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POL 100 Introduction to Political Science

Fall, 2012



Instructor Rasul Bakhsh Rais
Room No. 239-E Old SS Wind
Office Hours Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10-12
Email rasul@lums.edu.pk
Telephone 8107
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Course URL (if any)

Course Basics
Credit Hours 4
Lecture(s) 2 Per Week Duration 1:50 hours
Recitation/Lab (per week) None Duration
Tutorial (per week) None Duration

Course Distribution
Core Core
Elective
Open for Student Category Freshmen, sophomore
Close for Student Category Juniors and seniors

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course introduces students to the basic concepts and ideas of Political Science in the areas of political theory, comparative
politics, and international relations. As such, the course offers a survey of the basic concepts which animate discussion about the
nature of society, government and politics. We will try to understand politics by exploring how conflicting interests, quest for power,
justice, rights and legitimacy shape the political process.


COURSE PREREQUISITE(S)





None

COURSE OBJECTIVES




1) Enable students to comprehend the social, political and economic forces that have historically constituted the
purpose and practice of politics so that they may be conscious of the conceptual and ideological basis of their
own political thinking as well as that of others.
2) Introduce students to the systematic study of politics so that they may understand the interplay between
ideologies, institutions and personalities that shape politics in the modern world.
3) Provide students with knowledge and analytical tool for greater civic engagement as citizens of Pakistan.
4) To serve as a preparatory study for students majoring in Political Science and as a general overview for students
of other concentrations.




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Learning Outcomes




1) Clarity of basic concepts of Political Science
2) Familiarity with ideological streams that define political process
3) Understanding political institutions and how they function
Grading Breakup and Policy

Assignment(s):
Home Work: Students must do assigned readings for the topic before we discuss it in the class
Quiz(s): 4, 20%
Class Participation: 5%
Attendance: 5%
Midterm Examination: 35%
Project: None
Final Examination: 35%


Examination Detail
Midterm
Exam

Yes/No: Yes
Combine Separate: Combined (both sections together)
Duration: 1:30 hours
Preferred Date: None
Exam Specifications: Closed notes and closed book

Final Exam

Yes/No: Yes
Combine Separate: Combined
Duration: 1:30 hours
Exam Specifications: Closed notes and closed book


COURSE OVERVIEW
Week/
Lecture/
Module
Topics
Recommended
Readings
Objectives/
Application
Lecture 1
What is politics?

Andrew Heywood. What is
politics? in Politics. London:
Macmillan Publishers, 1997: 3-
22.
Concepts
Lecture 2
Development of Political Science

Robert J . J ackson and Doreen
J ackson, Political Science
Yesterday and Today in
Comparative Introduction to
Political Science (1997), pp. 16-
33.

Concepts
Lecture 3
Power and authority

Andrew Heywood. Political
Ideas and Concepts: an
introduction London:
Macmillan Publishers,
1994: Chapter 4

Concepts
Lecture 4
Emergence of the modern state

Gianfranco Poggi. The State, its
Nature, Development
Concepts and political institutions

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and Prospects. UK:
Polity Press, 1990: 19-34

Lecture 5
Nations and Nationalism

Andrew Heywood Chapter 5,
Nationalism in
Political ideologies: An
Introduction Third
Edition. New York:
Palgrave Macmillan,
2004: 155-187

Political institutions and ideological
streams
Lecture 6
Political culture and socialization

Andrew Heywood, Political
Culture and Legitimacy in Key
Concepts in Politics (1997), pp.
185-192.

Concepts
Lecture 7
Civil society Larry Diamond Toward
democratic
consolidation in Larry
Diamond and Marc
Plattner (eds.) The
Global Resurgence of
Democracy 2
nd
edition,
J HU Press: Baltimore,
1996: 227-240.


Concepts, institutions, political
process,

Lecture 8

Understanding ideology Andrew Heywood, Chapter 1,
Introduction:
Understanding Ideology
in Political ideologies:
An Introduction Third
Edition. New York:
Palgrave Macmillan,
2004: 1-23

Concepts, political process,
ideological streams
Lecture 9
Liberalism

A Heywood, Chapter 2,
Liberalism, pp: 25-69

Ideological streams
Lecture 10
Conservatism

Heywood, Chapter 3,
Conservatism, pp. 69-
83.

