits |
5 |
| Careers or Further Progression |
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| Course Web Page |
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