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Offered only in the first semester, this course aims to offer a general understanding of the basic foundations of politics and government in Spain from Franco’s regime up to the democracy. During the course institutional aspects along with the dynamics of the political process will be studied. To be precise, the precedents of the present-day political system, the way of governing in Spain, the democratic institutions, the model of territorial organisation of the State, the political parties system, the electoral evolution in Spain and the political culture of the Spanish will be all studied. Certain activities will be organised outside the academic syllabus, such as visits to institutions, attendance at conferences, etc., on which the students will write a short piece of work. Syllabus The following set of course subjects is the basic syllabus which will be followed in class. Just before the beginning of the course the teacher will give out a more detailed outline of each topic. FIRST SECTION: the precedents of the Spanish political system. Topic 1: Franco’s regime. Topic 2: The political transition to democracy in Spain and the constituent process. SECOND SECTION: the political and institutional bases of the system. Topic 3: The form of the state in Spain: the regional state. Topic 4: The power structure in Spain: 4.1 The parliamentary monarchy. 4.2 The government. 4.3 The general courts. 4.4 Judicial power. THIRD SECTION: political process and protagonists in Spain. Topic 5: The political parties in Spain: the parties system. Topic 6: Electoral system, electoral evolution and electoral behaviour. Topic 7: Spanish political culture. FOURTH SECTION: Spain in the world. Topic 8: Spanish foreign policy. Activities The students will attend the usual class lectures. Assessment In order to pass this course, regular class attendance and participation is compulsory as well as passing the final exam - in the month of December - on the dates set by the Authorities in the Centre. The basic material to be studied for the exam will be the notes taken by the student on the teacher’s explanations in class, however if the students widen their knowledge by reading the recommended textbook or the books on the following bibliography list or from the activities carried out in class, this will also be taken into account and assessed. If the students wish, they may do a short piece of work based on one of the topics from the syllabus and this would constitute up to a third of the final mark. The students can also count on the teacher for individual help if they decide to do this. This is completely voluntary, however if the students wish to obtain a “Distinction”, they must do this extra piece of work. Under no circumstances will a student be allowed to hand in an essay instead of doing a mid-term or final exam. The global course mark will depend on the exam, class attendance, active participation and the piece of work. Each one carries 25% of the final mark although it is a requisite of the Centre that the students obtain a minimum mark of 5 in the exam and have attended 80% of the classes to have attendance, participation and the piece of work taken into account. Bibliography Along with the specific and specialised bibliography which will be recommended in class for the preparation of the different classes, the following book is considered to be a basic general reference textbook: ALCÁNTARA, Manuel and MARTÍNEZ, Antonia (editors) (2001), Política y Gobierno en España, Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia. The following may be useful bibliography for the student to prepare the exam or to do the piece of work: APARICIO, Miguel A, (1991), Introducción al sístema político y constitucional español, Ariel, Barcelona. BACHOUD, André and MOURIER, María F. (1991), España una democracia joven, Editorial Masson, Basrcelona. CARR, Raymond and FUSI, J. P. (1979), España de la dictadura a la democracia, Planeta, Barcelona. COLOMER, J.M. (Director) (1995), La política en Europa: introducción a las instituciones de quince paises, Ariel Ciencia Política, Barcelona. COTARELO, Ramon (1992), Transición política y consolidación democrática, CIS. GARCÍA MORILLO, Joaquín (1996), La democracia en España, Alianza, Madrid. GINER, Salvador (Co-ordinator, 1990), España. Politica y Sociedad, Espasa, Calpe, Madrid. GONZALEZ ENCINAR, J. J. (director) (1984), Diccionario del Sistema Político Español. Akal, Madrid. GUNTHER, R., (Editor) (1993), Politics, society and democracy. The case of Spain. Essays in honour of Juan Linz. Westview Press, Oxford. HEIWOOD, Paul (1995), The Government and Politics of Spain, Macmillan Press, London. MARTÍNEZ CUADRADO, M., (1996), La democracia en la España de los años noventa, Ariel, Barcelona. MONTABES, Juan (Editor) (1998), El sistema electoral a debate. Veinte años de rendimientos del sistema electoral español, CIS-Parlamento de Andalucía, Madrid. MORODO, Raul, (1984), La transición política, Tecnos, Madrid. PRESTON, P., (1986), El triunfo de la democracia en España, 1969-1982, Plaza & Janés, Barcelona. RAMOS GASCÓN, A., (Editor) (1991), Spain Today: in search of modernity. Society and Culture, Cátedra, Madrid. ROMÁN, Paloma, (Co-ordinator) (2001), Sistema Político español, McGraw Hill, Madrid. TEZANOS, José Félix, COTARELO, Ramón and DE BLAS, Andrés (Editors) (1989), La transicion democrática española. Editorial Sistema, Madrid. TUSELL, Javier, LAMO DE ESPINOSA, Emilio and PARDO, Rafael (Editors) (1996), Entre dos siglos. Reflexiones sobre la democracia española, Alianza.
This subject, with duration of 40 hours, will be partial theory and partial practical an hour and a half each. These classes will try to let the basic fundamentals be known about the contemporary politics and government of Spain, especially the political systems from the Franco regime until present. The academic development of the class will attend to the institutional aspects of politics to the cultural systems. To pass the class, it is necessary that the student attends and participates in a regular manner as well as passing the partial test in December and the final exam which the date is decided by school- voluntary students may also, if wanted, do a small task or essay about one of the lessons that are related to the present program, with the possibilities of having one-third of the final grade. But, substituting the grade of the essay or small task for the mid-term or global exam is not permitted. There will also be activities that are vital to attend –attending conferences, institution visits, etc.
