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Découvrir la science politique (edX)

Offered by LouvainX, Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL,

Décrypter des enjeux politiques actuels à partir d’une boîte à outils: des notions importantes, une démarche analytique et une perspective critique. Le politique nous concerne tous : chaque jour, des décisions publiques sont adoptées qui impactent notre quotidien. Dans quel contexte ces décisions sont-elles adoptées ? Au 21ème siècle, de nombreux paradoxes brouillent la vision que nous pouvons en avoir.

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Qu’est-ce que le pouvoir dans la société actuelle ? Quels acteurs en détiennent ? L’État demeure-t-il un acteur politique majeur s’il est concurrencé par des organisations internationales et régionales ? Comment la démocratie prônée par la communauté internationale se différencie-t-elle des régimes autoritaires voire totalitaires ? Quelle est la place des idéologies dans le monde actuel ? Le cours vise à comprendre et à expliquer des phénomènes politiques à partir d’une posture d’analyse critique.

À la fin du cours, vous serez capable de:

Définir et expliquer des concepts en science politique.
Mettre en lien les concepts avec leurs auteurs et, plus largement, les phénomènes concrets qu'ils désignent.
Amorcer des analyses objectives de phénomènes politiques basées sur les connaissances acquises.

Syllabus

1. Qu'est-ce que la science politique ?

Que signifie "politique" ?
Comment un fait devient-il politique ?
Y a-t-il du politique dans tout ?
Les précurseurs de la science politique
La science politique comme science sociale

2. L'Etat

Qu'est-ce que l'Etat ?
D'où vient la structure étatique ?
A quoi sert l'Etat ?
Comment s'organise la structure étatique ?

3. La Démocratie

Les différentes typologies des régimes politiques
Aux origines de la démocratie
La démocratie moderne
L'ingénierie politique de la démocratie
La non-démocratie

4. Les idéologies

Le libéralisme
Le communisme et le socialisme
La démocratie chrétienne
Le(s) nationalisme(s)
Quelques autres -ismes
Gauche-droite

5. Les Acteurs du politique

Citoyens
Groupes d'influence
Partis politiques
Parlement
Gouvernement

6. Le pouvoir

Qui dirige dans nos sociétés ?
Comment exerce-t-on le pouvoir en politique ?
Tout pouvoir est-il légitime ?
Partons sur le terrain à la rencontre d'acteurs du champ politique

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