Sonderveranstaltung Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Political Science DUAL MASTER’S DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE OFFERING – FALL SEMESTER 2019 INFORMATION Course Offering 2 The Department of Political Science Department Department of Political Science Address Frohburgstrasse 3 P.O. Box 4466, 6002 Lucerne E-Mail polsem@unilu.ch Website www.unilu.ch/polsem Phone 041 229 55 91 Fax 041 229 50 01 Administration Susanne Lindner 3.B04 susanne.lindner@unilu.ch 041 229 55 91 Dual Master’s Degree Samuel Huber 3.A53 (Mo/We), 3.B10 (Fr) Programme Coordinator samuel.huber@unilu.ch Professors Prof. Dr. Joachim Blatter 3.B16 joachim.blatter@unilu.ch 041 229 55 92 Full Professor of Political Science (Chair of Political Theory) Head of Department Director of the Dual Master’s Degree Programme Prof. Dr. Alexander H. Trechsel 3.B12 alexander.trechsel@unilu.ch 041 229 55 90 Full Professor of Political Science (Chair of Political Communication) Prof. Dr. Lena Maria Schaffer 3.B10 lena.schaffer@unilu.ch 041 229 55 95 Assistant-Professor of Political Science and Inter- and Transnational Relations Prof. Dr. Andreas Balthasar andreas.balthasar@unilu.ch 041 226 04 26 Titular Professor of Political Science, Swiss Politics and Policy Evaluation Prof. Dr. Alrik Thiem 3.A29 alrik.thiem@unilu.ch 041 229 55 97 SNSF-sponsored Professor of Political Science and Methods of Political Science mailto:polsem@unilu.ch http://www.unilu.ch/polsem mailto:susanne.lindner@unilu.ch mailto:samuel.huber@unilu.ch mailto:joachim.blatter@unilu.ch mailto:alexander.trechsel@unilu.ch mailto:lena.schaffer@unilu.ch mailto:andreas.balthasar@unilu.ch mailto:alrik.thiem@unilu.ch 3 Semester Dates Fall semester 2019 Courses take place from Monday, September 16th to Friday, December 20th 2019 There are no courses taking place on the following dates: Wednesday, October 2nd St. Leodegar Friday, November 1st All Saints' Day Thursday, November 7th Dies Academicus, no lectures in the morning Spring semester 2020 Courses take place from Monday, February 17th to Friday, May 29th 2020 4 Welcome! The Department of Political Science gladly welcomes you to the Fall Semester 2019. This course catalogue provides you with an overview of the course offering of our department. In teaching and research, we focus on fields like party politics and European integration, citizenship and democracy, domestic support of international cooperation, policy diffusion and policy evaluation. Normative and positive theories are introduced and applied. A broad spectrum of methods are taught and applied, not only quantitative methods (advanced statistics) and qualitative methods (diverse case study designs), but also configurational methods (see the Lucerne cluster for configurational methods). Please find our course offering, which we hope you will find interesting, on the pages that follow. This course catalogue alse serves to further inform you about your study programme as Dual Degree Political Science students in Lucerne and at Carleton University. Please find the relevant information on the structure of this study programme on the next few pages. We are very much looking forward to meeting you in our courses! The Department of Political Science (May 2019) https://www.unilu.ch/en/faculties/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/institutes-departements-and-research-centres/department-of-political-science/research/lucerne-cluster-for-configurational-methods-luccs/ 5 Study programme Semesters Period University Dates Curricular items ECTS credits Fall Lucerne Mid-September – end of December 2 MAS incl. MAS paper Free choice of courses 26 Spring & summer Carleton Beginning of January – Mid-August 3 courses (incl. research paper) 36 Fall Lucerne Mid-September – end of January 1 MAS incl. MAS paper Colloquium Free choice of courses 18 Spring & summer Lucerne & Carleton Mid-February – end of August Master thesis incl. defence 40 Total 120 MAS: Master seminar Share of ECTS The Dual Master’s Degree programme consists of three parts: 1. Courses attended at the home university (first and third Swiss semester, 44 ECTS), 2. Courses attended at the host university (second Swiss semester, 36 ECTS), 3. Master’s thesis and defence (40 ECTS). Musterstudienplan MA Dual Degree Politikwissenschaft gültig für Studierende mit Heimuniversität Luzern Studienbeginn ab HS 2018 Studienanforderung Beschreibung Credits 120 Luzern Masterseminar aus dem englischsprachigen Masterlehrangebot des politikwissenschaftlichen Seminars 4 Masterseminar 4 Masterseminar 4 Masterseminararbeit in englischer Sprache zu verfassen 6 Masterseminararbeit 6 Masterseminararbeit 6 Weitere Studienleistungen inkl. Sozialkompetenz (2-4 Cr) aus dem gesamten Masterlehrangebot des politikwissenschaftlichen Seminars 12 Kolloquium politikwissenschaftliches Kolloquium für Abschlussarbeiten; Präsentation: Vorhaben der MA-Arbeit 2 Carleton Course incl. reserach paper 12 Course incl. reserach paper 12 Course incl. reserach paper 12 Masterverfahren Luzern & Carleton MA-Arbeit in englischer Sprache zu verfassen 30 Luzern & Carleton MA-Prüfung mündliche Verteidigung der Masterarbeit in englischer Sprache 10 Der Musterstudienplan entspricht der Wegleitung zum Dual-Degree-Masterstudiengang «Master of Arts in Politikwissenschaft» und ist gültig für Studierende mit Heimuniversität Luzern. Download unter: www.unilu.ch/ksfreglemente http://www.unilu.ch/ksfreglemente 7 Our Course Offering in Fall 2019 / Unser Kursangebot im HS 19 For an up to date electronic version of our course offering visit: https://vv.unilu.ch/stg/ma_ddpolitics/ Format Lecturers and Titles Dates MSE Arrighi: Nationalism, Self-Determination and Secession block seminar MSE Bardi: The European Union's political system: democratic institutions and populist Euroscepticism block seminar MSE Blatter/Junk: Research Designs and Methods in Qualitative Studies I changing week days MSE De Angelis/Trechsel: Research design in quantitative perspective Mo 14.15 – 16.00 MSE Malet: Contemporary challenges to European democracies block seminar MSE Michel: The Politics of the Welfare State Mo 16.15 – 18.00 HS Bätz/Weber: Political Economy of Trade and Sanctions 14-days HS Balthasar: Wahlen in der Schweiz Mo 10.15 – 12.00 HS Drews: Democracy in the Digital Age: Political Participation, Deliberation and Electoral Campaigns block seminar HS Plappert: Internationale Sicherheitspolitik Th 16.15 – 18.00 HS Poguntke: Parteienfoschung - alt und neu block seminar HS Thiel: Politische Theorie in der digitalen Gesellschaft 14-days HS Thiem: The Dark Side of Science. We 8.15 – 10.00 HS Van Ditmars: Introduction to Political Sociology. Understanding social and political conflicts We 14.15 – 16.00 HS Wegenast: The Political Economy of Development and Aid 14-days HS Wolkenstein: Making Parties Great Again? Politische Parteien zwischen Radikalkritik und Renaissance block seminar MSE Boes: Quantitative Methods II We 12.30 – 16.00 MSE Särkela/Schulz: Krise der Kritik? Tu 16.15 – 18.00 MSE Schaffer: International and comparative environmental politics Tu 14.15 – 16.00 KVL Blatter: Einführung in die Demokratietheorien Mo 12.15 – 14.00 KVL Diaz-Bone: Grundlagen der multivariaten Statistik Th 14.15 – 18.00 KVL Rieder: Policy-Analyse Tu 08.15 – 10.00 KVL Schaffer: Einführung in die Internationalen Beziehungen We 10.15 – 12.00 KVL Trechsel: Political Behaviour and Communication Tu 10.15 – 12.00 KOL Blatter/Trechsel: Kolloquium BA- und MA-Abschlussarbeiten Tu 18.15 – 20.00 Legend MSE: Masterseminar; HS: Hauptseminar; KVL:Kolloquialvorlesung; KOL: Kolloquium https://vv.unilu.ch/stg/ma_ddpolitics/ 8 Master seminars in English / Masterseminare Englisch Nationalism, Self-Determination and Secession Lecturer: Dr. Jean-Thomas Arrighi Dates: Block seminar Introductory session Tue, 17.09.2019, 12:15 – 14:00 HS 3 Fr, 25.10.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 4.B47 Sa, 26.10.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B47 Fr, 06.12.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 HS 4 Sa, 07.12.