| Learning objectives |
In order to achieve the grade 12, students should
meet the following learning objectives with no or minor mistakes:
- Compare, assess, and apply different concepts, theories and
frameworks used in analyses of the relationships between business,
markets and the state
- Evaluate the public policy implications of relevant theories
and frameworks
- Analyze state-business interactions in contrasting settings and
contexts
- Apply recognized methods to research problems and account for
the relationship between theory, method and
analysis
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| Course prerequisites |
| The course presumes an undergraduate-level
understanding of social science research methods and research
design. |
| Examination |
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Comparative
Business and Politics:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Size of written product |
Max. 10 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
7 days to prepare |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
A new exam assignment must be
answered. This applies to all students (failed, ill, or
otherwise)
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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Comparative Business and Politics explores the reciprocal
relationships between business, the state and public policy. It
adds to, and synthesizes, themes and concepts introduced in
preceding courses. At the same time, the course draws upon relevant
methods – with a particular emphasis upon qualitative methods and
case studies – and the ways in which these can be applied in
different forms of analysis. The lectures and classes consider the
ways in which business can develop and wield political power and
the ways politics and public policy can shape business activities.
They assess different theoretical frameworks and explore, for
example, the structural and instrumental power of business
interests, the politics of regulation, and the concepts of producer
capture and rent-seeking. On this basis, the lectures and classes
introduce case-studies drawn from both Western and non-Western
states and regions. In sum, the course provides an analytical
understanding of business-state relations in a global
context.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| Lectures (with opportunities for questions and
discussion); classes providing more in-depth coverage of course
topics; and workshops equipping students for the end-of-course
examination assignment. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Throughout the semester, personal feedback is
provided in-class by means of the exercises, case seminars and a
mid-term workshop. The course incorporates a mid-term workshop
session providing extensive opportunity for feedback on sample
examination questions and answers. Each of the 6 applied classes
will include group and individual exercises that will provide a
basis for dialogue and discussion. Students are also encouraged to
take full advantage of staff office hours if they would like to a
chance to ‘test’ arguments, secure further information about course
themes, or receive comments on written work. |
| Student workload |
| Preparation time (readings, group work etc.) |
130 hours |
| Lectures / class exercises / workshops etc. |
30 hours |
| Exam (incl. preparation for the exam and actual exam
period) |
50 hours |
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