1. The student will be able explain the main perspectives of political sociology on the relations between state and society.

2. The student will be able to identify the differences between concepts of liberalism, freedom, sovereignty, power, democracy

3. The student will be able to identify the differences between state and civil society

4. The student will be able to define  different definitions of power

5. The  student will be able to distinguish different forms of democracy and their contextual development

6. The student will identify different theories about what is a ‘state’ and theoretical arguments about why we need a ‘state’

7. The student will locate and will be able to compare different examples of political change from all over the world.