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B47 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: Secession, or the formal withdrawal of a territory from an established political entity, has been a defining feature of the twentieth century. The disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires in the aftermath of WWI, the decolonisation process initiated after 1945, and the break-up of the Soviet and Yugoslav federations in the 1990s profoundly reshaped the international system, as the number of states in the world increased from 77 to in 1914 to over 200 in 2019. After a relatively quiet interlude when secession seemed a relic from another century or a peripheral issue circumscribed to the Global South, the past decade has witnessed the resurgence of territorial conflicts at the heart of the European continent. From the decision of the British people to leave the EU to the Russian annexation of Crimea or Catalonia’s and Scotland’s attempt to become ‘independent in Europe’, secessionist have struck back with a vengeance. Secessionist claims are invariably based on the principle of national self- determination, that has been the cornerstone of the international system since 1918. Yet, its meaning, causes and effects have differed widely across time and space. The main purpose of the course is to explore the relationship between nationalism, self-determination and secession in a theoretical and comparative perspective. The central questions are as follows: Can national self-determination claims be accommodated short of secession? Why are some multinational states more stable than others? Why are some secessionist claims successful and/or peaceful, while most fail and/or spiral into communal violence? Is secession always fair from a normative perspective, or should it only considered a last resort? The course covers a range of historical and contemporary cases, predominantly though by no means exclusively dragged from the European experience. The emphasis will be placed on comparative research methods, and participants will be encouraged to apply them to their own research. The course is open to all social science students with an interest in one of the most pervasive forces shaping European politics today. Objectives of the Course: Registration: By the end of the course, students should expect to: • Be acquainted with the main normative and explanatory theories of nationalism and secession; • Gain insights into the comparative research method and how to apply it to their own research; • Develop team working and communication skills through oral presentations and debates. Open for advanced BA-students in Political Science. In case of too many interested students priority is given to MA-students. Examination / Credits: Active Participation, Essay (graded) / 4 ECTS Sub-Discipline: Political Theory Contact: jean-thomas.arrighi@unine.ch Readings: will be provided on OLAT mailto:jean-thomas.arrighi@unine.ch 9 The European Union's political system: democratic institutions and populist Euroscepticism Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Luciano Bardi Dates: Block seminar Introductory session Mo, 16.09.2019, 12:15 – 14:00 3.A05 Fr, 20.09.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 4.B51 The why of European integration. Main determinants and theories. Sa, 21.09.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B51 Intergovernmental and supranational institutional paths in the EU: Parliament, Commission and Councils. Fr, 18.10.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 4.B01 Democracy in the EU: Political parrties and Representation. Sa, 19.10.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B01 Multilevel governance and the crisis of multilevel democracy: populism and Euroscepticism Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: As the European Union appears to be facing the greatest challenges in its history, the question of why a European Union exists in the first place is unavoidable. This course thus departs from an analysis and discussion of the main systemic and historical determinants, as well as of the theories, of European integration: Federalism; Functionalism; Neo-Functionalism; Pluralism. Next, the two institutional paths, respectively supranational and intergovernmental, of the EU will be analysed and evaluated in terms of their effectiveness and responsiveness to the needs and expectations of the European publics. As part of this exercise, the main European institutions (Parliament, Commission, Council of Ministers and European Council) will be studied in depth and with a particular attention to their ability to contribute to EU policy making. The second part of the course will concentrate on the question of how democratic the EU is and needs to be. Electoral trends and the evolution of the EU party system will be the initial focus of this section, which will also concentrate on the nature and adequacy of representation at EU level, as well as on proposals and prospective reforms on how to improve the Union’s democratic character: parliamentarisation, presidentialisation, transnational lists, etc. The final part of the course will address the issue of the inter-relatedness of the stressful, if not critical, conditions of democracy at European and member-state level and will focus on the international determinants of this difficult juncture and on their impact on populism, sovereignism, as well as on old and new forms of Euroscepticism. Registration: Open for advanced BA-students in Political Science. In case of too many interested students, priority is given to MA-students. Examination / Credits: Active participation, Essay (graded) / 4 Sub-Discipline: Comparative Politics / Political Communication Contact: luciano.bardi@eui.eu Readings: Will be provided on OLAT Literature - Albertazzi, Daniele and Duncan McDonnell Populists in Power 2015. Routledge. - Bardi, Luciano (2014), “Political Parties, Responsiveness, and Responsibility in Multi-Level Democracy: The Challenge of Horizontal Euroscepticism” in “European Political Science”, Vol 13, issue 4, pp. 352-364. - Bardi, Luciano R. Katz and P. Mair (2015) Towards a European politics In: Richard Johnston and Campbell Sharman, (eds.): Parties & Party Systems. Structure and Context. pp. 127-147, Vancouver: University of British Coluimbia Press, ISBN: 978-07748-2955-7). - Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds) European Union Politics Sixth Edition. February 2019. - Kriesi, Hanspeter and Takis S Pappas (Editors) European Populism in the Shadow of the Great Recession Colchester ECPR Press 2015. - Vai, Lorenzo, Tortola, Pierdomenico, and Pirozzi, Nicoletta (eds) (2017) “Governing Europe. How to Make the EU more Efficient and Democratic”. Brussels: Peter Lang. Additional readings may be assigned for individual and/or group papers, reports and presentations mailto:luciano.bardi@eui.eu 10 Research Designs and Methods in Qualitative Studies I Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Joachim Blatter / Dr. Julian Junk Dates: We, 18.09.2019, 12:30 – 14:00 Room 4.A05 We, 25.09.2019, 12:30 – 14:00 We, 09.10.2019, 12:30 – 16:00 We, 23.10.2019, 12:30 – 16:00 We, 06.11.2019, 12:30 – 16:00 We, 27.11.2019, 12:30 – 16:00 We, 11.12.2019, 12:30 – 16:00 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: This seminar enables students to design and conduct their own empirical research projects. It provides the necessary foundations and facilitating conditions for writing a method paper (Methodenseminararbeit), an empirical paper (Masterseminararbeit) or the master thesis (Masterarbeit). It introduces into the basic ingredients of a research design, discusses core methods of qualitative studies (namely variants of case study design and variants of textual analyses), and guides students step by step through the development of a research paper. To that end, the lecturers will provide helpful advice for each step of a research process, including: - formulating a precise and focused research question, - scrutinizing the state of the art in order to deduce hypotheses or other expectations, - describing the applied method as tool for a systematic approach towards the empirical material, - justifying the selection and definition of cases or empirical material - collecting/generating and analyzing/interpreting data, and - answering the research question and reflecting on the wider implications of the findings. In the Fall term, the lecturers will provide core insights on these issues based on text books and their own experiences. The students will discuss published articles that apply these research designs and methods. Furthermore, they will sketch research questions for both families of qualitative research. In addition, they will formulate an abstract in which they develop the research design of their own individual project. At the beginning of the Spring term, the students present and discuss the research designs of their individual research projects. At the end of the Spring term, they present their finalized research projects. In the Spring term, the course takes place as a block course with a block at the beginning and a block at the end of the semester. The students will receive 4 ECTS for the successful participation in the first part of the course in the Fall semester and another 6 ECTS for the research paper that they write and present in the Spring term. It is possible, albeit not recommended, to participate only in the Fall term. The seminar is a crucial building block for all students who plan to finish their study program with an empirical master thesis based on qualitative methods. Examination / Credits: Sub-Discipline: The students will receive 4 credits for the successful participation in the first part of the course in the Fall Semester and another 6 ECTS for the research paper that they write and present in the Spring Semester. Comparative Politics, Swiss Politics/Political Theory/International Relations Contact. joachim.blatter@unilu.ch und julian.l.junk@googlemail.com Readings: Will be provided on OLAT Literature - Blatter, J., M. Haverland und M. van Hulst (2016): Introduction. In: Blatter, J., M. Haverland und M. van Hulst (eds.): Qualitative Research in Political Science. Volume I, Los Angeles et al.: SAGE - Blatter, J./M. Haverland (2014): Designing Case Studies. Explanatory Approaches in Small-N Research. Palgrave. - Blatter, J./P. Langer/C. Wagemann (2017): Qualitative Methoden in der Politikwissenschaft. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag mailto:joachim.blatter@unilu.ch mailto:julian.l.junk@googlemail.com 11 Research Design in Quantitative Perspective Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Alexander H. Trechsel / Dr. Andrea De Angelis Dates: Mo, 14:15 – 16:00, starting on 16.09.2019 HS 13 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: The clear majority of contemporary social science’s contributions relies on quantitative research. However, quantitative methods can be hard to understand for students lacking a strong background in mathematics. Motivated by these simple facts, this seminar serves two main goals: first, allowing students to autonomously update their substantive knowledge by making quantitative research accessible. Second, enabling them to elaborate the best design to serve their own research tasks. To fulfill these goals, the seminar will first delineate the fundamental elements of scientific inquiry in the social sciences. Having defined the essential concepts involving scientific inquiry, the students are guided through some of the most fundamental social science methods: the comparative, the statistical, and the experimental method. Finally, the seminar will also train students to deal with applied research, by providing basic statistical skills, such as: producing descriptive statistics, reading regression tables, interpreting statistical tests, and converting hypotheses into an appropriate regression model. Students will learn to identify their inferential goals, and to elaborate an appropriate and theory-driven research design. Students are encouraged to think critically, to detect and to understand the strengths and limitations of specific quantitative analyses. Requirements: Research-Masterseminar; open for advanced BA-students Examination / Credits: Sub-Disciplines: Active Participation, Essay (graded) / 4 ECTS Comparative Politics, Swiss Politics/Political Theory/International Relations Contact: alexander.trechsel@unilu.ch and andrea.deangelis@unilu.ch Readings: Will be provided on OLAT Literature - Box-Steffensmeier, J. M, Brady, H. E., and D. Collier, ed. (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Imai, K. (2017). Quantitative Social Science: An Introduction. Princeton: Princeton University Press. - Kellestedt, P. M., and Whitten, G.D. (2013). The Fundamentals of Political Science Research. Second Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - King, G.,Keohane, R.O., and S. Verba (1994). Designing Social Inquiry. Princeton: Princeton University Press. mailto:alexander.trechsel@unilu.ch mailto:andrea.deangelis@unilu.ch 12 Contemporary challenges to European democracies Lecturer: Giorgio Malet, MSc Dates: Block seminar Introductory session Mo, 16.09.2019, 12:15 – 14:00 3.A05 Fr, 15.11.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 3.B47 Sa, 16.11.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 3.B47 Fr, 22.11.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 4.B01 Sa, 23.11.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B01 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the state of representative democracy in contemporary Europe. In stark contrast to the optimism prevailing in the early 1990s, assessments of the development of contemporary democracies have become more cautious. The spread of anti- political sentiments, the crisis of established political parties, and the electoral success of new populist parties, all point towards profound discontent. Recent events such as Brexit or the election of Donald Trump have amplified the feeling of crisis and change, leading to (inflated) accounts of the “rise of populism” and the “crisis of democracy.” This course places these events into context by linking the current democratic malaise to the structural transformations of European politics. We will explore the challenges to democracy posed by processes of mediatization and globalization; the increasing international constraints that are transforming the current form of representative government; the widespread distaste for the conventions of mass party organizations and the mounting dissatisfaction with the functioning of democracy; the transformation of political parties from societal organization to state agencies; and the rise of new challenger parties that articulate new conflicts and mobilize voters whose grievances have been largely ignored. By focusing on the contentious issues of immigration and European integration, we will try to understand to what extent these new political conflicts challenge both the monopoly of established parties over political representation and the foundations of liberal democracy. Objectives of the course: Registration: After this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain different sources of the current democratic malaise; 2. Apply conceptual tools and theoretical arguments to critically examine political phenomena; 3. Analyse the sources of contentiousness of contemporary political issues; 4. Compare political phenomena across countries; 5. Interpret current events in light of long-term socio- political developments. Open for advanced BA-students in Political Science. In case of too many interested students priority is given to MA-students. Examination / Credits: Active Participation, Essay (graded) / 4 ECTS Sub-Disciplines: Comparative Politics /Political Communication Contact: giorgio.malet@eui.eu Readings: Will be provided on OLAT Literature - Dalton, R.J. (2018). Political realignment: Economics, culture, and electoral change. OUP. (ch. 1-3,6,10) - Mair, P. (2013). Ruling the void. Verso. - Dancygier, R.M. (2010). Immigration and conflict in Europe. CUP. (ch. 1-3,7-9) - De Vries, C. (2018). Euroscepticism and the future of European integration. OUP. (ch. 1-5) mailto:giorgio.malet@eui.eu 13 The Politics of the Welfare State Lecturer: Dr. Elie Michel Dates: Mo, 16:15 – 18:00, ab 16.09.2019 4.B51 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: The welfare state is one of the major social and political achievements of the 20th century in Europe. Not only has the welfare state protected most citizens from major economic risks (income loss, poverty, sickness, olg age, unemployment…), but it has also supported the democratic stability of European democracies. This seminar deals with the politics of the welfare state: it covers the political/philosophical roots of welfare, comparative anlysis of welfare state developments and reforms, and the politicization of the welfare state. The course aims to provide students with an advanced knowledge of welfare instutitons, and skills in comparative cross national political analysis. Requirements: Limited number of participants with preference for students from 3rd semester onwards. Examination / Credits: Sub-Discipline: Active Participation, Essay (graded) / 4 ECTS Political Communication/Comparative Politics Contacts. elie.michel@unilu.ch Readings: Will be provided on OLAT Literature - Esping-Andersen, Gøsta. 1990. The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Cambridge: Polity Press. - Häusermann, Silja. 2010. The Politics of Welfare State Reform in Continental Europe: Modernization in Hard Times. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Svallfors, Stefan. 2012. Contested Welfare States: Welfare Attitudes in Europe and Beyond. Stanford: Stanford University Press. mailto:elie.michel@unilu.ch 14 Other academic achievement Political Science / Weitere Studienleistungen im Fach Politikwissenschaft Masterseminare / Master seminars Nationalism, Self-Determination and Secession Lecturer: Dr. Jean-Thomas Arrighi Dates: Block seminar Introductory session Tue, 17.09.2019, 12:15 – 14:00 HS 3 Fr, 25.10.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 4.B47 Sa, 26.10.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B47 Fr, 06.12.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 HS 4 Sa, 07.12.