Populists in power: the study of populist parties in government

Dozent/in	Fred Paxton, MSc
Veranstaltungsart	Masterseminar
Code	FS211282
Semester	Frühjahrssemester 2021
Durchführender Fachbereich	Politikwissenschaft
Studienstufe	Bachelor Master
Termin/e	Mi, 24.02.2021, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 4 Fr, 21.05.2021, 09:15 - 17:00 Uhr, 3.B55 Sa, 22.05.2021, 09:15 - 15:30 Uhr, 3.B55 Fr, 28.05.2021, 09:15 - 17:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Sa, 29.05.2021, 09:15 - 15:30 Uhr, 3.B48
Umfang	2 Semesterwochenstunden
Turnus	Blockveranstaltung
Inhalt	In this course, students will learn how to approach the study of populist parties in government – an increasingly common phenomenon and a rapidly growing focus of study. In the first seminar block, we will explore various theoretical and methodological approaches to studying populists in power, and connect the different conceptualisations of populism with diverse research perspectives. Students are then prepared to investigate real-world examples from across the globe in the second seminar block.
Sprache	Englisch
Anmeldung	Open for advanced BA-students in Political Science. In case of too many interested students priority is given to MA-students.
Abschlussform / Credits	active participation, presentation, essay (graded) / 4 Credits
Hinweise	Studienschwerpunkt: Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft / Politische Kommunikation
Hörer-/innen	Ja
Kontakt	frederick.paxton@doz.unilu.ch
Material	Pflichtlektüre und Seminarmaterialien zugänglich auf Online-Plattform OLAT.