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General information |
Course unit name: Spanish Political System
Course unit code: 362516
Academic year: 2021-2022
Coordinator: Rafael Cesareo Martinez Martinez
Department: Department of Political Science, Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law
Credits: 6
Single program: S
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Estimated learning time |
Total number of hours 150 |
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Face-to-face and/or online activities |
60 |
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- Lecture with practical component |
Face-to-face |
60 |
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Supervised project |
40 |
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Independent learning |
50 |
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Learning objectives |
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Referring to knowledge — Describe the nineteenth- and twentieth-century history of Spain’s current political system and the Spanish transition to democracy.
Referring to abilities, skills — Self-evaluate one’s progress in learning in different aspects of the subject.
Referring to attitudes, values and norms — Demonstrate respect for the ideas of others and for democratic practices.
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Teaching blocks |
1. The concept of the Spanish political system
* The system as an object of study: political dynamic
2. The importance of recent events
* The construction of the Spanish state during the nineteenth century and the first thirty years of the twentieth century. The different periods of Francoist rule and its specific features. The Spanish transition to democracy: periods and political dynamics.
3. The Spanish Constitution of 1978
* The pillars of the Constitution: Spain as a social and democratic state subject to the rule of law. The parliamentary monarchy.
4. State-level institutions
* The Crown. The Spanish Parliament (Cortes Generales): the Congress of Deputies and the Senate. The Government. Relations between the executive and the legislature. Parliamentary majorities and minorities. The General State Administration. The Ombuds Officer. The Constitutional Court. The General Council of the Judiciary.
5. Territorial structure of the State
* The autonomous communities: features, principles and political systems
6. The voting system and the results of elections
* Types of election. The voting system. The history of election results. Voting behaviour and the gender perspective.
7. The political parties and the party system
* The main parties. Origin and history of the party system. Party systems in the autonomous communities.
8. Political elites and interest groups
* Political and social elites. Economic lobbies. Political elites and the gender perspective.
9. Political culture and the media
* Political culture and public opinion. The role of the media.
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Reading and study resources |
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Book
RENIU, J.M. (ed.). Sistema político español. Barcelona : Huygens, 2018. 
| 2a edici�, revisada, actualitzada i ampliada |
CAMINAL, M.; MATAS, J. (eds.). El sistema polític de Catalunya. Madrid [etc.] : Tecnos [etc.], 1998.
ROMÁN, P. (coord.). Sistema político español. Madrid [etc.] : McGraw-Hill, cop. 2002.
APARICIO, M.A.; BARCELÓ, M. Manual de derecho constitucional. Barcelona : Atelier, 2016.
Montabes, Juan y Martínez, Antonio (2019) Gobierno y Política en España, Tirant lo Blanch
Solé Tura, Jordi y Aja, Eliseo, Constituciones y períodos constituyentes en España(1808-1936), Madrid, s. XXI, 1977.