BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (IN

ENGLISH)
DEGREE EXAMINATION
SUBJECT AREAS, SETS OF TOPICS & BIBLIOGRAPHY
EXAMINATION SESSION JUNE 2014
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SUBJECT AREA 15 POLITICAL SCIENCE
SET 15 Political science: domain and concepts
SET 25 Parties and party systems
SET 95 Democracy in comparative perspective
SET 45 The nature of the Romanian political regime after 1989
Bibliography
DAHL R! Poliarchy: Participation and Opposition, "ale #niversity Press $e% Haven 19&1
'Rom!trans! Poliarhiile, Participare i opoziie (nstitutul )uropean (a*i +,,,-!
.(/(0H)LLA D! tiina politic. Probleme, concepte, teorii Rom!trans!1!2oraru Polirom
(a*i +,,&-!
L(3PHART A! Patterns of Democracy: o!ernment "orms and Performance in #hirty$%i&
'o(ntries +
nd
ed! "ale #niversity Press $e% Haven 1999 'Rom!trans! )odele ale
democraiei Polirom (a*i +,,,-!
PR)DA 0! *ntrod(cere +n tiina politic +nd ed! Polirom (a*i +,14!
/ART5R( 6! 'omparati!e 'onstit(tional ,ngineering: -n *n.(iry into %tr(ct(res,
*ncenti!es and O(tcomes $e% "or7 #niversity Press 199& 'Rom!trans! *ngineria
constit(ional comparat (nstitutul )uropean (a*i +,,8-!
Bibliography for %et /
8AR8# D! 0ep(blica absent $emira 8ucure*ti 1999!
6#//( A! 1a 0o(manie face 2 son pass3 comm(niste L9Harmattan Paris +,11!
PR)DA 0! /5AR) /! 0egim(l, partidele 4i sistem(l politic din 0om5nia $emira +,,8!
PR)DA 0! 0(m5nii ferici6i. 7ot 4i p(tere de la 89:8 p5n +n prezent Polirom +,1+ pp!
+84:4+4!
/ART5R( 6! ;/ul sistema costitu<ionale romeno=, %t(dia Politica. 0omanian Political
%cience 0e!ie; vol! (( no! 1 +,,+ pp! 9:1+!
/ART5R( 6! ;Alcuni chiarimenti sul semipre<identialismo> %t(dia Politica. 0omanian
Political %cience 0e!ie; vol! ((( no! 4 +,,4 pp! ?1&:?+,!
/TA$52(R (! 'onstit(ionalism i postcom(nism, (n comentari( al legii f(ndamentale )d!
#niversit@Aii din 8ucure*ti 8ucure*ti +,,B!
/TA$52(R (! <n =(r(l constit(iei. Practic politic i arhitect(r legal )d! #niversit@Aii din
8ucure*ti 8ucure*ti +,,?!
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SUBJECT AREA 25 POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN MODERN EUROPE
SET 1! The )mpire the papacy and state centrali<ation as a Cac7ground to modern
)uropean history
SET 25 Politics and religious denomination in the 1?
th
and 1&
th
centuries )urope
SET 95 Revolution and constitutional reform in the 1&
th
18
th
and 19
th
centuries
Bibliography
8)R/T)($ /! 2(LDA P! *storia ,(ropei E199FG vol! ((:(1 Rom!trans! (nstitutul )uropean
(a*i 1998!
DA1()/ $! ,(rope. - >istory 5Hford 5Hford #niversity Press 199?!
SUBJECT AREA 95 POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN 20
#&
CENTURY EUROPE
SET 15 The 0old Iar: origins features conseJuences
SET 2! 0ommunist dictatorship in 0entral and )astern )urope: political regimes societal
reactions
SET 9! .ascist regimes and movements: common features and specificities
SET 4! Revolutions of 1989: causes features conseJuences
Bibliography
H58/8AI$ )! #he -ge of the ,&tremes: #he %hort #;entieth 'ent(ry, 8?8/$8??8
ACacus London 199B K 'Rom!trans! %ecol(l e&tremelor Lider 8ucure*ti 1998-!