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B47 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: Secession, or the formal withdrawal of a territory from an established political entity, has been a defining feature of the twentieth century. The disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires in the aftermath of WWI, the decolonisation process initiated after 1945, and the break-up of the Soviet and Yugoslav federations in the 1990s profoundly reshaped the international system, as the number of states in the world increased from 77 to in 1914 to over 200 in 2019. After a relatively quiet interlude when secession seemed a relic from another century or a peripheral issue circumscribed to the Global South, the past decade has witnessed the resurgence of territorial conflicts at the heart of the European continent. From the decision of the British people to leave the EU to the Russian annexation of Crimea or Catalonia’s and Scotland’s attempt to become ‘independent in Europe’, secessionist have struck back with a vengeance. Secessionist claims are invariably based on the principle of national self- determination, that has been the cornerstone of the international system since 1918. Yet, its meaning, causes and effects have differed widely across time and space. The main purpose of the course is to explore the relationship between nationalism, self-determination and secession in a theoretical and comparative perspective. The central questions are as follows: Can national self-determination claims be accommodated short of secession? Why are some multinational states more stable than others? Why are some secessionist claims successful and/or peaceful, while most fail and/or spiral into communal violence? Is secession always fair from a normative perspective, or should it only considered a last resort? The course covers a range of historical and contemporary cases, predominantly though by no means exclusively dragged from the European experience. The emphasis will be placed on comparative research methods, and participants will be encouraged to apply them to their own research. The course is open to all social science students with an interest in one of the most pervasive forces shaping European politics today. Objectives of the Course: Registration: By the end of the course, students should expect to: • Be acquainted with the main normative and explanatory theories of nationalism and secession; • Gain insights into the comparative research method and how to apply it to their own research; • Develop team working and communication skills through oral presentations and debates. Open for advanced BA-students in Political Science. In case of too many interested students priority is given to MA-students. Examination / Credits: Active Participation, Essay (graded) / 4 ECTS Sub-Discipline: Political Theory Contact: jean-thomas.arrighi@unine.ch Readings: Will be provided on OLAT mailto:jean-thomas.arrighi@unine.ch 15 Literature - Arrighi, J. T. (2019). ‘The people, year zero’: Secessionism and citizenship in Scotland and Catalonia. Ethnopolitics, 1-20. - Andreas Wimmer, “Dominant Ethnicity and Dominant Nationhood,” in Eric P. Kaufmann (ed.) Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities. London and New York: Routledge, 2004), pp. 40-58. - Rogers Brubaker. 2004.Ethnicity Without Groups, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. - Fredrick Barth. 1969. Ethnic Groups and Boundaries: The Social Organisation of Culture Difference. Bergen/Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, pp. 9-38. - Ernest Gellner. 1983. Nations and Nationalism. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, pp. 53-62 - Krasniqi, G. (2019). Contested states as liminal spaces of citizenship: Comparing Kosovo and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Ethnopolitics, 1-17.. - Benedict Anderson. 1991. Imagined Communities. London: Verso, pp. 1-46. - Ernest Renan. “What is a Nation?” [Originally a lecture delivered at the Sorbonne, March 11, 1882.] - Aleksandar Pavkovic and Peter Radan (2016). Creating New States: Theory and Practice of Secession. London: Routledge. - Donald Horowitz. “Patterns of Ethnic Separatism.” Comparative Studies in Society and History Vol. 23, No. 2 (1981): 165-95. - Philip Roeder. “Secessionism, Institutions, and Change.” Ethnopolitics, Vol. 13, No. 1(2014): 86-107. - Robert Young. “How Do Peaceful Secessions Happen?” Canadian Journal of Political Science Vol. 27, No. 4 (1994): 773-92. - Srdjan Darmanovi. “Montenegro: A Miracle in the Balkans?”. Journal of Democracy, Vol. 18, No. 2 (2007): 152-159. 16 The European Union's political system: democratic institutions and populist Euroscepticism Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Luciano Bardi Dates: Block seminar Introductory session Mo, 16.09.2019, 12:15 – 14:00 3.A05 Fr, 20.09.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 4.B51 The why of European integration. Main determinants and theories. Sa, 21.09.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B51 Intergovernmental and supranational institutional paths in the EU: Parliament, Commission and Councils. Fr, 18.10.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 4.B01 Democracy in the EU: Political parrties and Representation. Sa, 19.10.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B01 Multilevel governance and the crisis of multilevel democracy: populism and Euroscepticism Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: As the European Union appears to be facing the greatest challenges in its history, the question of why a European Union exists in the first place is unavoidable. This course thus departs from an analysis and discussion of the main systemic and historical determinants, as well as of the theories, of European integration: Federalism; Functionalism; Neo-Functionalism; Pluralism. Next, the two institutional paths, respectively supranational and intergovernmental, of the EU will be analysed and evaluated in terms of their effectiveness and responsiveness to the needs and expectations of the European publics. As part of this exercise, the main European institutions (Parliament, Commission, Council of Ministers and European Council) will be studied in depth and with a particular attention to their ability to contribute to EU policy making. The second part of the course will concentrate on the question of how democratic the EU is and needs to be. Electoral trends and the evolution of the EU party system will be the initial focus of this section, which will also concentrate on the nature and adequacy of representation at EU level, as well as on proposals and prospective reforms on how to improve the Union’s democratic character: parliamentarisation, presidentialisation, transnational lists, etc. The final part of the course will address the issue of the inter-relatedness of the stressful, if not critical, conditions of democracy at European and member-state level and will focus on the international determinants of this difficult juncture and on their impact on populism, sovereignism, as well as on old and new forms of Euroscepticism. Registration: Open for advanced BA-students in Political Science. In case of too many interested students, priority is given to MA-students. Examination / Credits: Active participation, Essay (graded) / 4 ECTS Sub-Discipline: Comparative Politics/Political Communication Contact: luciano.bardi@eui.eu Readings: Will be provided on OLAT Literature - Albertazzi, Daniele and Duncan McDonnell Populists in Power 2015. Routledge. - Bardi, Luciano (2014), “Political Parties, Responsiveness, and Responsibility in Multi-Level Democracy: The Challenge of Horizontal Euroscepticism” in “European Political Science”, Vol 13, issue 4, pp. 352-364. - Bardi, Luciano R. Katz and P. Mair (2015) Towards a European politics In: Richard Johnston and Campbell Sharman, (eds.): Parties & Party Systems. Structure and Context. pp. 127-147, Vancouver: University of British Coluimbia Press, ISBN: 978-07748-2955-7). - Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds) European Union Politics Sixth Edition. February 2019. - Kriesi, Hanspeter and Takis S Pappas (Editors) European Populism in the Shadow of the Great Recession Colchester ECPR Press 2015. - Vai, Lorenzo, Tortola, Pierdomenico, and Pirozzi, Nicoletta (eds) (2017) “Governing Europe. How to Make the EU more Efficient and Democratic”. Brussels: Peter Lang. Additional readings may be assigned for individual and/or group papers, reports and presentations mailto:luciano.bardi@eui.eu 17 Research Designs and Methods in Qualitative Studies I Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Joachim Blatter / Dr. Julian Junk Dates: We, 18.09.2019, 12:30 – 14:00 Room 4.A05 We, 25.09.2019, 12:30 – 14:00 We, 09.10.2019, 12:30 – 16:00 We, 