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210066 VO BAK10: Theories of party competition (2025S)
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Language: German
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- N Wednesday 19.03. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 26.03. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 02.04. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 09.04. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 30.04. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 07.05. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 14.05. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 21.05. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 28.05. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 04.06. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 11.06. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 18.06. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 25.06. 13:15 - 15:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Written exam with short definition questions and two longer essays (4 topics to choose from).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Positive evaluation with at least 50% of the possible points.
Examination topics
Slides and the specified literature (see Moodle).
Reading list
As an introduction:
Dalton, Russell J. (2018) Citizen politics: Public opinion and political parties in advanced industrial democracies. CQ Press.
De Vries, C. E., Catherine, E., Hobolt, S. B., Proksch, S. O., Jonathan, B., & Slapin, J. B. (2021) Fundamentals of European Politics. Oxford University Press.
For further reading, see Moodle.
Dalton, Russell J. (2018) Citizen politics: Public opinion and political parties in advanced industrial democracies. CQ Press.
De Vries, C. E., Catherine, E., Hobolt, S. B., Proksch, S. O., Jonathan, B., & Slapin, J. B. (2021) Fundamentals of European Politics. Oxford University Press.
For further reading, see Moodle.
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- Why do political parties exist? What are the goals of political parties?
- How are parties organized and what effects do different organizational forms have?
- What are party systems and why do they change?
- What role do ideological positions and competence play in party competition?
- What roles do social groups (class, religion, etc.) play for political parties?
- How do electoral systems influence the behavior of parties?
- How do parties react strategically to the success of other parties and to their own election results?
Building on these theoretical discussions, the following will also be discussed:
- New political dividing lines in European party systems
- Successes of right-wing populist and right-wing radical parties
- Current challenges facing social democratic parties
- Strategies of the Greens in international comparison
- The role of the EU in party competition
- Populism in party competition
At the end of the lecture, students should be familiar with the most important theories of party competition and be able to apply them to specific situations. The course aims to convey the most important methodological approaches to empirically testing theories. Students should also be able to theoretically and methodically evaluate theories of party competition and the explanations and predictions that arise from them.