35H$/5$ P! )odern #imes: #he @orld from the #;enties to the Aineties Harper L
0ollins $e% "or7 199+ K 'Rom!trans! O istorie a l(mii moderne Humanitas 8ucure*ti
+,,4-!
3#DT T! Post;ar: - history of ,(rope since 8?/B Pimlico London +,,& K 'Rom!trans
,(ropa postbelic. O istorie a ,(ropei d(p 8?/B Polirom (a*i +,,8-!
T(/2M$)A$# 1! 'ed!- #he 0e!ol(tions of 8?9? Routledge London 1999 K 'Rom!trans!
0e!ol(iile din 8?9?: +ntre trec(t i !iitor Polirom (a*i 1999-!
SUBJECT AREA 45 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SET 1! >(nternational politics> >foreign policy> >international relations= 'common topics and
topics specific to each concept similarities and differences common and specific analysis
instruments-
SET 25 The actors of international politics and the state9s role in international relations 'the
states as traditional actors categories of actors the concept of po%er in international
relations the concept of national po%er-
SET 95 The #$ system 'Codies N other maOor structures evolution impact in international
politics contriCutions to the development of (nternational la% deCates on its reform-
SET 45 2aOor perspectives on international relations 'maOor (R theories interactions Cet%een
academic analysis policy design and political decision:ma7ing in international politics and
foreign policy-
Bibliography
AR0H)R 0! *nternational Organizations 4rd ed! London Routledge +,,1!
8A"L(/ 3! /2(TH /! 5I)$/ P! #he lobalization of @orld Politics Bth ed 5Hford
5Hford #niversity Press +,1, 'learning resources for students freely availaCle at
http:KK%%%!oup!comKu7KorcKCinK9&8,199B?9,9,K-
8#R0H(LL /! et al! #heories of international relations F
th
ed! Palgrave 2acmillan +,,9 K
'Rom!trans! of the 4
rd
edition #eorii ale relaiilor internaionale, (nstitutul )uropean (a*i
+,,8-!
0ARP($/0H( A! 2MR6MR(T D! *nternational Organizations )ditura #A(0 (aPi +,14!
0H)/T)R2A$ /! .RA$0Q T!2! 2AL5$) D!2! eds! 1a; and Practice of the Cnited
Aations: Doc(ments and 'ommentary 5Hford 5Hford #niversity Press +,,8!
+
DAI/ / I)(// T!6! #he O&ford >andbooD on the Cnited Aations! 5Hford 5Hford
#niversity Press +,,8!
CA 'harter /an .rancisco 19FB 'availaCle at %%%!un!org-
SUBJECT AREA ;5 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
SET 15 /ocial stratification ineJuality and political hierarchy
Bibliography
D#RQH)(2 )! 0(les of %ociological )ethod .ree Press London $" 198+!
L(P/)T /!2! ;(ssues in /ocial 0lass Analysis= in 0e!ol(tion and 'o(nterre!ol(tion.
'hange and Persistence in %ocial %tr(ct(res Anchor 8oo7 $e% "or7 19&,!
'http:KK%%%!Juestia!comKP2!JstRaSoNdS1F8&9++F-
2(LL/ 0!1! #he Po;er ,lite 5Hford #niversity Press 19B?!
/A#$D)R/ P! %ocial 'lass and %tratification Routledge London 199,!
I)8)R 2 #he #heory of %ocial and ,conomic Organization $e% "or7 .ree Press 19F1!
SET 25 Political culture and sociali<ation
Bibliography
AL25$D 6! 1erCa /! #he 'i!ic '(lt(re 0e!isited $e%Cy /age 1989!
QL($6)2A$$ D! et al Democracy and Political '(lt(re in ,astern ,(rope
RoutledgeTaylor and .rancis London +,,?!
