400020 SE Illiberalism and Party System Changes in Europe (2024S)
Theory seminar
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 Th 01.02.2024 09:00 to Su 25.02.2024 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 15.03.2024 23:59
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max. 15 participants
Language: English
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Classes
10.04.2024 14:00-17:00
24.04.2024 14:00-17:00
08.05.2024 14:00-17:00
15.05.2024 14:00-17:00
22.05.2024 14:00-17:00
29.05.2024 14:00-17:00
Die LV findet im Seminarraum des Institutes für Staatswissenschaft statt.
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Course requirements
All seminar meetings are held in English. Please note that you will submit all written assignments in English.
You must participate in the first seminar session.
Attendance and class participation is mandatory. Please let me know before we meet if you have to miss a class.
Presenter memos: for 2 weekly topics, each participant will provide a detailed summary and evaluation of one required reading (usually one article). These memos summarize the central argument, describe the methodology, and highlight the conclusions reached by a research article. Thus,
o over the course of a semester, each student will prepare a presenter memo for two articles about two different topics.
o each memo should be about 2 pages single-spaced (about 1000-1300 words).
o presenters, along with the instructor, will lead seminar discussions.
depending on class size, there may be more than one presenter student per article. You will each submit a separate memo. You will also distribute your memos to all participants via moodle by 10am on the Wednesday a required reading is discussed in the seminar.
o All other participants should read the memos before class.
Presentation of paper proposals: You will present your ideas on May 8th to obtain feedback. Any topic broadly pertaining to the seminar is acceptable. Please upload a short description (up to 1 page, single-spaced) of your project idea to moodle by May 8th at 10 am.
Presentation of final research paper at the end of the seminar.
Final research paper (4000-5000 words excluding references). Please note that the final research paper is due on the last day of the seminar June 19, 2024.
All seminar meetings are held in English. Please note that you will submit all written assignments in English.
You must participate in the first seminar session.
Attendance and class participation is mandatory. Please let me know before we meet if you have to miss a class.
Presenter memos: for 2 weekly topics, each participant will provide a detailed summary and evaluation of one required reading (usually one article). These memos summarize the central argument, describe the methodology, and highlight the conclusions reached by a research article. Thus,
o over the course of a semester, each student will prepare a presenter memo for two articles about two different topics.
o each memo should be about 2 pages single-spaced (about 1000-1300 words).
o presenters, along with the instructor, will lead seminar discussions.
depending on class size, there may be more than one presenter student per article. You will each submit a separate memo. You will also distribute your memos to all participants via moodle by 10am on the Wednesday a required reading is discussed in the seminar.
o All other participants should read the memos before class.
Presentation of paper proposals: You will present your ideas on May 8th to obtain feedback. Any topic broadly pertaining to the seminar is acceptable. Please upload a short description (up to 1 page, single-spaced) of your project idea to moodle by May 8th at 10 am.
Presentation of final research paper at the end of the seminar.
Final research paper (4000-5000 words excluding references). Please note that the final research paper is due on the last day of the seminar June 19, 2024.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Individual assignments:
You will need to obtain a passing grade (at least 60% of points) on each individual assignment in order to obtain an overall passing grade based for the course:Individual assignments (maximum equals 1000 points):
Seminar participation: 100 points (10%): be prepared to discuss any aspect of readings
Presenter memo 1: 150 points (15%): provide a 5-minute synopsis of your article
Discussion leader 1: 100 points (15%): contribute questions about your article
Presenter memo 2: 150 points (15%): provide a 5-minute synopsis of your article
Discussion leader 2: 100 points (15%): contribute questions about your article
Proposal presentation 50 points (5%): tell us about your idea and approach
Paper presentation: 100 points (10%): 10 minutes of central ideas, approach, findings
Final paper: 250 points (25%): see assigned readings for first class!I will apply the following grading scale to arrive at your final seminar grade:1000-900 points Excellent (1)
899-800 points Good (2)
799-700 points Satisfactory (3)
699-600 points Sufficient (4)
599 and below points Unsatisfactory (5) (fail)
You will need to obtain a passing grade (at least 60% of points) on each individual assignment in order to obtain an overall passing grade based for the course:Individual assignments (maximum equals 1000 points):
Seminar participation: 100 points (10%): be prepared to discuss any aspect of readings
Presenter memo 1: 150 points (15%): provide a 5-minute synopsis of your article
Discussion leader 1: 100 points (15%): contribute questions about your article
Presenter memo 2: 150 points (15%): provide a 5-minute synopsis of your article
Discussion leader 2: 100 points (15%): contribute questions about your article
Proposal presentation 50 points (5%): tell us about your idea and approach
Paper presentation: 100 points (10%): 10 minutes of central ideas, approach, findings
Final paper: 250 points (25%): see assigned readings for first class!I will apply the following grading scale to arrive at your final seminar grade:1000-900 points Excellent (1)
899-800 points Good (2)
799-700 points Satisfactory (3)
699-600 points Sufficient (4)
599 and below points Unsatisfactory (5) (fail)
Examination topics
See above
Reading list
Required readings
Readings in mainstream journals are available through the library. I will make difficult-to-get articles or book chapters available on moodle.
Readings in mainstream journals are available through the library. I will make difficult-to-get articles or book chapters available on moodle.
Association in the course directory
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Elections in liberal democracies occur through and by parties. For that single reason, anyone interested in studying democratic behavior must know something about political parties, examine the reasons why individuals prefer one party over another, and analyze the relationship between parties and citizens. The success or failures of the democratic process in no small part depend on these two actors.
This seminar introduces students to concepts and empirical studies that illuminate the relationship between citizens and parties: the nature and sources of individuals’ democratic orientations; how political parties behave and structure the options for individuals; and how the interplay between the two may contribute to, or hinder, good representation and accountability. Ultimately, these two levelsmass and elite behaviorsubstantially shape the quality of political representation, affect the accountability of political elites to citizensand thus heavily influence whether liberal democracies are successful. Accordingly, the central goals of the seminar are twofold. First, they provide a detailed overview of the concepts used to study the main actors in democracies: individuals and parties. Second, we will examine how political scientists study the dialogue between parties and voterswhen it may succeed, when it may fail, and what consequences follow from the interaction
Contact
My office hours are on Wednesdays, 3-4pm. Please send me an email if you would like to set up a meeting. Email: rohrschner63@univie.ac.at. I will make every effort to answer emails within 24 hours.Course Overview
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3-13 Political Tolerance
3-20 Comparative Electoral Behavior: Conceptual Foundations I
3-27,4-3 Easter break
4-10 Comparative Electoral Behavior: Conceptual Foundations II
4-17 How Parties Compete: Organization and Choices
4-24 Mainstream Parties and Challenger Parties
5-1 Feiertag
5-8 Proposal Presentation
5-15 Populism and Illiberalism
5-22 Polarization and Illiberalism I
5-29 Polarization and Illiberalism II
6-5 Politicians and Illiberalism
6-12, 19 Research presentations