210151 SE G1/G10: Western European Right-Wing Radical Parties (2009S)
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Vorbesprechung: 30.03.2009 Elise Richter-saal (HG, 1.OG) 18:00-19:30Block 1:
Fr.22.05.2009 SE-Raum 33 Juridicum Stiege2, 3.Stock 9:45-18:00
Sa 23.05.2009 VWL (Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre) HS1 Hohenstaufengasse 9, 1.Stock 9:45-18:00Block 2:
Fr.26.06.2009 VWL HS1 Hohenstaufengasse 9, 1.Stock 12:00-20:00
Sa.27.06.2009 VWL HS1 Hohenstaufengasse 9, 1.Stock 9:45-18:00Erreichbarkeit: kurt-richard.luther@univie.ac.at; Tel: 0044 1782 73 3482; Sprechstunden werden bei der Vorbesprechung bekannt gegeben.
Fr.22.05.2009 SE-Raum 33 Juridicum Stiege2, 3.Stock 9:45-18:00
Sa 23.05.2009 VWL (Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre) HS1 Hohenstaufengasse 9, 1.Stock 9:45-18:00Block 2:
Fr.26.06.2009 VWL HS1 Hohenstaufengasse 9, 1.Stock 12:00-20:00
Sa.27.06.2009 VWL HS1 Hohenstaufengasse 9, 1.Stock 9:45-18:00Erreichbarkeit: kurt-richard.luther@univie.ac.at; Tel: 0044 1782 73 3482; Sprechstunden werden bei der Vorbesprechung bekannt gegeben.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 24.02.2009 08:00 to Tu 03.03.2009 16:00
- Registration is open from We 04.03.2009 16:00 to Th 05.03.2009 16:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 20.03.2009 08:00
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes
Currently no class schedule is known.
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Anyone who is absent from more than two of the 90-minute sessions will be unable to successfully complete the seminar.
Participants are expected to undertake all the required reading prior to the relevant seminar meeting and to engage actively in seminar discussions.
One third of the seminar grade will derive from seminar participation and an oral presentation, which must be undertaken in English.
The remaining two thirds of the seminar grade will be based on a seminar paper written in English. It must be one of three types: i) a systematic theoretical paper; ii) a theory-based empirical paper focusing on a single west European case, or iii) a theory-based paper comparing two or more west European cases.
Participants are expected to undertake all the required reading prior to the relevant seminar meeting and to engage actively in seminar discussions.
One third of the seminar grade will derive from seminar participation and an oral presentation, which must be undertaken in English.
The remaining two thirds of the seminar grade will be based on a seminar paper written in English. It must be one of three types: i) a systematic theoretical paper; ii) a theory-based empirical paper focusing on a single west European case, or iii) a theory-based paper comparing two or more west European cases.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
By the end of the seminar, participants should
i) be able to reflect critically on the contested theories and concepts, as well as on the explanatory approaches underpinning the political science literature on (different types of) right-wing radical parties;
ii) have acquired empirical knowledge of the structure, operation, voter and policy profile of such parties in selected western European countries;
iii) be able to reflect upon the impact of incumbency upon the parties and upon the politics of the countries in which they have gained office;
iv) understand how established (party) political elites can and do respond to the threats to their political predominance apparently posed by these parties.
i) be able to reflect critically on the contested theories and concepts, as well as on the explanatory approaches underpinning the political science literature on (different types of) right-wing radical parties;
ii) have acquired empirical knowledge of the structure, operation, voter and policy profile of such parties in selected western European countries;
iii) be able to reflect upon the impact of incumbency upon the parties and upon the politics of the countries in which they have gained office;
iv) understand how established (party) political elites can and do respond to the threats to their political predominance apparently posed by these parties.
Examination topics
It is intended that the seminar will utilise the University's e-learning system, but this will be confirmed at the preliminary meeting (Vorbesprechung).
At the preliminary meeting there will be an introduction to the seminar¿s aims and objectives, organisation and assessment requirements. It is intended that the full seminar document will be available shortly thereafter. Those who fail to attend this meeting without having provided an appropriate prior explanation by email to kurt-richard.luther@univie.ac.at will be deemed to have withdrawn from the seminar.