P#T2A$ R! D! et! al )aDing Democracy @orD: 'i!ic #raditions in )odern *taly Princeton
#niversity Press 199F!
SET 95 Political and electoral moCili<ation N participation! Political conflicts
Bibliography
AR)$DT H! On 0e!ol(tion Penguin $e% "or7 199,!
2A(R P! Party %ystem 'hange 0larendon Press 5Hford 199&!
2cL)LLA$ D! *deology 5pen #niversity Press 199B!
/ART5R( 6! ;A Typology of Party /ystems= in #he @estern ,(ropean Party %ystem P!
2air 'ed!- 5Hford #niversity Press 199, pp! 41?:4F9!
SET 95 Political po%er authority and legitimacy! Theories of the state
Bibliography
HA1)L 1! Po;er of the Po;erless et al! 2!)! /harpe (nc! Armon7 $e% "or7 199,!
H588)/ Thomas 1e!iathan 0amCridge #niversity Press 199?!
2(LL/ 0!I! 'ed!- )a& @eber. ,ssays in %ociology 5Hford #niversity Press 19B9!
SUBJECT AREA <5 EUROPEAN STUDIES
SET 1! )# institutional frame%or7 L )uropean 0ouncil 0ouncil of the )uropean #nion
)uropean 0ommission )uropean Parliament )uropean 0ourt of 3ustice 'features tas7s
evolutions relations %ith other )# institutions-
SET 2! )# Policies 'decision:ma7ing processes institutional competences for policy design
and implementation evolution of maOor policies-
SET 9! )uropean Political Parties represented %ithin the )uropean Parliament 'history
ideology impact on )# development political groups currently represented %ithin the
)uropean Parliament-
Bibliography
)#R5P)A$ #$(5$ official %eCsite Criefings 'institutions policies decision:ma7ing etc!-
europa!eu
)#R5P)A$ #$(5$ #reaty on ,(ropean Cnion consolidated versionT #reaty on the
"(nctioning of the:,(ropean Cnion consolidated versionT 'harter of "(ndamental
0ights of the ,(ropean Cnion
http:KKeur:leH!europa!euK35Html!doRuriS53:0:+,1,:,84:/52:)$:HT2L
4
H(U /! H5"LA$D 8! #he Political %ystem of the ,(ropean Cnion 4
rd
edition Palgrave
2acmillan +,11!
H(U /! $5#R" A!6! R5LA$D 6! Democratic Politics in the ,(ropean Parliament
0amCridge #niversity Press +,,& 'Rom!trans! 0A PuClishing 0luO $apoca +,,9-!
IALLA0) H! P5LLA0Q A!2 "5#$6 A!R Policy maDing in the ,(ropean Cnion ?
th
ed!
5Hford 5Hford #niversity Press +,1, 'Rom!trans! of F
th
ed! ,laborarea politicilor +n
Cni(nea ,(ropean (nstitutul )uropean din RomVnia +,,9-!
SUBJECT AREA 65 CONSTITUTIONALISM
SET 1! 0onstitution and constitutionalism
SET 2! /emi:presidential regimes a comparative perspective
SET 9! 0onstitutional Oustice comparative models
Bibliography
0ARP R! ;5n the nature of the Romanian political regime! Reflections on the recent
Ourisprudence of the 0onstitutional 0ourt= %t(dia Politica vol! U((( nr! 4K+,14 pp! F11:
F+B!
)L6() R! ;/emipresidentialism: variations on a theme= Eo(rnal of Democracy no!4 +,,B
pp! 98:114!
.)R)35H$ 3! PA/W#($5 P! ;0onstitutional adOudication: lessons from )urope= #e&as
1a; 0e!ie; no!8+ +,,F pp! 1?&1: 1&,B!
/A35 A! 1imiting o!ernment: -n introd(ction to constit(tionalism 0)# Press 8udapest
1999!
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