Currículo
Economic Sociology ES1
Contextos
Groupo: Economics2025 > 1º Ciclo > Unidades curriculares obrigatórios
ECTS
6.0 (para cálculo da média)
Objectivos
The objectives of the Economic Sociology course are: to address a set of economic themes and topics (wealth, value, money, work, markets, capitalism, decision-making processes) from a sociological lens that proves to be complementary, as well as, in certain cases, an alternative to the vision of the economy epitomized by Lionel Robbin’s famous definition; to introduce a series of concepts characteristic of a sociological approach to the economic and financial universe (holism, methodological individualism, embeddedness, isomorphism, performativity, among others) and illustrate them with contemporary examples; to familiarize students with the different methodological approaches practiced in economic sociology (theoretical analysis, historical research, qualitative inquiries, etc.); to encourage close reading of key-texts and critical reflection around ideas, concepts and case-studies.
Programa
1. Formalist, institutionalist and substantivist views of the economy 2. Economic rationality: classic and contemporary perspectives 3. Markets and their varieties 4. Non-market economies 5. Value: classic and contemporary perspectives 6. Money: the commodity and the credit theories of money 7. Work and the division of labour: classic and contemporary perspectives 8. Consumption and consumers 9. Institutions: the state, markets and redistribution 10. Capitalism: classic and contemporary perspectives
Método de Avaliação
The course is made up of a set of theoretical-practical classes, alternating between lecture-based moments and practical activities based on the discussion of texts and/or application of concepts to concrete cases. There will be two assessment modalities: continuous assessment and final exam. Continuous assessment comprises two individual written tests without consultation, including development questions, which correspond to 80% of the final grade. The successful completion of the course implies a final average grade equal to or greater than 10. The final exam (Normal Season or Appeal Season) comprises one written assessment (2 hours, without consultation) – this corresponds to 100% of the final grade, with successful completion of the course implying a final grade equal to or greater than 10.
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