Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory.

Second term
Wednesday from 17:00 to 19:00 at 43 Botanique 3

French

The course introduces the students to the analysis of two major types of political collective actors, the political parties and the lobby groups, mainly in the context of the Western democratic political systems, with a special focus on Belgium.At the end of the class, the students will have gained a comprehensive framework based on the main concepts, classifications, empirical trends and explanatory theories produced by political science about political parties and lobby groups. They will hence be able to better understand the role played by these intermediate groups in the Western democratic political systems in general and in the belgian political system in particular.

For the Bachelor in Information and Communication :

For the Bachelor in Philosophy :

For the Bachelor in Economics and Management :

For the Bachelor in Political Sciences: General :

For the Bachelor in Political Sciences: General (Evening Programme) :

For the Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology :

For the Bachelor in Political Sciences: General :

For the Bachelor in Political Sciences: General (Evening Programme) :

The course is divided in two parts. The first one offers a general overview of the political parties and lobby groups, including their mutual links as well as their relationship with the State. The second one is specifically dedicated to the political parties.

The first part counts four chapters :
• First definitions and classifications
• Specialized definitions and classifications
• Types of articulation between lobby groups and political parties
• Types of articulation between lobby groups and the State

The second part also contains four chapters :
• Functions
• Organisation
• Membership and electorate
• Political ideas

Lectures based on PowerPoint presentations. Students questions and reflections are welcomed.

The assessment is a written examination lasting 2 hours and half. It includes 4 questions, which will all be marked out of 10 points. The total points are then divided by 2, to obtain a final mark out of 20 points.
A series of questions and answers of examinations from previous years could be downloaded from the course website on iSaint-Louis.

Basic references are :

Philippe BRAUD, Sociologie politique, Paris, LGDJ, Manuel, 10ème éd., 2011, sp. chapitres 7 (« L'action collective et les groupes d'intérêts »), 8 (« La participation politique ») et 9 (« Les partis »).Dominique CHAGNOLLAUD, Science Politique, Paris, Dalloz, cours L1 L2, 7ème éd., 2010, partie 4 « Les forces politiques ».Pierre BRECHON, Les partis politiques, Paris, Montchrestien, Clés Politique, 1999.Emiliano GROSSMAN et Sabine SAURUGGER, Les groupes d'intérêt. Action collective de représentation, Paris, Armand Colin, collection « U », 2006.Vincent de COOREBYTER, Clivages et partis en Belgique, CRISP, Courrier hebdomadaire n°2000, 2008.Etienne ARCQ et Pierre BLAISE, Les organisations syndicales et patronales, Bruxelles, CRISP, Dossier n°68, 2007.Pascal DELWIT, La vie politique belge de 1830 à nos jours, Bruxelles, Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles, 2009.Pascal DELWIT, Emilie van HAUTE, et Jean-Benoit PILET (eds.), Les partis politiques en Belgique, Bruxelles, Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles, 2011.Xavier MABILLE, Nouvelle histoire politique de la Belgique, Bruxelles, Editions du CRISP, 2011.

A full bibliography is joined to the syllabus.

A syllabus including table of content, general bibliography as well as PowerPoint slides will be available at the reprography service.