uAi UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS Professor carlos alba (carlos. alba@uames) Autonomous University of Madrid Department of Political Science and Imternational relations
EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS Professor Carlos Alba (carlos.alba@uam.es)
EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSOR CARLOS ALBA 1. Democratic pluralism; federal and 1. Voting systems-plurality and unitary states Consociational democracy 2 proportionalrepresentation(PR) Max Weber s idealtype of 3 Democracy rational-legal bureaucracy Political attitudes, political culture 3. The quango and political systems 4. Capitalism and the mixedeconomy 5. Diffuse and specific support for 5. Policy communities democracy 6. Sovereignty public service mode/ -ofa 6. Media regulation in terms 7. Federalism, regionalism, devolution and subsidiarity Interests and group 8. Ethnic minorities in Europe 8. Corporatism, neo-corporatism and 9. The three branches of govemment and pluralism the separation of powers 9. Materialism and postmaterialism 10. Law and different kinds of law Ideology 11. The changing nature of migration in 11. Left-nights differences in politics modem Europe 12. The concept of party system
European Political Systems Professor Carlos Alba 1. Democratic pluralism; federal and unitary states 2. Consociational democracy 3. Democracy 4. Political attitudes, political culture and political systems 5. Diffuse and specific support for democracy 6. Media regulation in terms of a ´´public service model´´ 7. Interests and groups 8. Corporatism, neo-corporatism and pluralism 9. Materialism and postmaterialism 10. Ideology 11. Left-rights differences in politics 12. The concept of party system 1. Voting systems- plurality and proportional representation (PR) 2. Max Weber´s ´´ideal type´´of rational-legal bureaucracy 3. The quango 4. Capitalism and the mixed economy 5. Policy communities 6. Sovereignty 7. Federalism, regionalism, devolution and subsidiarity 8. Ethnic minorities in Europe 9. The three branches of government and the separation of powers 10. Law and different kinds of law 11. The changing nature of migration in modern Europe
EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSOR CARLOS ALBA Societies contain different and often competing political groups and ideologies, which are equally legitimate if they abstain from violence Politics as a struggle b> political parties, social movements terest groups It is as legitimate for ethnic groups to form parties and get concessions as it is for economic interests to do so
European Political Systems Professor Carlos Alba Societies contain different and often competing political groups and ideologies, which are equally legitimate if they abstain from violence Politics as a struggle political parties, social movements, interest groups It is as legitimate for ethnic groups to form parties and get concessions as it is for economic interests to do so
EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSOR CARLOS ALBA 1 Federal and unitary states a) Federal states Division of power (derived from a written constitution) between a central government and territorial entities known as states, provinces, or regions t The federal or central govemment often consists of two chambers, one of which( the upper house or senate)contains representatives of the states Local government usually falls under the direction of state rather than federal government Constitutional courts adjudicate in case of conflict between state and federal government Autonomous power given to territorial units of government within nationstates and ability to defuse national conflict by decentralizing it to lower levels of government E.g. Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium
European Political Systems Professor Carlos Alba a) Federal states: Division of power (derived from a written constitution) between a central government and territorial entities known as states, provinces, or regions The federal or central government often consists of two chambers, one of which (the upper house or senate) contains representatives of the states Local government usually falls under the direction of state rather than federal government. Constitutional courts adjudicate in case of conflict between state and federal government Autonomous power given to territorial units of government within nationstates and ability to defuse national conflict by decentralizing it to lower levels of government E.g. Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium
EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSOR CARLOS ALBA 1 Federal and unitary states b)Unitarystates: Constitutional power not divided between central and territorial units of government, but concentrated in national government t The powers and functions of lower levels of government within the nation are derived not from a written constitution but from central government Central government can change these powers, duties and functions Sweden, UK Eg: Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal
European Political Systems Professor Carlos Alba b) Unitary states: Constitutional power not divided between central and territorial units of government, but concentrated in national government The powers and functions of lower levels of government within the nation are derived not from a written constitution but from central government Central government can change these powers, duties and functions Eg: Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, UK