A specific and specialized bibliography is recommended for class and the preparation for different lessons; this is considered to be a basic text and general reference in class:
ALCANTARA, Manuel y MARTINEZ, Antonia (eds), Politica y Gobierno en España, Valencia, Tirant lo Blanch, 1997.
Also, a thematic analysis will be used as debate material, the book:
TUSSEL, Javier, LAMO DE ESPINOSA, Emilio y PARDO, Rafael (Eds): Entre dos siglos. Reflexiones sobre la democracia expanola, Madrid, Alianza Editorial, 1996.
Students can attend whenever and have a teacher in charge of the Political Science Department and the Administration who can confirm the schedule that should be established the first day of classes.
Franco’s regime and the transition to democracy
Characteristics and traits of the Spanish political system nature
The student should follow classes in a skillful and habitual manner to comprehend and learn the classes.
There will be a final exam. As well as a mid-term in the middle of the quarter and will be worth 50% of the grade. There will also be other forms of quizzing that orients the student to their appropriate study.
ALCÁNTARA, Manuel y MARTÍNEZ, Antonia, Política Y Gobierno en España, Valencia, Tirant lo Blanch, 1997.
APARICIO, MIGUEL A., Introducción al sistema político y constitucional español, Barcelona, Ariel, 1991.
BACHOUD, André y MOURIER, María F., España una democracia joven, Barcelona, Editorial Masson, 1991.
CARR, Raymond y FUSI, J.P., España de la dictadura a la democracia, Barcelona, Planteta, 1979.
COLOMER, J. M. (Dir), La política en Europa: introducción a las instituciones de quince países, Barcelona, Ariel Ciencia Política, 1995.
GARCÍA MORILLO, Joaquín, La democracia en España, Madrid, Alianza, 1996.
GINER, Salvador (Coord), España. Política y Sociedad, Madrid, Espasa Calpe 1990.
GONZÁLEZ ENCINAR, J. J. (dir), Diccionario del Sistema Político Español, Madrid, Akal, 1984.
HENWOOD, Paul (1995): The Government and politics of Spain, Londres, McMillan Press.
MARTÍNEZ, CUADRAD, M. (1996) La democracia en la España de los años noventa, Barcelona, Ariel.
MONTABES, JUAN (ED), Es sistema electoral a debate. Veinte años de rendimientos del sistema electoral español, Madrid, CIS – Parlamento de Andalucía, 1998.
MORODO, Raúl, La transición política. Tecnos, Madrid. – PRESTON, P.1986): El triunfo de la democracia en España, 1969-1982, Barcelona, Plaza & Janés, 1984.
ROMÁN, Paloma (Coord), Sistema Político español, Madrid, McGraw Hill, 1995.
TEZANOS, José Félix, COTARELO, Ramón y DE BLAS, Andrés (Eds), La transición democrática española, Madrid, Editorial Sistema, 1989.
TUSSEL, Javier, LAMIO DE ESPINOSA, Emilio y PARDO, Rafael (eds), Entre dos siglos. Reflexiones sobre la democracia española, Madrid, Alianza Editorial, 1996.
Esta asignatura, con una duración de cuarenta horas, será impartida en sesiones teóricas y prácticas de hora y media cada una de ellas. En esta asignatura se trata de conocer los fundamentos básicos de la política y el gobierno contemporáneo en España, especialmente del sistema político desde el franquismo hasta la actualidad. En el desarrollo académico del Curso se atenderán tanto los aspectos institucionales como culturales del sistema. Para superar la asignatura es requisito imprescindible la asistencia participativa a clase de manera regular así como la superación de la prueba parcial- a realizar en diciembre - y la final, en la fecha deseada por la Dirección del Centro - De manera voluntaria aquellos alumnos/as que lo deseen podrán efectuar un pequeño trabajo o ensayo en torno a alguna de las lecciones que forman parte del presente programa, pudiendo tener una incidencia de hasta un tercio de la nota final. En ningún caso se podrá sustituir el examen parcial o global por la realización del programa del trabajo o ensayo. De manera particularizada se realizarán algunas actividades fuera del programa académico – asistencia a conferencias, visitas a instituciones, etc.- de las que será necesario elaborar una pequeña memoria.
Junto a la bibliografía específica y especializada que se recomendará en clase para la preparación de las diferentes lecciones se considera como texto básico y general de referencia el siguiente:
ALCÁNTARA, Manuel y MARTÍNEZ, Antonia (eds), Política y Gobierno en España, Valencia, Tirant lo Blanch, 1997.
Se realizarán igualmente algunos análisis temáticos siguiendo, como material de debate, el libro:
TUSSEL, Javier, LAMO DE ESPINOSA, Emilio y PARDO, Rafael (Eds): Entre dos siglos. Reflexiones sobre la democracia española, Madrid, Alianza Editorial, 1996.
Los alumnos podrán asistir en cualquier momento a las tutorías del profesor/a encargado del Grupo en el Departamento de Ciencia Política y de la Administración, en C/Rector López Argüeta, s/n, conforme al horario que se establezca el primer día de clase.
Franquismo y transición a la democracia
Caracteres y rasgos de la naturaleza del sistema político español
El alumnado deberá seguir las clases magistrales de manera habitual para la comprensión y aprendizaje de las mismas.
Se realizará un examen final. Al igual habrá como mínimo, un examen parcial a la mitad del cuatrimestre, que si es aprobado supondría la eliminación de la materia evaluada, por lo que valdrá el 50% de la nota. Del mismo modo se podrán realizar otros controles que orienten al alumno en su proceso de estudio.
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