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Course: 2019/2020

Local Politics

(13256)

Study: Bachelor in Political Science (205)

Coordinating teacher: VANACLOCHA BELLVER, FRANCISCO JOSE

Department assigned to the subject: Department of Social Sciences

Type: Electives

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:

Semester:

Students are expected to have completed

Spanish politics I. Spanish politics II.

Competences and skills that will be acquired and learning results. Further information on this link

Management of key concepts and sufficient knowledge for the analysis of the structures, functioning , intervening actors, environments and tools proper of local government

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

- Assessment of the student's participation in presentations and projects associated with the specific analysis carried in the small groups (50 % of the final grade ).

- Assessment of a final written exam (50 % of the final grade ) . Although, to pass the course the student must in any case obtain more than 3.5 out of 10 rating.

% weight of end-of-term-examination:                                                                       50
% weight of continuous assessment (assignments, laboratory, practical cases¿):    50

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

Basic Bibliography

ALBA, C. y VANACLOCHA, F.J.. El sistema político local. BOE/UC3M. 1997
BRUGUÉ, Q.y GOMÁ, R.. Gobiernos locales y políticas públicas. Barcelona, Ariel. 1998
MARQUEZ, G.. Política y gobierno local. Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales. 2007
MARQUEZ, G.. Gobernabilidad local en España. Política y Sociedad, 47: 3. pp: 37-66. 2010
NAVARRO, C. Los grupos de interés y el gobierno local en España, en J. Molins, L. Muñoz, e I. Medina., Los grupos de interés en España. La influencia de los lobbies en la política española . Técnos. 2016

The course syllabus and the academic weekly planning may change due academic events or other reasons.