23.10.2019, 12:30 – 16:00 We, 06.11.2019, 12:30 – 16:00 We, 27.11.2019, 12:30 – 16:00 We, 11.12.2019, 12:30 – 16:00 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: This seminar enables students to design and conduct their own empirical research projects. It provides the necessary foundations and facilitating conditions for writing a method paper (Methodenseminararbeit), an empirical paper (Masterseminararbeit) or the master thesis (Masterarbeit). It introduces into the basic ingredients of a research design, discusses core methods of qualitative studies (namely variants of case study design and variants of textual analyses), and guides students step by step through the development of a research paper. To that end, the lecturers will provide helpful advice for each step of a research process, including: - formulating a precise and focused research question, - scrutinizing the state of the art in order to deduce hypotheses or other expectations, - describing the applied method as tool for a systematic approach towards the empirical material, - justifying the selection and definition of cases or empirical material - collecting/generating and analyzing/interpreting data, and - answering the research question and reflecting on the wider implications of the findings. In the Fall term, the lecturers will provide core insights on these issues based on text books and their own experiences. The students will discuss published articles that apply these research designs and methods. Furthermore, they will sketch research questions for both families of qualitative research. In addition, they will formulate an abstract in which they develop the research design of their own individual project. At the beginning of the Spring term, the students present and discuss the research designs of their individual research projects. At the end of the Spring term, they present their finalized research projects. In the Spring term, the course takes place as a block course with a block at the beginning and a block at the end of the semester. The students will receive 4 ECTS for the successful participation in the first part of the course in the Fall semester and another 6 ECTS for the research paper that they write and present in the Spring term. It is possible, albeit not recommended, to participate only in the Fall term. The seminar is a crucial building block for all students who plan to finish their study program with an empirical master thesis based on qualitative methods. Examination / Credits: Sub-Disciplines: The students will receive 4 credits for the successful participation in the first part of the course in the Fall Semester and another 6 ECTS for the research paper that they write and present in the Spring Semester. Comparative Politics, Swiss Politics/Political Theory/International Relations Contact. joachim.blatter@unilu.ch and julian.l.junk@googlemail.com Readings: Will be provided on OLAT Literature - Blatter, J., M. Haverland und M. van Hulst (2016): Introduction. In: Blatter, J., M. Haverland und M. van Hulst (eds.): Qualitative Research in Political Science. Volume I, Los Angeles et al.: SAGE - Blatter, J./M. Haverland (2014): Designing Case Studies. Explanatory Approaches in Small-N Research. Palgrave. - Blatter, J./P. Langer/C. Wagemann (2017): Qualitative Methoden in der Politikwissenschaft. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag mailto:joachim.blatter@unilu.ch mailto:julian.l.junk@googlemail.com 18 Quantitative Methods II Lecturer: Prof. Stefan Boes Dates: We, 12:30 – 16:00, starting on 09.10.2019 HS 6 We, 18.12.2019, 14:15 – 15:45 HS 6 Study Level: Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: Microdata are becoming increasingly important to inform decision-making in the context of health. For example, health surveys are used to characterize health care utilization such as doctor consultations, hospitalizations, use of medicines, and preventive actions. Insurance claims data are used to assess physician practice style and the geographical variation in the demand and supply of health care. Administrative data collected by employment agencies allow to evaluate the success of vocational rehabilitation programs for disabled workers. In many applications, the data are qualitative and discrete, in others, the sample is not randomly drawn from the population of interest. Hence, models and methods that go beyond linear regression and OLS are needed. The purpose of this course is to introduce such tools and illustrate them in a variety of examples. Requirements: Objectives of the course: Registration: Quantitative Methods I (or equivalent) Overall grade of 4.0 or better. The objectives of this course are: (i) to learn the methodology of modern micro data research, and (ii) to acquire the skills to plan and execute an empirical project. The course focuses on applied quantitative tools, i.e., the use of real-world data and the application of statistical software (Stata) to implement the discussed methods will be an integral part of the learning experience. Uniportal priority MA Health Sciences students Examination / Credits: Written examination (60%) and empirical project (40%) / 4 ECTS Discipline: Health Sciences and Health Policy Contact: stefan.boes@unilu.ch Readings: Slides, videos, scientific articles and selected book chapters All teaching material is provided via the e-learning platform moodle. Literature - Stata 13 (available through the university) - Specific textbook chapters (available in the library or via moodle) - Lecture slides, software code, tutorial exercises mailto:stefan.boes@unilu.ch 19 Research Design in Quantitative Perspective Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Alexander H. Trechsel / Dr. Andrea De Angelis Dates: Mo, 14:15 – 16:00, starting on 16.09.2019 HS 13 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: The clear majority of contemporary social science’s contributions relies on quantitative research. However, quantitative methods can be hard to understand for students lacking a strong background in mathematics. Motivated by these simple facts, this seminar serves two main goals: first, allowing students to autonomously update their substantive knowledge by making quantitative research accessible. Second, enabling them to elaborate the best design to serve their own research tasks. To fulfill these goals, the seminar will first delineate the fundamental elements of scientific inquiry in the social sciences. Having defined the essential concepts involving scientific inquiry, the students are guided through some of the most fundamental social science methods: the comparative, the statistical, and the experimental method. Finally, the seminar will also train students to deal with applied research, by providing basic statistical skills, such as: producing descriptive statistics, reading regression tables, interpreting statistical tests, and converting hypotheses into an appropriate regression model. Students will learn to identify their inferential goals, and to elaborate an appropriate and theory-driven research design. Students are encouraged to think critically, to detect and to understand the strengths and limitations of specific quantitative analyses. Requirements: Research-Masterseminar; open for advanced BA-students Examination / Credits: Sub-Disciplines: Active Participation, Essay (graded) / 4 ECTS Comparative Politics, Swiss Politics/Political Theory/International Relations Contact: alexander.trechsel@unilu.ch and andrea.deangelis@unilu.ch Readings: Will be provided on OLAT Literature - Box-Steffensmeier, J. M, Brady, H. E., and D. Collier, ed. (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Imai, K. (2017). Quantitative Social Science: An Introduction. Princeton: Princeton University Press. - Kellestedt, P. M., and Whitten, G.D. (2013). The Fundamentals of Political Science Research. Second Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - King, G.,Keohane, R.O., and S. Verba (1994). Designing Social Inquiry. Princeton: Princeton University Press. mailto:alexander.trechsel@unilu.ch mailto:andrea.deangelis@unilu.ch 20 Contemporary challenges to European democracies Lecturer: Giorgio Malet, MSc Dates: Block seminar Introductory Session Mo, 16.09.2019, 12:15 – 14:00 3.A05 Fr, 15.11.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 3.B47 Sa, 16.11.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 3.B47 Fr, 22.11.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 4.B01 Sa, 23.11.