Course ASK22K

Comparative Political Culture

7.5 Credits
Second Cycle
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Starts week 51, 2025

The course provides an introduction to concepts and theories related to political culture. This includes the meaning of political culture and its consequences from a comparative perspective. Our understanding of norms, values and attitudes in new and established democracies is problematised from different thematic approaches. The course also takes up the relationship between political culture and the support for democracy and its functioning. The student is also taught how to critically and independently formulate scientific problems, how to use different types of databases, and how to analyse data with suitable scientific methods.
Starts and ends:
week 51, 2025 - week 3, 2026
Study Rate:
100%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English
Other:
P: Course only offered as part of programme.
Entry Qualifications :
  • A minimum of 180 credits on first cycle, including 90 credits in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Human Rights or Peace and Conflict Studies, including a minimum of 7,5 credits research method with a focus on Social Science and English 6
Selection :
Guaranteed admission
Application Code:
HDA-H3MF5
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
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Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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Course Coordinator
Kjetil Duvold
Kjetil Duvold

Starts week 51, 2026

The course provides an introduction to concepts and theories related to political culture. This includes the meaning of political culture and its consequences from a comparative perspective. Our understanding of norms, values and attitudes in new and established democracies is problematised from different thematic approaches. The course also takes up the relationship between political culture and the support for democracy and its functioning. The student is also taught how to critically and independently formulate scientific problems, how to use different types of databases, and how to analyse data with suitable scientific methods.
Starts and ends:
week 51, 2026 - week 2, 2027
Study Rate:
100%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English
Entry Qualifications :
  • A minimum of 180 credits on first cycle, including 90 credits in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Human Rights or Peace and Conflict Studies, including a minimum of 7,5 credits research method with a focus on Social Science and English 6
Selection :
Higher education credits (30-285 credits)
Application Code:
HDA-H3PHN
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Application period
-
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00