Currículo

Esfera Política e Opinião Pública L5165

Contextos

ECTS

6.0 (para cálculo da média)

Objectivos

Tendo presentes estes objectivos, o programa visa: OA1: que os alunos se familiarizem com os aspectos mais técnicos da aferição da opinião pública OA2. que dominem as principais explicações teóricas dos processos de formação da opinião pública e OA3. respectivo impacto no sistema de representação. Para tal analisa-se a influência dos diversos actores, das circunstâncias sociais e políticas, assim como das características do público. São também discutidos os principais conceitos relacionados com a opinião pública. Pretende-se ainda que os alunos adquiram competências de análise crítica sobre as problemáticas acima referidas.

Programa

PARTE I. O QUE É E COMO SE MEDE A OPINIÃO PÚBLICA? 1. APRESENTAÇÃO DA DISCIPLINA 2. CONCEITO E HISTÓRIA DA OPINIÃO PÚBLICA 3. COMO SE MEDE A OPINIÃO PÚBLICA? A SONDAGEM 4. SONDAGENS: ANÁLISE E INTERPRETAÇÃO DOS DADOS PARTE II. COMO É QUE O PÚBLICO FORMA OPINIÕES? 5. CONDICIONAMENTO, INFLUÊNCIA SOCIAL, E CONFORMIDADE COM A MAIORIA 6. MEDIA, LÍDERES DE OPINIÃO E ESTEREÓTIPOS 7. O PROBLEMA DA FALTA DE INFORMAÇÃO E RESPECTIVAS CONSEQUÊNCIAS 8. A RACIONALIDADE DA OPINIÃO PÚBLICA PARTE III. CONSEQUÊNCIAS POLÍTICAS DA OPINIÃO PÚBLICA 9. IMPACTO DA OPINIÃO PÚBLICA NA REPRESENTAÇÃO DEMOCRÁTICA 10. OPINIÃO PÚBLICA E REPRESENTAÇÃO DEMOCRÁTICA: O NÍVEL MACRO 11. A IMPORTÂNCIA POLÍTICA DA DELIBERAÇÃO PÚBLICA: EXPERIÊNCIAS RECENTES 12. MEDIA, DEMOCRACIA E OPINIÃO PÚBLICA. CONCLUSÃO DA DISCIPLINA.

Método de Avaliação

Componentes da avaliação ao longo do semestre: 1ª. Apresentação oral do trabalho prático (20%) nas aulas práticas. 2.ª Realização de três exercícios escritos ao longo do semestre (20% * 3 = 60%) 3ª. Envolvimento nos debates e participação geral nas aulas (20%). Em alternativa, avaliação por exame: prova escrita (100%). Ficam aprovados os alunos que tenham notas finais superiores ou iguais a 9,5 valores.

Carga Horária

Bibliografia

Principal

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Secundária

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