| Dozent/in |
Dr. Samuel David Schmid |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Hauptseminar |
| Code |
FS241483 |
| Semester |
Frühjahrssemester 2024 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Politikwissenschaft |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
wöchentlich (Mo), ab 19.02.2024, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B02 |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
wöchentlich |
| Inhalt |
The purpose of this seminar is to understand the evolution of media systems in the Western world and how it relates to core aspects of democratic politics. We will trace the evolution of the media environment from the appearance of the radio to broadcast TV, to cable and satellite TV, to the internet and the spreading of new media. Against this background, we study how these developments impact voters, public opinion, political parties, and elections. Hence, the first block of the seminar discusses the historical evolution using classical texts.
The second block then turns to several more specific topics regarding the relationship of media and politics, including the categorization of different media systems, media and turnout, media and political polarization, the political effects of social media platforms, mainstream media versus alternative media, fake news and misinformation, as well as the mediatization of politics more broadly. We conclude by reflecting on the future of democracy should the role of new technologies and the media continue to increase. |
| Lernziele |
At the end of this seminar, students who have taken the course and have fulfilled all requirements
1. will have familiarized themselves with the main themes, concepts, theoretical approaches, and empirical studies in media and political communication studies.
2. will be able to critically reflect these themes, concepts, theoretical approaches, and empirical studies.
3. will have improved their ability to communicate their ideas and participate in class debates.
4. will have improved their ability to read academic texts and understand research methods and empirical results.
5. will have improved their ability to write critical responses to academic texts.
6. will have improved their ability to formulate research questions and develop as well as systematically test hypotheses or evaluate arguments that provide potential answers to these questions. |
| Voraussetzungen |
This seminar is for advanced BA students (2nd semester onwards) as well as MA students (any semester). |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
Max. 25 students |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Active participation, three sentences on each mandatory reading; presentation; one or two response papers. |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Active participation, 2 response papers, presentation (graded) / 4 Credits
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| Hinweise |
Studienschwerpunkt: Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft/Politische Kommunikation |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nach Vereinbarung |
| Kontakt |
samuel.schmid@unilu.ch |
| Material |
Reading materials available on OLAT |
| Literatur |
- Hallin, D. C. and P. Mancini (2004). Comparing media systems: Three models of media and politics.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.- Iyengar, S. and D. R. Kinder (1987). News That Matters: Television and American Opinion. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press.- Lazarsfeld, P. F, B. Berelson and H. Gaudet (1944). The People's Choice: How the Voter Makes Up His
Mind in a Presidential Campaign. New York: Columbia University Press.- Prior, M. (2007). Post-broadcast democracy: How media choice increases inequality in political
involvement and polarizes elections. Cambrige: Cambridge University Press. |