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B01 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the state of representative democracy in contemporary Europe. In stark contrast to the optimism prevailing in the early 1990s, assessments of the development of contemporary democracies have become more cautious. The spread of anti- political sentiments, the crisis of established political parties, and the electoral success of new populist parties, all point towards profound discontent. Recent events such as Brexit or the election of Donald Trump have amplified the feeling of crisis and change, leading to (inflated) accounts of the “rise of populism” and the “crisis of democracy.” This course places these events into context by linking the current democratic malaise to the structural transformations of European politics. We will explore the challenges to democracy posed by processes of mediatization and globalization; the increasing international constraints that are transforming the current form of representative government; the widespread distaste for the conventions of mass party organizations and the mounting dissatisfaction with the functioning of democracy; the transformation of political parties from societal organization to state agencies; and the rise of new challenger parties that articulate new conflicts and mobilize voters whose grievances have been largely ignored. By focusing on the contentious issues of immigration and European integration, we will try to understand to what extent these new political conflicts challenge both the monopoly of established parties over political representation and the foundations of liberal democracy. Objectives of the Course: Registration: After this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain different sources of the current democratic malaise; 2. Apply conceptual tools and theoretical arguments to critically examine political phenomena; 3. Analyse the sources of contentiousness of contemporary political issues; 4. Compare political phenomena across countries; 5. Interpret current events in light of long-term socio- political developments. Open for advanced BA-students in Political Science. In case of too many interested students priority is given to MA-students. Examination / Credits: Active Participation, Essay (graded) / 4 ECTS Sub-Disciplines: Comparative Politics/Political Communication Contact: giorgio.malet@eui.eu Readings: Will be provided on OLAT Literature - Dalton, R.J. (2018). Political realignment: Economics, culture, and electoral change. OUP. (ch. 1-3,6,10) - Mair, P. (2013). Ruling the void. Verso. - Dancygier, R.M. (2010). Immigration and conflict in Europe. CUP. (ch. 1-3,7-9) - De Vries, C. (2018). Euroscepticism and the future of European integration. OUP. (ch. 1-5) mailto:giorgio.malet@eui.eu 21 The Politics of the Welfare State Lecturer: Dr. Elie Michel Dates: Mo, 16:15 – 18:00, starting on 16.09.2019 4.B51 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: The welfare state is one of the major social and political achievements of the 20th century in Europe. Not only has the welfare state protected most citizens from major economic risks (income loss, poverty, sickness, olg age, unemployment…), but it has also supported the democratic stability of European democracies. This seminar deals with the politics of the welfare state: it covers the political/philosophical roots of welfare, comparative anlysis of welfare state developments and reforms, and the politicization of the welfare state. The course aims to provide students with an advanced knowledge of welfare instutitons, and skills in comparative cross national political analysis. Requirements: Limited number of participants with preference for students from 3rd semester onwards. Examination / Credits: Sub-Disciplines: Active Participation, Essay (graded) / 4 ECTS Political Communication/Comparative Politics Contact. elie.michel@unilu.ch Readings: Will be provided on OLAT Literature - Esping-Andersen, Gøsta. 1990. The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Cambridge: Polity Press. - Häusermann, Silja. 2010. The Politics of Welfare State Reform in Continental Europe: Modernization in Hard Times. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Svallfors, Stefan. 2012. Contested Welfare States: Welfare Attitudes in Europe and Beyond. Stanford: Stanford University Press. mailto:elie.michel@unilu.ch 22 Krise der Kritik? Dozenten: Dr. phil. Arvi Särkela / Johannes Schulz, MPhil Durchführender Fachbereich: Philosophie Termine: wöchentlich Di, 16:15 – 18:00 3.B57 Studienstufe: Bachelor / Master Veranstaltungsart: Masterseminar Inhalt: Soll es der Anspruch der Sozialwissenschaften und der Philosophie sein, Kritik an der Gesellschaft zu üben? Wenn ja, was heisst es, für sie «kritisch» zu sein? Im ersten Teil des Seminars wenden wir uns der Erörterung dieser Frage anhand der Lektüre von Klassikern der kritischen Sozialphilosophie und Soziologie zu (u.a. Marx, Frankfurter Schule, Bourdieu). Diese Einstellung, dass Kritik ein massgebliches Anliegen der Philosophie und der Sozialwissenschaften sei, ist jedoch unlängst radikal in Frage gestellt worden. Im zweiten Teil des Seminars werden solche «postkritische» Diagnosen einer Krise der Kritik diskutiert, die in den letzten Jahrzenten an Einfluss gewonnen haben (u.a. Boltanski, Latour, Rancière). Diese werfen kritischen SozialwissenschaftlerInnen vor, sich voreingenommen auf ihren Gegenstand zu beziehen, die kritisierten Zustände zu reproduzieren und sich über soziale Akteure zu stellen. Schliesslich werden mögliche gegenwärtige Lösungsansätze auf die «Krise der Kritik» erwogen: Wie kann sich die Sozialwissenschaft ihrem Gegenstand kritisch aber ohne anfänglichen «Verdacht» annähern? Wie kann die wissenschaftliche Sozialkritik sich eher als eine Teilnehmerin an der gemeinschaftlichen Bewältigung sozialer Probleme denn als eine übergeordnete richterliche Instanz verstehen? Kann die Gesellschaftskritik soziale Akteure ermächtigen statt sie zu verurteilen? Hinweise: Die LV zählt für den MA Kulturwissenschaften Major Wissenschaftsforschung zu den Bereiche 'Konzepte' und 'Praktiken' Umfang: 2 Semesterwochenstunden Sprache: Deutsch Prüfungsmodus / Credits: Aktive Teilnahme / 4 Kontakt: arvi.saerkelae@unilu.ch und johannes.schulz@unilu.ch mailto:arvi.saerkelae@unilu.ch mailto:johannes.schulz@unilu.ch 23 International and comparative environmental politics Lecturer: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Lena Maria Schaffer Dates: Tue, 14:15 – 16:00, ab 17.09.2019 3.B01 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Masterseminar Course Description: Climate change, loss of biodiversity, marine and water pollution are only a few examples of environmental problems that cross borders and call for international solutions. How do governments cooperate to address and solve global environmental problems? What explains countries’ environmental performance or effort in this area? For example: why are some countries making ambitious investments in renewable energy, while others are concentrating on subsidizing the consumption of fossil fuels? The course combines international and comparative approaches to environmental politics. It draws attention to the latest research and provides students with the conceptual tools to evaluate different policies and governance approaches. In the first part there will be an introduction to global environmental problems and how the international community has dealt with these problems so far. We will look at environmental governance efforts at the international, national and local levels. What are the implications of these different forms of governance? In a second part, we concentrate on the national level and the topic of climate change and ask ourselves: Why do some nations enact more rigorous climate change policies than others? Can political economy theories help explain national performance? The goal of the course is to prepare students to conduct theoretically innovative, empirically rigorous and substantively relevant research in international and comparative environmental politics. There are no formal prerequisites. However, I expect all students to be familiar with basic research methods. Many of the readings in the class feature quantitative analysis and there will be a short intro to reading journal articles in general and quantitative analysis in particular. Registration: Masterseminar; open for advanced BA-students Examination / Credits: Active Participation, Presentation, Response Paper (graded) / 4 ECTS Sub-Discipline: International Relations Contact: lena.schaffer@unilu.ch Readings: Will be provided on OLAT. Literature - Jahn, D. (2016). The Politics of Environmental Performance. Cambridge University Press. - Mitchell, R. B. (2010). International politics and the environment. Sage Publications. - Scruggs, L. (2003). Sustaining abundance: Environmental performance in industrial democracies. Cambridge University Press. - Steinberg, P. F., & VanDeveer, S. D. (Eds.). (2012). Comparative Environmental Politics: theory, practice, and prospects. MIT Press. mailto:lena.schaffer@unilu.ch 24 Hauptseminare