| Dozent/in |
Dr. Samuel David Schmid |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Hauptseminar |
| Code |
HS221468 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2022 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Politikwissenschaft |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
Di, 20.09.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 27.09.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 04.10.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 11.10.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 18.10.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 25.10.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 08.11.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 15.11.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 22.11.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 29.11.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 06.12.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 13.12.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1)
Di, 20.12.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B55 (Terminierung 1) |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
wöchentlich |
| Inhalt |
The purpose of democracy is to reach binding political decisions under conditions of social inequality and political pluralism. In this seminar, we explore these underlying social divisions and learn how they translate into patterns of party politics and political conflict. To do so, we build on the key concept of “cleavages.” Once we have understood the classic account of cleavage politics and learn about the four fundamental social cleavages in industrial societies, we then move on to more recent research on social and political transformations in post-industrial societies. We will discuss the following topics: party politics and party systems; class voting and social mobility; gender and religion; civic culture and social capital; and political socialization and post-materialism.
In the last part of the seminar, we will turn to the most recent period in which populist parties have become increasingly successful in Europe and beyond. We analyze these developments from a social cleavage perspective. What is the social cleavage that populists leverage, and how has it transformed party politics? Can we understand this cleavage through the lens of left-right class politics? Or are we witnessing a rise of a new conflict between winners of globalization who support openness to immigration and international integration, and losers of globalization defending the sovereignty of the nation-state and the cultural protection of native majorities? |
| Lernziele |
By the end of the course the students actively participating in the course will…
1. [Knowledge] have understood the main themes, concepts, and theoretical approaches the study of social and political conflict.
2. [Competence] be able to evaluate these elements, by and subjecting them to critical thinking, by contrasting their strong and weak points, and by assessing their predictive validity across space and time.
3. [Communication] be able to effectively communicate their ideas on the topic by joining the class debate.
4. [Research skills] demonstrate the ability to further develop class discussion and research by identifying new questions of interest and by elaborating an appropriate research design. |
| Voraussetzungen |
This seminar is for advanced BA students, and MA students. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
Max. 25 students
This seminar is for advanced BA students and MA students. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Active participation, 2 response papers, presentation (graded) (4 Cr) |
| 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 |
- Bartolini, S. 2000. The class cleavage. The political mobilization of the European left, 1860-1980. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. · - Bartolini, S. and P. Mair 1990. Identity, competition and electoral availability: the stabilisation of European electorates, 1885-1985. Colchester: ECPR Press.
· - Beramendi, P. et al. 2015. The Politics of Advanced Capitalism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
· - Caramani, D. 2012. “The Europeanization of electoral politics: An analysis of converging voting distributions in 30 European party systems, 1970–2008.” Party Politics 18(6): 803–823.
· - Hutter, S. and H. Kriesi. 2019. European Party Politics in Times of Crisis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
· - Inglehart, R. 1997. Modernization and postmodernization: cultural, economic, and political change in 43 societies. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
· - Kitschelt, H. 2011. “Party Systems.” In The Oxford Handbook of Political Science, ed. R. E. Goodin. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
· - Kriesi, H. et al. 2006. “Globalization and the Transformation of the National Political Space: Six European Countries Compared.” European Journal of Political Research 45(6): 921–56.
· - Kriesi, H. et al. 2012. Political Conflict in Western Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
· - Lipset, S. M. and S. Rokkan (1967). Cleavage Structures, Party Systems and Voter Alignments: An Introduction. In: Party Systems and Voter Alignments: Cross-National Perspectives, Lipset, S. M. and Rokkan, S. (Eds). New York: Free Press.
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