| Dozent/in |
Dr. Samuel David Schmid |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Hauptseminar |
| Code |
HS231141 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2023 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Politikwissenschaft |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
Mo, 18.09.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 25.09.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 09.10.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 16.10.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 23.10.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 30.10.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 06.11.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 13.11.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 20.11.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 27.11.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 04.12.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 11.12.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 18.12.2023, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B01 |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
wöchentlich |
| Inhalt |
The purpose of democracy is to reach binding political decisions that are legitimized through regular free and fair elections (and sometimes also referenda) 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 voting behavior, party politics, and party systems. 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 (the most important being class), we then move on to more recent research on social and political transformations in post-industrial societies. More specifically, we analyze the following developments from a social cleavage perspective: post-materialism and the rise of new leftist parties, the globalization cleavage and the rise of populist parties, the transnational cleavage in relation to EU politics, as well as immigration and climate politics. We ask to what extent these developments transform or supersede the historical cleavage structures, and how useful the cleavage perspective is in today’s world. Throughout the seminar, we will also apply what we have learned to the Swiss national election this fall.
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| E-Learning |
https://lms.uzh.ch/url/RepositoryEntry/17430413660 |
| Lernziele |
The purpose of democracy is to reach binding political decisions that are legitimized through regular free and fair elections (and sometimes also referenda) 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 voting behavior, party politics, and party systems. 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 (the most important being class), we then move on to more recent research on social and political transformations in post-industrial societies. More specifically, we analyze the following developments from a social cleavage perspective: post-materialism, the globalization cleavage and the rise of populist parties, the transnational cleavage in relation to EU politics, as well as immigration and climate politics. We ask to what extent these developments transform or supersede the historical cleavage structures, and how useful the cleavage perspective is in today’s world. |
| 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. |
| Anmeldung |
***Important*** In order to acquire credits, it is mandatory to register for the course via the UniPortal. Registration opens two weeks before and ends two weeks after the start of the semester. Registrations and cancellations are no longer possible after this period. The exact registration dates can be found here: http://www.unilu.ch/ksf/semesterdaten |
| Prüfung |
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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