History of Political Ideologies
| Title | Ιστορία των πολιτικών ιδεολογιών / History of Political Ideologies |
| Code | ΠΙΣ05 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Political Sciences |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Spyros Marchetos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022812 |
Programme of Study: PMS POLITIKĪ ISTORIA
Registered students: 15
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600267197
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
No special prerequisites, beyond critical thought and the expected interest in politics, economics, and history.
Learning Outcomes
By attending and successfully completing the course, students will:
- Gain knowledge of the basic views formulated about the contested concept of ideology.
- Understand the importance of comprehending these views for understanding our world.
- Explore the successive emergence of the three fundamental ideologies of the modern world during the French Revolution, namely conservatism, liberalism, and radicalism, along with their key elements.
- understand the idea of ideology as political meta-strategy,
- know about the interaction of fundamental ideologies with social conflicts, historical intersections and constitutional changes.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
In this course we study the history of political ideologies in Europe from the French Revolution to the present day. We examine the idea of ideology as a political meta-strategy, the evolution of conservatism, liberalism and radicalism over the last two centuries, and their interaction with social conflicts, historical intersections and constitutional changes.
Keywords
Enlightenment, Counter-Enlightenment, Ideology, Conservatism, Liberalism, Radicalism, Nationalism, Feminism, Socialism, French Revolution
Educational Material Types
- Multimedia
- Books, Articles
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
There is a regular use of ICT in teaching. In particular, there is use of the internet during the course to access and view Web pages, information, movies, documentaries related to the lesson.
There is a regular use of ICT in communicating with students: consultation on the educational process, discussing questions and concerns about their study.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 65 | 2.4 | |||
| Seminars | 30 | 1.1 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 65 | 2.4 | |||
| Written assigments | 65 | 2.4 | |||
| Exams | 50 | 1.8 | |||
| Total | 275 | 10 |
Student Assessment
Description
he precise method of assessment for each course is determined by the faculty member responsible for teaching, and may be based on written or oral examinations, or on students’ assignments, or on a combination of the above. Course grading is based on a scale from one to ten. Five is set as the pass grade.
2. In case of failure in a core course, students are required to repeat it in subsequent semesters.
3. In case of failure in an elective course, students are required either to repeat the course in subsequent semesters or change it with another elective course.
The score is based upon: a) The level of knowledge on the subject b)The capability of analysis and synthesis c)The understanding of the subject.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
«Πρόλογος», στο Quentin Skinner, Τα θεμέλια της νεότερης πολιτικής σκέψης. Η Αναγέννηση. Η Εποχή της Μεταρρύθμισης, Αλεξάνδρεια, Αθήνα 2005, σ. 11-17.
Edward Hallett Carr, Tι είναι η ιστορία; Πλανήτης, Αθήνα χ.χ.
David Graeber, Χρέος: Τα πρώτα 5000 χρόνια, μτφρ. Γιάννης Βογιατζής, Γιώργος Καράμπελας, Γιάννης Πεδιώτης, Στάσει Εκπίπτοντες, Αθήνα 2013.
Norberto Bobbio, Δεξιά και αριστερά. Σημασία και αίτια μιας πολιτικής διάκρισης, προλεγόμενα Κωνσταντίνος Τσουκαλάς, μετάφραση Ελεονώρα Ανδρεαδάκη, Πόλις, Αθήνα 1995.
Σίλβια Φεντερίτσι, Ο Κάλιμπαν και η μάγισσα. Γυναίκες, σώμα και πρωταρχική συσσώρευση, μετάφραση Λία Γυιόκα, Ίρια Γραμμένου, κ.ά., Εκδόσεις των ξένων, Θεσσαλονίκη 2011 [2004].
Pierre van Den Berghe, Race and Racism, Wiley, Νέα Υόρκη 1967.
Salvatore J. Babones, Christopher Chase-Dunn (επιμ.), Routledge Handbook of World-systems Analysis, Routledge, Abingdon, Nέα Υόρκη 2012.
James C. Scott, Against the Grain. A Deep History of the Earliest States, Yale University Press, New Haven, London 2017.
Maurizio Viroli, From Politics to Reason of State. The Acquisition and Transformation of the Language of Politics 1250-1600, Cambridge University Press, Καίμπριτζ 1992.
Richard Bonney (ed.), The Rise of the Fiscal State in Europe, c.1200-1815, Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York 1999.
Kees van der Pijl, Nomads, Empires, States. Modes of Foreign Relations and Political Economy, Volume I, Pluto Press, London, New York 2007.
J.G.A. Pocock, Political Thought and History. Essays on Theory and Method, Cambridge University Press, Καίμπριτζ 2009.
J.G.A. Pocock, Politics, Language and Time. Essays on Political Thought and History, Methuen, Λονδίνο 1971,
Quentin Skinner, Visions of Politics, τ. Α΄, Regarding Method, Cambridge University Press, Καίμπριτζ κλπ. 2002.
Last Update
05-04-2024