By no later than four days prior to teaching block I, (i.e. by 09:00 on Monday 18 May 2009), participants must email to kurt-richard.luther@univie.ac.at an outline of their proposed seminar paper with at a minimum a research question; a critical evaluation of the relevant academic literature; a proposed structure and a list of relevant reading (not merely compiled from the seminar document).
During the first teaching block (22 & 23 May 2009) there will be a series of seminar discussions of pre-determined themes, for which prior reading of the specified English-language literature is required.
After block I, participants will be told on which aspect of their seminar paper topic their oral presentation should focus.
The second teaching block (26 and 27 June 2009) will comprise student oral presentations that must use PowerPoint or overhead slides. Those presentations will then be discussed by the group.
By no later than 4 days prior to block II (i.e. by 09:00 on Monday 22 June 2009), participants must submit for circulation to the group electronic files of a) their PowerPoint or overhead slides and b) a 2-3 side summary of their main arguments.
A seminar paper of 18-20 sides (excluding the title page and list of contents) must be submitted (to kurt-richard.luther@univie.ac.at) by one of the two following deadlines: 31 July 2009, or 31 September 2009. There will be no subsequent opportunity to submit the seminar paper.
At the preliminary meeting there will be an introduction to the seminar¿s aims and objectives, organisation and assessment requirements. It is intended that the full seminar document will be available shortly thereafter. Those who fail to attend this meeting without having provided an appropriate prior explanation by email to kurt-richard.luther@univie.ac.at will be deemed to have withdrawn from the seminar.
By no later than four days prior to teaching block I, (i.e. by 09:00 on Monday 18 May 2009), participants must email to kurt-richard.luther@univie.ac.at an outline of their proposed seminar paper with at a minimum a research question; a critical evaluation of the relevant academic literature; a proposed structure and a list of relevant reading (not merely compiled from the seminar document).
During the first teaching block (22 & 23 May 2009) there will be a series of seminar discussions of pre-determined themes, for which prior reading of the specified English-language literature is required.
After block I, participants will be told on which aspect of their seminar paper topic their oral presentation should focus.
The second teaching block (26 and 27 June 2009) will comprise student oral presentations that must use PowerPoint or overhead slides. Those presentations will then be discussed by the group.
By no later than 4 days prior to block II (i.e. by 09:00 on Monday 22 June 2009), participants must submit for circulation to the group electronic files of a) their PowerPoint or overhead slides and b) a 2-3 side summary of their main arguments.
A seminar paper of 18-20 sides (excluding the title page and list of contents) must be submitted (to kurt-richard.luther@univie.ac.at) by one of the two following deadlines: 31 July 2009, or 31 September 2009. There will be no subsequent opportunity to submit the seminar paper.
Reading list
Betz, Hans-Georg (1994), Radical Right-Wing Populism in Western Europe, Basingstoke: Macmillan.
Ignazi, Piero (1992), 'The Silent Counter-Revolution: Hypotheses on the Emergence of Extreme Right-Wing Parties in Europe', European Journal of Political Research, 22(1): 3-34
Kitschelt, Herbert (1995 or 1997), The Radical Right in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.
Mudde, Cas (1996), 'The War of Words Defining the Extreme Right Party Family', West European Politics, 19(2): 225-48
Ignazi, Piero (1992), 'The Silent Counter-Revolution: Hypotheses on the Emergence of Extreme Right-Wing Parties in Europe', European Journal of Political Research, 22(1): 3-34
Kitschelt, Herbert (1995 or 1997), The Radical Right in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.
Mudde, Cas (1996), 'The War of Words Defining the Extreme Right Party Family', West European Politics, 19(2): 225-48
Association in the course directory
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1 Competing definitions and historical comparisons
2 Origins / Genesis
3 Voters of the radical right
4 Socio-economic explanations
5 Institutional explanations
6 Supply-side explanations
7 Party system impact of radical right parties
8 Policy impact of radical right parties
9 Impact of incumbency on radical right parties themselves
10 Response of established parties to radical right-wing party incumbency
11 Right-wing radical parties and democracy