Introduction to Politics  1

The course will provide an introduction into the research questions, topics, and methods of political science.

Students will get a general introduction into the discipline of political science and understand the most important subfields and methodological approaches of this discipline. They will learn how to use political science in order to deal with political questions of our time.

Topics:

• History of Political Science
• Key Concepts of Political Science

• Subfields of Political Science:

Political Theory

Comparative Politics

International Relations

Domestic Politics

Public Administration

Political Economy

• Methods in Political Science (General introduction):

Basic/ applied research

Deductive/ inductive research

Exploratory research/descriptive research/explanatory research

Longitudinal research/cross-sectional research

Quantitative/qualitative data collection

 

There will be three tests during the semester: Key Concepts, Subfields, Methods

This course is the prerequisite for the course "Introduction to Politics 2" in the Summer Semester 2024.