Ideological streams
Lecture 11
Socialism

Heywood, Chapter 4,
Socialism, pp. 105-117 and
143-54


Ideological streams
Lecture 12
Fascism

Heywood, Chapter 6 Fascism
Political Ideologies (1992
Edition), pp. 171-192.

Ideological streams
Lecture 13
Feminism Heywood, Feminism, Chapter
8, Political Ideologies (1992
Edition), pp. 216-241
Ideological streams

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Lecture 14
Democracy in the modern world Heywood, Chapter 10
Democracy Political
Ideologies, (1992
Edition), pp. 269-29
Concepts, ideologies, political
process
Lecture 15
Mid-term


Lecture 16
The end of ideology debate Maya Lloyd, The end of
ideology? in Robert Eccleshall,
et al., Political Ideologies (2003),
pp. 217-242.

Concepts, ideologies, political
process
Lecture 17
Functions of the state Andrew Heywood, Chapter 5
The State in Politics. London:
Macmillan Publishers, 1997: 83-
99

Political institutions, political
process
Lecture 18
Constitutions, laws and judiciary Constitutions, Laws and
Judiciaries
Heywood, Chapter 14
Constitutions, the Law and
J udiciaries in Politics, pp. 273-
358.


Institutions, political process
Lecture 19
Assemblies and Political Executives Heywood, Chapters 15, 16
Assemblies, Political
Executives pp. 294-336.


Political institutions, political
process
Lecture 20
Levels of government Heywood, Chapter 7,
Subnational Politics in Politics.
pp.122-137.

Political institutions, political
process
Lecture 21
Political parties and interest groups Heywood, Chapters 12 and 13
Parties and Party Systems and
Groups, Interest and
Movements in Politics, pp. 230-
268.


Political institutions and political
process
Lecture 22
Electoral politics and electoral behaviour Heywood. Chapter 11
Representation, Elections and
Voting in Politics, pp. 205-228.


Political institutions and political
process
Lecture 23
Elites and Political Leadership Harold D. Lasswell, The Study
of Political Elites in On Political
Sociology, pp. 114-134.



Political process
Lecture 24
Pluralism and Multiculturalism

Anna Elisabetta Galeotti,
Identity, Difference, Toleration
Political process

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in J ohn S. Dryzek et al., The
Oxford Handbook of Political
Theory (2006), pp. 564-580.

Lecture 25
Globalization and politics J oseph Nye, Interdependence,
Globalization, and the
Information Age in
Understanding
International Conflict:
An introduction to
Theory and History
(2000). PP. 177-206.

Political concepts, political process
Lecture 26
International politics Heywood, Chapter 8, Global
Politics in Politics, pp. 139-162.

Political concepts, political process
Lecture 27 Approaching to understanding world politics Ibid Political concepts, political process
Lecture 28 Course review

Textbook(s)/Supplementary Readings
Texts:

1. Andrew Heywood, Political ideologies: An Introduction Third Edition. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
2. Andrew Heywood, Key Concepts in Politics (1997).
3. J oseph Nye, Interdependence, Globalization, and the Information Age in Understanding International Conflict: An
introduction to Theory and History (2000). PP. 177-206.
4. Anna Elisabetta Galeotti, Identity, Difference, Toleration in J ohn S. Dryzek et al., The Oxford Handbook of Political
Theory (2006), pp. 564-580.
5. Harold D. Lasswell, The Study of Political Elites in On Political Sociology, pp. 114
6. Maya Lloyd, The end of ideology? in Robert Eccleshall, et al., Political Ideologies (2003), pp. 217-242.
7. Larry Diamond Toward democratic consolidation in Larry Diamond and Marc Plattner (eds.) The Global Resurgence of
Democracy 2
nd
edition, J HU Press: Baltimore, 1996: 227-240.