Universität Wien

210082 SE BAK13: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses (2024S)

Political Participation

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 19.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 09.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 16.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 23.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 30.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 07.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 14.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 21.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 28.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 04.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 11.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 18.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 25.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Why do people choose to participate or not participate in politics? What explains unequal political participation and what are its consequences? Under what conditions are protests successful, ignored, or repressed? This seminar deals with conventional and unconventional political participation. The goal of this course is to understand patterns, motives, and outcomes of political participation. Considering both individual level and institutional explanations, we discuss the main theoretical expectations and apply them to empirical examples, including recent protest movements. Our discussions are based on related research articles and encompass the critical assessment of prevailing theories and quantitative analyses.

Assessment and permitted materials

The final grade consists of the following partial requirements:
- participation (30%),
- oral presentation (20%), and
- seminar paper (50%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance policy:
Only 2 class absences are allowed.

Requirements:
Students can pass this course only if all of the following requirements are fulfilled
- regular attendance (see attendance policy),
- homework assignments required for participation submitted in time,
- oral presentation held, and
- seminar paper submitted until the deadline (31 July 2024).

A software will be used to check submissions for plagiarism.

Grading Scale:
90-100 points = 1 (excellent)
80-89 points = 2 (good)
70-79 points = 3 (satisfactory)
60-69 points = 4 (sufficient)
< 60 points = 5 (fail)

Examination topics

The assessment of participation and the presentation is based on the engagement with the course literature and the ability to critically reflect upon research in the field of political participation.

The assessment of the seminar paper is based on the quality of the following components: (1) the research question, (2) the presentation of the state of art, (3) the development of theory and hypotheses, (4) the argumentation for a suitable research design as well as (5) formal criteria.

Reading list

Literature will be announced in the first session.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: We 31.07.2024 11:26