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Course: 2024/2025

Local Politics

(13256)

Bachelor in Political Science (Plan: 396 - Estudio: 205)

Coordinating teacher: NATERA PERAL, ANTONIO

Department assigned to the subject: Social Sciences Department

Type: Electives

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 4º

Semester:

Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)

Spanish politics

Objectives

After completing the course, students will learn key concepts and sufficient knowledge for the analysis of the structures, functioning , intervening actors, environments and tools proper of local government

Skills and learning outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

1. Specific scenarios of local politics 2. Comparative models of local government 3. Local Governments in Spain: local political governance 4. Local political management: efficiency, leadership, participation, transparency and communication

Learning activities and methodology

- Conventional classes (50 % of the schedule ). - Specific analysis in reduced groups (50 % of the schedule ). - Tutoring schedule set for that purpose.

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination 50
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Ordinary assessment:
- Continuous assessment: specific analyses, presentations, cases and/or practical work associated with the subject's syllabus; 50% of the final grade.
- Final exam: 50% of the final grade.

Extraordinary call: regulations

Basic Bibliography

BALDERSHEIM, H.; WOLLMANN, H. (ed.). The Comparative Study of Local Government And Politics: Overview And Synthesis . BB publishers. 2006
IGLESIAS, A. (ed.). Local Governance in Spain. Springer. 2022
KERLEY, R.; LIDDLE, J.; DUNNING, P.T. (eds.). The Routledge Handbook of International Local Government. Routledge. 2019
PETER, J.. Local Governance in Western Europe. Sage. 2012

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.