Pol1N PolS2 Syllabus

Far Eastern University Institute of Arts and Sciences

Political Science Department

Course Syllabus for Pol 1N,

Pol S2 and PHGC-MT

POL 1N: Introduction to Political

Science with the Philippine Constitution

Pol S2: Politics and Governance with the Philippine Constitution

PHGCMT: Philippine Government and

Constitution (Medical Technology majors)

Course credit: 3 units Prerequisite: none

I. Rationale

This is an introductory course on Political

Science, at such; the premise of the

course is to provide students with an

overview of the basic concepts, principles and tenets of the discipline. The first part

of the semester would be devoted on the

aforementioned concepts while the latter would concentrate on the Philippine

Constitution and contemporary issues on

Philippine Politics.

II. Class Format

Class participation is mandatory for this

class. The class would enforce the

Socratic Method; learning would not be coming only from the professor, but

from you the students.

The students of this class are all required

to read and reread the readings. The

student should expect that their names would be called for recitation every

meeting, so skipping the readings will

really affect ones class standing. Only

through reading the texts and

understanding its intent will guarantee your survival in this class.

III. Grading System and Class

Requirement and Class Rules

For the Prelims, Midterm and Final

term:

Class Participation (recitation, and

assignments) 30% Quizzes and Papers 30%

Major Examination 40%

100% The format for the think piece encoded

which will count as a quiz is as follows:

Paper size: 8x11

Minimum of 1 pages, maximum of 3

pages (Negotiable) Margin: 1 inch on each corner

Font: 12 times New Roman

Spacing: 1

Failure to comply in any of the

specifications of the paper would result to a five (5) point deduction per violation,

per page for the papers final grade.

For citation purposes, I would require

using the American Psychological Association (APA) style in quoting other

persons works or ideas. Moreover, I will be strict in implementing the Universitys policy regarding Plagiarism. Plagiarism

is not only a school offence but also a

criminal offence.

Attendance is a must for this class,

despite the absence of the student, he or she would still be called for the recitation,

thus he or she automatically gets the

lowest grade that can be given.

Moreover, this same rule applies to

quizzes, since most of the quizzes in this course are announced; there is no reason

for the student to be absent.

IV. Primary Texts

There is neither single reading nor book that would be able to do justice on the

broad scope of the grand discipline of

political science. Hence, students are required to read the following books

listed below aside from the ejournals that

would be uploaded eventually.

Danziger, James (2005) Understanding

the Political World 7th Edition Person-Longman Publishing

De Leon, Hector S Textbook on the

Philippine Constitution

Heywood, Andrew (2013) Politics 4th Edition Palgrave Foundations

Lazo, Richard (2013) Introduction to Poltical Science Rex Publishing

Magstadt, Thomas (2013)

Understanding Politics, Ideas,

Institutions and Issues Thomson

Wadsworth Publishing

The books are available at the library. Also students are encouraged to read

other scholarly works and books

pertaining to the course.

V. Course Outline:

A. Politics and Power

Both concepts serves as a foundation on the study of political phenomenon

(moreover, Political Science), thus, the

students would be given a philosophical and theoretical discourse on the

contending definition of the two basic

concepts

Suggested readings

Heywood, Andrew (2013) Politics 4th

Edition Palgrave Foundations Ch 1 (pp3-

24)



Institutions and Issues chapter 1(pp 1-

22)

B. What is Political Science?

The integration of the Scientific Method in social and political inquiry became a

important development in the emergence

not only of Political Science as a academic discourse but the Social

Sciences as well.

Suggested Readings

Heywood, Andrew (2013) Politics 4th Edition Palgrave Foundations Ch 1 (pp3-

24)



Institutions and Issues chapter 1 (pp 1-22)

C. The Subfields of Political Science

With the development of the discourse

comes the emergence of specialized fields which focused on the different aspects of

Political Phenomenon.

C.I. Political Theory Before we could analyze political

phenomenon, students and scholars alike ought to develop their theoretical and

philosophical faculties. Theory serves as

the foundation not only for analysis but for critical thinking as well. The

evolution of Political Theory would be

the focal point of discussion. At such, the stages of political theory and subsequent

scholars/Philosophers would be the key

point of interest

Stages and Philosophers:

Ancient Political Theory: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Medieval Political Theory: St Thomas

Aquinas, St Augustine

Modern Political Theory: Niccolo

Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau, David

Hume, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham,

John Stuart Mill, James Mill, Karl Marx, GW Hegel, Friedrich Engels, Friedrich

Nietzsche

Post Modern: Jurgen Habermas, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida

C.II. Comparative Politics Since Political Science deals with a

complex phenomenon, human and human

institutions, one important endeavor for us to discern political realities would be

to compare institutions, actors, values and

other pertinent variables. The Cultural, Structural and Rational Choice schools

would be the framework for the

discussion

Suggested readings

_____________(1997) Comparative

Politics, Rationality, Culture and

Structure Lichbach M and Zuckerman A. editors Cambridge University Press

Hague, Rod and Harrop, Martin (2010)

Comparative Government and Politics 8th

edition, Palgrave McMillan Press

Lichbach, Mark and Zuckerman, Allan

(1997) Research Traditions and Theory in Comparative Politics in Comparative

Politics, Rationality, Culture and

Structure Lichbach M and Zuckerman A. editors Cambridge University Press

Levi, Margaret (1997) A Model, A Method, A Map, Rational Choice in

Comparative and Historical analysis in -

Comparative Politics, Rationality, Culture and Structure Lichbach M and

Zuckerman A. editors Cambridge

University Press

Lijphart, Arend (Sept. 1971) Comparative

Politics and the Comparative Method in

The American Political Science Review

Vol 65, No.3 pp 682-693

Ross, Mark Howard (1997) Culture and

Identity in Comparative Political Analysis in Comparative Politics,

Rationality, Culture and Structure

Lichbach M and Zuckerman A. editors Cambridge University Press

Katznelson, Ira (1997) Structure and Configuration in Comparative Politics -

Comparative Politics, Rationality, Culture

and Structure Lichbach M and Zuckerman A. editors Cambridge

University Press

C.III International Relations Interstate interaction is obviously

different from internal or actor to actor interaction. Special attention should be

given on the dynamics of interstate

politics, especially that we have entered globalization and technology has slowly

delimited national boundaries.

