PWB-VP-VS: Politics in Times of Crisis (Mo 14-16)

Dozent/in:

David Beck

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8

Termine:

Mo, 14:00 - 16:00, F21/03.79

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Prerequisites/Voraussetzungen: Participants have successfully passed at least two of the following courses: lecture, introductory seminar-based module, seminar based module Comparative Politics. Zwei der drei folgenden Module: Vorlesung/Proseminar/Seminar aus dem Teilgebiet Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Registration/Deregistration/An-/Abmeldung in FlexNow!: 02. April 2024/10:00 bis 28. April 2024/23:59

Beginn: 15. April 2024

Erwerb eines Leistungsnachweises: Presentation and term paper

ECTS: 8

Sprechstunden im Semester nach vorheriger Vereinbarung: david.beck(at)uni-bamberg.de

Inhalt:

Scholars have long argued about the democratic consequences of crises. The 2008 financial crisis, for instance, did not only have economic consequences, but it has also altered party competition across Europe to a significant degree. In its aftermath new parties challenging the political mainstream have increasingly gained vote shares – many of which are populist radical right parties who pose a challenge to democracies across Europe. On the other hand, it has also been suggested that crises might have positive effects on democratic participation and accountability. In this course we will focus on how (severe) crises affect democratic processes and outcomes, and will discuss scientific results to answer questions such as: • Under what circumstances can populist parties benefit from crises? • What explains variation in the degree of accountability of political actors? • How do crises influence democratic participation? • How can we explain variations in policy responses to crises? During this course students will gain an understanding of how we can understand the effects of crises on democratic politics from a comparative political science perspective.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Literature: see VC/Literatur wird im VC-Kurs angegeben.