2026년도 2학기 현대정치의 이해 (SOSC311-01) 강의계획서

1. 수업정보

학수번호 SOSC311 분반 01 학점 3.00
이수구분 인문사회과학선택 강좌유형 강의실 강좌 선수과목
포스테키안 핵심역량
강의시간 화, 목 / 14:00 ~ 15:15 / 무은재기념관 강의실 [309호] 성적취득 구분 G

2. 강의교수 정보

강명훈 이름 강명훈 학과(전공) 인문사회학부
이메일 주소 mkang@postech.ac.kr Homepage https://sites.google.com/view/myunghoon
연구실 무은재기념관 416 전화 054-279-2040
Office Hours 월, 수: / 15:30 ~ 17:00

3. 강의목표

What is politics? Why do we need to understand it? If you think you know the answers to these questions but find yourself struggling to articulate them, then you do not truly understand politics. At first glance, politics may seem disconnected from our lives—a mere turf war among politicians that causes stress rather than providing any real benefit. You might wonder if there is any real need to understand something so unpleasant and headache-inducing. However, politics has a much greater impact on our lives than we realize, and furthermore, we are deeply involved in it, whether we know it or not. To be ignorant of politics, which is so intimately connected to our lives, is akin to leaving a crucial variable in our equation for achieving our goals as an unknown. The equations faced by diverse individuals are all unique. Therefore, this course cannot provide a universal solution that solves everyone's equation. Instead, it offers various useful tools to assist you in the process of finding the answers to solve your own unique equation. Based on the knowledge gained in this class, students are expected to independently solve the political equations they face in achieving their goals.

Postechian Core Competencies: Knowledge Exploration Competency, Creative Convergence Competency

4. 강의선수/수강필수사항

5. 성적평가

중간고사 기말고사 출석 과제 프로젝트 발표/토론 실험/실습 퀴즈 기타
40 40 10 10 100
비고
Attendance (0%): There is no attendance score. However, 7 or more total absences will result in an automatic F grade.
Discussion Participation (10%): Participation in class discussions.
Midterm Exam (40%): Open-book, take-home format.
Final Exam (40%): Open-book, take-home format.
Final Book Review Assignment (10%): Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, How Democracies Die, Across, 2018.
Optional Mission: An A+ grade will be granted if you successfully publish a reader's contribution (op-ed) related to the topics covered in class in a major daily print newspaper (e.g., Chosun, JoongAng, Dong-A, Hankyoreh, Kyunghyang) before the final exam. (Note: Both the midterm and final exams must still be submitted.)

6. 강의교재

도서명 저자명 출판사 출판년도 ISBN
Politics (5th edition) Andrew Heywood Macmillan 2019 978-1-352-00545-5

7. 참고문헌 및 자료

Levitsky, Steven and Daniel Ziblatt. 2018. How Democracies Die. 2018. (스티븐 레비츠키, 대니얼 지블랫, (박세연 역),『어떻게 민주주의는 무너지는가』, 어크로스, 2018.)

8. 강의진도계획

Week 1: Orientation - What is Politics? (Heywood Ch. 1)
Week 2: Politics and Political Ideologies (Heywood Ch. 2)
Week 3: Politics and the State (Heywood Ch. 3)
Week 4: Democracy and Legitimacy (Heywood Ch. 4)
Week 5: Regime Types (Heywood Ch. 5)
Week 6: Nations and Nationalism (Heywood Ch. 6)
Week 7: Globalization and Political Economy (Heywood Ch. 7)
Week 8: Midterm Exam Period (Good Luck!)
Week 9: Political Culture and the Media (Heywood Ch. 9) (WI students: Submit the first draft of the final book review assignment)
Week 10: Representation, Elections, and Voting (Heywood Ch. 10)
Week 11: Political Parties and Party Systems (Heywood Ch. 11)
Week 12: Interest Group Politics and Political Movements (Heywood Ch. 12)
Week 13: The Executive Branch / Bureaucracy (Heywood Ch. 14, 16)
Week 14: The Legislative Branch / Assemblies (Heywood Ch. 15)
Week 15: World Order and Global Governance (Heywood Ch. 19)
Week 16: Final Exam Period (Good Luck!)

9. 수업운영

10. 학습법 소개 및 기타사항

11. 장애학생에 대한 학습지원 사항

- 수강 관련: 문자 통역(청각), 교과목 보조(발달), 노트필기(전 유형) 등

- 시험 관련: 시험시간 연장(필요시 전 유형), 시험지 확대 복사(시각) 등

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