Political Economy of Trade and Sanctions Lecturers: Konstantin Bätz, MSc / Patrick M. Weber, MSc Dates: Biweekly Thu 10:15 – 14:00, ab 26.09.2019 4.B01 Except on Thu, 19.12.2019, 10:15 – 18:00 4.B55 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Hauptseminar Course Description: Despite the economic prosperity by ever-increasing economic interlinkages worldwide, protectionism and trade wars are on the rise – not only since the election of the 45th President of the United States. In this seminar, we will first review the causes of trade and discuss why economic exchange can be mutually beneficial for all parties. Even though economists usually stress the overall net benefits of trade, there are winners and losers from globalization. We will assess which groups benefit and which groups suffer from trade – and explain the onset of protectionism and trade wars in a political economy framework. In addition to the economic effects, we regard other consequences of economic interlinkages such as commercial liberalism. At the same time, in a globalized world, economic sanctions started to have more leverage. Thus, statecraft in the form of sanctions gained increasing popularity to influence international politics – and force a target to change a perceived political misbehavior. Sanctions became known as a liberal alternative to avoid war and yet impose costs upon a target. The literature on economic sanctions focuses mainly on the effectiveness of these measures. However, the strategic imposition of sanctions is equally puzzling: once there is greater leverage for sanctions due to increasing economic interlinkages, policymakers often face greater negative effects on their own economies. We will thus discuss the imposition and effectiveness of sanctions and additional side-effects. Course Objectives: In the first part of the course, you will gain an understanding of the politics of international trade: who are the winners and losers from free trade? Why do states institute protectionist policies? What implications do trade wars have for the relation between nations? In the second part, you will learn to think critically about the rationale of the imposition of sanctions, their effectiveness, as well as their side effects. Throughout the course, you will gain an overview of the relevant literature and learn how to read and present scientific papers. Examination / Credits: 4 Response Papers, 2 Presentations, Active Participation (graded) / 4 ECTS Sub-Discipline: International Relations Contact: konstantin.baetz@uni-konstanz.de and patrick.maximilian.weber@uni- konstanz.de Readings: Will be provided on OLAT. mailto:konstantin.baetz@uni-konstanz.de mailto:patrick.maximilian.weber@uni-konstanz.de mailto:patrick.maximilian.weber@uni-konstanz.de 25 Wahlen in der Schweiz Dozent: Prof. Dr. Andreas Balthasar Termine: wöchentlich Mo, 10:15 – 12:00, ab 16.09.2019 4.B02 Studienstufe: Bachelor/Master Veranstaltungsart: Hautpseminar Inhalt: Am 20. Oktober 2019 wählen die Schweizer Stimmbürger-/innen 200 Nationalräte-/innen und 46 Ständeräte-/innen für eine vierjährige Amtsdauer. Aus diesem aktuellen Anlass wird in diesem Hauptseminar das Thema Schweizer Wahlen- und Wahlforschung behandelt. Es werden Grundlagen erarbeitet, wie das Schweizer Wahlsystem funktioniert, Charakteristiken der Schweizer Wählerschaft vorgestellt und aufgezeigt, wie sich das Wahlverhalten der Schweizer Stimmbürger-/innnen in den letzten Jahren verändert hat. Darüber hinaus werden theoretische Erklärungsansätze der Wahlforschung vorgestellt, die Aufschluss über die Motive des Wahlentscheides geben. Ein besonderes Augenmerk gilt den Wahlprognosen und den Wahlhilfen. Begrenzung: Umfang: Begrenzung der Teilnehmendenzahl nach Eingang der Anmeldungen vorbehalten; bevorzugt werden Studierende ab dem 3. Semester 2 Semesterwochenstunden Sprache: Deutsch Prüfungsmodus / Credits: Aktive Teilnahme, Referat, Essay / 4 Studienschwerpunkt: Schweizer Politik Kontakt: andreas.balthasar@unilu.ch Material: Pflichtlektüre und Seminarmaterialien zugänglich auf Online-Plattform OLAT Literatur - Falter, Jürgen; Schoen, Harald (Hrsg.) (2005): Handbuch Wahlforschung. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. - Ladner, Andreas (2016): Politikwissenschaftliche Aspekte von Online-Wahlhilfen: Wie smartvote und ähnliche Webseiten das Wählen verändern. Jusletter IT, 25. Mai 2016. ISSN 1664-848X, http://jusletter- it.weblaw.ch. - Lutz, Georg; Selb, Peter (2017): Wahlen. In: Knoepfel, Peter; Papadopoulos, Yannis; Sciarini, Pascal; Vatter, Adrian; Häusermann, Silja Häusermann (Hrsg.): Handbuch der Schweizer Politik. 5. Auflage. Zürich: Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung. S. 465-496. - Freitag, Markus; Vatter, Adrian (Hrsg.) (2015): Wahlen und Wählerschaften in der Schweiz. Zürich, NZZ- Verlag. mailto:andreas.balthasar@unilu.ch 26 Democracy in the Digital Age: Political Participation, Deliberation and Electoral Campaigns Lecturer: Wiebke Drews, MRes, M.A. Dates: Block seminar Introductory Session Mo, 16.09.2019, 12:15 – 14:00 3.A05 Fr, 08.11.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 4.B51 Sa, 09.11.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B51 Fr, 29.11.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 4.B47 Sa, 30.11.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 4.B47 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Hautpseminar Course Description: Digital and social media are quasi omnipresent and extremely intertwined with our daily lives. Every day, 500 million Tweets are published on Twitter, 4 million hours of video content uploaded to YouTube; and 4.3 million posts published on Facebook. These new channels do not only change our communication behavior in the private sphere; they also have severe impacts on basic democratic processes and established power relations between parties, politicians and citizens. The mobilization and coordination of political engagement and protest activities, for example, is increasingly done using digital tools and social media. Demanding less resources, and with a certain degree of autonomy and anonymity, citizens can network and get in contact easily. But can these tiny acts of political participation be considered as genuine political engagement? When do digital tools have a mobilization effect, when do they even hamper political engagement? Do they allow former passive or excluded citizens to participate politically? (Key Words: Collective Action, Tiny Acts, Mobilzation vs. Reinforcement, Slacktivism, Clicktivism, Digital Divide) Beyond questions on political behavior more generally, this seminar also wants to give insights into processes of political communication on digital platforms and social media. Often, expressive political behavior and deliberation online is criticized for lacking depth and truth. Especially since Donald Trump, notions such as “Fake News”,”echo chambers” and “filter bubbles” - which strengthen and enfore preexisting opinions without considering counterarguments – are commonly used. But how good or bad is the discursive quality online in the end? How diverse or polarized are the opinions we encounter online? And what function do the different platforms we are using play in that regard? (Key Words: E-Expressive Acts, Political Talk & Deliberation, Platform Affordances, Echo Chambers, Filter Bubbles, Polarization) The third focus of this seminar is the role social media play in political campaigning. Social media and digital tools allow political parties and candidates to circumvent the traditional mass media and get in touch with their constituency directly, publish on and discuss policy proposals as well as news and campaign events. The salience of topics and issues can thereby be raised directly. To what extent do parties and politicians use social media? For what purposes are different platforms used? Are there differences in political campaigning on- and offline? Campaigning has also been impacted significantly by so-called “Big Data” and computational methods. To what extent do parties and candidates use the latter to grasp the preferences and opinions of voters but also the performance and popularity of rival parties? Which consequencs do these new forms of “electioneering” have for political behavior and attitudes? (Key Words: Digital Campaigning, Normalization vs Equalization, Electioneering, Micro Targeting) Based on examples from the US-American and European context, the seminar enables students to critically reflect upon the questions just raised. Students gain insights into the constantly changing social media landscape and its consequences for political behavior and communication. Students learn the tools to analyze and interpret the consequences of the political 27 usage of social media. Objectives of the Course: Registration: After