Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Public Opinion and Electoral Behaviour
Course Code
PZK_104
Branch of Science
International Politics; Political science
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Political Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Mārtiņš Daugulis
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basic principles of public opinion formation, as well as models for the formation and forecasting of voter behaviour.
Preliminary Knowledge
Secondary school education.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
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Skills
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Competences
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Assessment
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
A.Vorobjovs. Sociālā psiholoģija. R., 2003.
2.
Butterick, Keith Introducing public relations :theory and practice. Los Angeles [etc.] : Sage, 2011.
3.
Consumer behavior: the psychology of marketing. http://www.consumerpsychologist.com/
4.
Gilpin, R. Global Political Economy. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001.
5.
Jevons, W.S. The theory of political economy. New York: Elibron, 2006.
6.
Karpova Ā. Personība.Teorijas un to radītāji. R., 1997.
7.
Keynes, J.M. The general theory of employment, interest and money. - London: Prometheus Books, 1997.
8.
Lees-Marshment, Jennifer. Political marketing :principles and applications /Jennifer Lees-Marshment.London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
9.
Marx, K. A Contribution to the Critique of Political economy. - New York, International Publishers, 1979.
10.
Myers D.Social Psychology, 9 ed., 2010
11.
Political Parties & Electoral Change. Ed. by Mair, P., Muller, W.C., Plasser, F. - London, Thousand Oaks; New Delhi: SAGE.
Additional Reading
1.
Political Parties. Old Concepts and New Challenges. Ed. by Gunther, R., Montero, J. R., Linz, Juan J. - Oxford University Press, 2002.
2.
Reņģe V. Sociālā psiholoģija.R., 2002
3.
Rima, I. Development of economic analysis. - London: Routledge, 2009.
4.
Routledge handbook of political management /edited by Dennis W. Johnson. New York ; London : Routledge, 2009.
5.
S.Omārova.Cilvēks dzīvo grupā. R.,2002.
6.
Sartori, G. Parties and Party Systems: a Framework for Analysis. - Colchester, 2005.
7.
Ware, A. Political Parties and Party Systems. - Oxford, 1996.
8.
Wilcox, Dennis L. Public relations :strategies and tactics. Boston, MA : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2012