International Relations would be viewed under the lenses of Realism, Liberalism

and Marxist approaches

Suggested readings:

Heywood, Andrew (2013) Politics 4th Edition Palgrave Foundations Ch 7

(pp127-162)



Institutions and Issues chapter 17-18 (pp522-601)

C.IV Public Administration Public Administration calls for the

divorce of politics and administration

primarily in the delivery of public goods. As an emerging discipline of its own, the

subfield focuses on the best practices,

theories and doctrines of government administration and public participation.

Since the subfield has grown due to the

pressing needs of the key stakeholder of the State, namely the citizen, the field has

been separated to distinct subfields:

Public Policy, Organization Studies, Local Governance and Fiscal

Administration

Suggested readings

Heywood, Andrew (2013) Politics 4th Edition Palgrave Foundations Ch 18 (pp

381-400) and Ch 20 (pp 425-444)

Reyes, Danilo (2003) the Study of Public

Administration in Perspective, A Passing

Review of the Development of the Discipline in Public Administration in

the Philippines A Reader Alfiler,

Bautista, Reyes and Tapales editors (pp109-144)

C.V Emerging Trends and

Interdisciplinary Approaches Since Political Science is part of the

Social Sciences network, the discipline is influenced by other fields such as

Economics, Psychology, History,

Sociology and Philosophy. Moreover, disciplines outside the Social Science

umbrella has contributed to the development of the discipline as well,

such as Engineering, Mathematics and

Information technology

The Interdisciplinary Fields: Urban

Planning, Political Psychology, Country Specific Studies (i.e. Chinese, Philippine,

American, European and Japanese),

Political Sociology and Political Economy

D. Governments, Regimes and States Whether Presidential or Parliament,

Federal or Centralized, this are some of

the debates encountered by students with regards to the ideal or practical model of

state vis--vis the pressing needs of

society. Thus, it is a necessity to give the students an insight on the different state

models and its configuration

Heywood, Andrew (2013) Politics 4th

Edition Palgrave Foundations Ch 2 (pps 25-40) and Ch 5 (pp 89-106)



Institutions and Issues chapters 7-9 (pp

158-285)

E. The Government Machinery The knowledge of the components of the

state machinery would enable students to understand the function, premise/purpose

and thrust of each part and stakeholder of

the State.

Section Content:

Elections

Political Parties

Groups, Interests and Movements

Constitutions, Law and the Judiciary

Political Executives

Bureaucracies

Military and Police Force

Public Policy and System Performance

Suggested readings: Heywood, Andrew (2013) Politics 4th

Edition Palgrave Foundations Chapters 12 to 20 (pp 247-4444)

F. Contemporary Issues on Philippine

Democracy

The contextualization of the theories, doctrines and concepts of Political

Science is necessary to understand and

eventually resolve the recurring issues and problems of the Philippine

Democracy. Students would be given an

overview of the states political history and the state machinery as well.

Suggested Readings

Nowak, Thomas (1977) The Philippines

Before Martial Law: A Study in Politics and Administration in The American

Political Science Review

Vol. 71 No. 2

Wurfel, David (1977) Martial Law and

The Philippines, Methods in Regime Survival in Pacific Affairs Vol 50 no 1

Rocamora, Joel and Hutchcroft, Paul ( 2003) Strong Demands and Weak

Institutions, The Origins and Evolution

of the Democratic Deficit of the Philippines in Journal of East Asian

Studies

Teehankee, Julio (2002) Electoral

Politics in the Philippines in Electoral

Politics in Southeast and East Asia, Aurel Croissant editors, Freiderich Ebert

Stiftung

Case, William (2002) The Philippines,

Stable but Low Quality Democracy in

Politics in Southeast Asia, Democracy or Less Routledge Corzon

Jungog Choi (2001) Philippine

Democracies, Old and New: Elections,

Term Limits and Party Systems in Asian

Survey Volume 41 no. 3

G. The Philippine Constitution The concept of the Social Contract, as by-

product of the philosophical inquiry of

the modern political thinkers led to the establishment of states as enshrined by

constitutions. It is therefore equally

important to discuss no only the doctrine of the constitution but the Philippine

constitution as well to increase the

students awareness regarding their political rights and obligations

The following sections of the Constitution would be discussed

thoroughly:

Preamble

Article 1 National Territory

Article II Declaration of Principles and

State Policies

Article III Bill of Rights

Article IV Citizenship Article V Suffrage

Sin Patria y sin amores,

Solo veo ante mi llanto y

Dolores

(Kung walang isang bayan ng pag ibig,

ang nakikita ko ay luha at hinagpis)

Antonio Regidor

For inquires and other matters related to the subject, feel free to contact me at the

following email address:

[email protected], [email protected]

[email protected]

Consultation Hours:

Mondays/Tuesdays 1:00PM to 2:30 PM

Professor/Instructor:

Joem Balbin Co MPA, MA (TW)

PhD in Political Science University of

Santo Tomas (on going)

Master of Public Administration- University of the Philippines-Diliman

MA Political Science (Candidate) De La

Salle University-Manila AB Political Science University of Santo

Tomas

Certificate in Professional Education University of the Philippines-Diliman

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