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Electoral Studies

Objectives

a) To acquire an advanced knowledge of the main theoretical and methodological developments in elections and electoral behaviour research.
b) To discuss critically the basic concepts related to electoral studies.
c) To develop autonomy in research and oral and writing skills to disseminate research results and outcomes.

General characterization

Code

722071031

Credits

10.0

Responsible teacher

Marco Lisi

Hours

Weekly - 3

Total - 280

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

BIRCH, Sarah, Electoral Malpractice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2013.
CRUZ, Manuel Braga da (org.), Sistemas Eleitorais: o debate científico, Lisboa, ICS, 1998.
DALTON, Russell J., David FARRELL, e I. McALLISTER, eds. Political Parties and Democratic Linkage. Oxford: OUP, 2011.
FREIRE, André, LISI, Marco, VIEGAS, José Manuel Leite (orgs.), Crise Económica, Políticas de Austeridade e Representação Política, Lisboa, Assembleia da República, 2015.
LISI, Marco, Eleições. Campanhas eleitorais e decisão de voto em Portugal, Lisboa, Edições Sílabo, 2019.
NORRIS (Pippa), Electoral engineering: voting rules and political behavior, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Teaching method

Lectures, discussion on specific topics and oral presentation of students’ papers.

Evaluation method

Método de avaliação - The final assessment is based on two elements: participation in classroom and oral presentation (or written summary) of selected texts(40%), and elaboration of a final paper(60%)

Subject matter

Democracy and elections. The historical development of the electoral process. Characteristics of electoral systems. The consequences of electoral systems. Electoral systems and political representation. Electoral system change and the Portuguese case. Theories of electoral choice. Continuity and change in the patterns of electoral behaviour. Elections and electoral behaviour in Portugal.