taking the seminar, students will be able to: A. Knowledge and Understanding - Give a knowledgable account of issues, theories and research relating to the relationship between digital media, political communication and democracy; - be able to describe the digital strategies used by political parties and citizens during electoral campaigns and extra- parliamentary mobilization activities - be able to explain how social media platforms are influencing contemporary democratic processes with real-world empirical examples; B. Competence and skills - be able to interpret and critically review scholarly work on social media, political communication, and democracy - be able to present, orally and in writing, how the knowledge gained from the course can inform future research designs Limited number of participants with preference for students from 3rd semester onwar. Examination / Credits: Active Participation, Presentation, Essay (graded) / 4 ECTS Sub-Disciplines: Comparative Politics/Political Communication Contact: wiebke.drews@eui.eu Readings: Will be provided on OLAT. Literature: - Bennett, W. L., & Segerberg, A. (2012). The logic of connective action: Digital media and the personalization of contentious politics. Information, Communication & Society, 15(5), 739-768. - Boulianne, S. (2019). “Revolution in the making? Social media effects around the globe”, Information, Communication & Society, 22(1), 39-54. - Castells, M. (2015). „Opening: Networking Minds, Creating Meaning, Contesting Power”, in Manuel Castells: Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age, Polity Press, S. 1-19. - Ceron, A., Curini, L., & Iacus, S.M. (2017). “Chapter 1: Social media electoral forecasts: An overview”, in Andrea Ceron, Luigi Curini and Stefano Maria Iacus: Politics and Big Data: Nowcasting and Forecasting Elections with Social Media, Routledge. - Coleman, S., & Freelon, D. (2015). “Introduction: Conceptualizing Digital Politics”, in Stephen Coleman und Deen Freelon: Handbook of Digital Politics. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, S. 1-13. - Farrell, H. (2012). “The Consequences of the Internet for Politics”, Annual Review of Political Science, 15, 35-52. - Hersh, E. (2015). “The Perceived Voter Model”, in Eitan D. Hersh: Hacking the Electorate: How Campaigns Perceive Voters, Cambridge University Press, S. 24-44. - Kreiss, D. (2016). “Party Networks and Political Innovation” AND “The Dynamics of Technology-Intensive Campaigning”, in Daniel Kreiss: Prototype Politics: Technology-Intensive Campaigning and the Data of Democracy, Oxford University Press, S. 1-38; 204-220. - Moore, M. (2018). „Democracy Re-Hacked”, in Martin Moore: Democracy Hacked: Political Turmoil and Information Warfare in the Digital Age, Oneworld, S. 246-272. - Shirky, C. (2011). “The Political Power of Social Media: Technology, the Public sphere, and Political change”, Foreign Affairs, 90(1), 28–41. - Sunstein, C. R. (2017). “Polarization” & “Cybercascades”, in Cass R. Sunstein: #republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media, Princeton University Press, S. 59-136. - Van Dijck, J., & Poell, T. (2013). Understanding social media logic. Media and Communication, 1(1), 2-14. - Van Dijk, J. A. G. M., & Hacker, K. L. (2018). „Introduction“, in Jan A. G. M. van Dijk und Kenneth L. Hacker: Internet and Democracy in the Network Society, Routledge, S. 1-27. mailto:wiebke.drews@eui.eu 28 Internationale Sicherheitspolitik Dozent: Dr. Sebastian Plappert Termine: wöchentlich Do, 16:15 – 18:00, ab 19.09.2019 4.B01 Studienstufe: Bachelor/Master Veranstaltungsart: Hauptseminar Inhalt: Der Kurs bietet eine Einführung in verschiedene theoretische und empirische Aspekte internationaler Sicherheitspolitik. Ziel ist es, die Erweiterung des klassischen Sicherheitsbegriffs bis hin zu einem umfassenden Sicherheitsverständnis nachzuvollziehen und anhand ausgewählter Themenschwerpunkte zu diskutieren. Entsprechend gliedert sich der Kurs in drei Teilabschnitte: Im ersten Teil widmen wir uns klassischen Problemstellungen internationaler Sicherheitspolitik. Im Anschluss erweitern wir die klassische Perspektive um zusätzliche Dimensionen, bevor wir uns dann im dritten Teilabschnitt mit spezifischen Problemfeldern internationaler Sicherheit beschäftigen. Voraussetzungen: Anmeldung: Umfang: Sprache: Vorheriger Besuch der Kolloquialvorlesung «Einführung in die Internationalen Beziehungen» Studierende ab dem 3. Semester werden bevorzugt. 2 Semesterwochenstunden Unterrichtsprache Deutsch / Literatur auf Englisch Prüfungsmodus / Credits: Aktive Teilnahme (Referat/Report) / 4 Studienschwerpunkt: Internationale Beziehungen Kontakt: sebastian.plappert@unisg.ch Material: Pflichtlektüre und Seminarmaterialien zugänglich auf Online-Plattform OLAT. Literatur Reader mit ausgewählten Artikeln pro Sitzung mailto:sebastian.plappert@unisg.ch 29 Parteienforschung – alt und neu Dozent: Prof. Dr. Thomas Poguntke Einführung: Termine: Blockveranstaltung Einführungsveranstaltung Mo, 16.09.2019, 12:15 – 14:00 3.A05 Fr, 04.10.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 3.B52 Sa, 05.10.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 3.B52 Fr, 06.12.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 3.A05 Sa, 07.12.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 3.B55 Studienstufe: Bachelor/Master Veranstaltungsart: Hautpseminar Inhalt: Politische Parteien zählen zu den wichtigsten Akteuren in der Politik. Es ist daher kaum erstaunlich, dass sie seit Jahrzehnten zum Objekt zahlreicher Forschungen in den Sozialwissenschaften wurden. In Demokratien gibt es jeweils mehr als eine Partei – zusammen bilden sie Parteisysteme. Die Seminarveranstaltung wird sich beiden Aspekten der Parteienforschung – den Parteien und ihren Systemen - widmen. Dabei werden wir uns in die klassische Literatur einlesen, die wichtigsten Konzepte und Erkenntnisse der Forschung kennen lernen und ihre Entwicklung bis zu den neusten Ansätzen verfolgen. Der Grossteil der Literatur betrifft westliche, liberale Demokratien und wir werden uns genauere Kenntnisse der wichtigsten (vor allem) westeuropäischen Parteisysteme während des Seminars erarbeiten. In einem ersten Schritt werden wir uns der Herkunft der Parteien und Parteisysteme widmen. Dann betrachten wir die interne Organisation von Parteien und deren Aufteilung in verschiedene Typen und Familien. Die Rolle der Parteien in Regierungen wird in einem dritten Schritt unter die Lupe genommen, gefolgt von einer Betrachtung des Einflusses europäischer Integration auf Parteien und Parteisysteme. Wir schliessen das Seminar mit Beispielen aus der aktuellsten empirischen Parteiforschung und diskutieren die Zukunft der Parteien. Anmeldung: Umfang: Teilnahmebeschränkung vorbehalten; Studierende ab dem 3. Semester werden bevorzugt. 2 Semesterwochenstunden Sprache: Deutsch Prüfungsmodus / Credits: Aktive Teilnahme, Referat (benotet) / 4 Studienschwerpunkt: Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft/Politische Kommunikation Kontakt: poguntke@hhu.de Material: Wird auf der Online-Plattform OLAT zur Verfügung gestellt Literatur - Bardi, Luciano, Stefano Bartolini and Alexander H. Trechsel (eds.), 2014. Themed issue: Party adaptation and change and the crisis of democracy: Essays in honour of Peter Mair. Party Politics Vol. 20: 2. - Luther, Kurt Richard and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (eds.), 2002. Political Parties in the New Europe: Political and Analytical Challenges, Oxford: Oxford University Press (paperback edition 2005). - Mair, Peter, 1990. The West European Party System, Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Mair, Peter, 1997. Party System Change. Approaches and Interpretations, Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Niedermayer, Oskar, Richard Stoess and Melanie Haas, 2006. Parteiensysteme in Westeuropa. 1. Auflage. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaft. - Scarrow, Susan E., Paul D. Webb & Thomas Poguntke (eds.), 2017, Organizing Political Parties: Representation, Participation and Power, Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Ware, Alan, 1996. Political Parties and Party Systems, Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Webb, Paul D., David M. Farrell and Ian Holliday (eds.), 2002. Political Parties in Advanced Industrial Democracies, Oxford: Oxford University Press. mailto:poguntke@hhu.de 30 Politische Theorie in der digitalen Gesellschaft Dozent: Dr. phil. Torsten Thiel Termine: 14-täglich Fr, 14:15 – 16:00, ab 27.09.2019 3.B47 ab 11.10.2019 3.B52 Studienstufe: Bachelor/Master Veranstaltungsart: Hauptseminar Inhalt: Digitalisierung als eine bedeutsame transformative Kraft zu begreifen und den schnellen Wandel in Alltag, Politik, Wirtschaft und nahezu allen weiteren Bereichen gesellschaftlichen Lebens aus ihr herzuleiten, ist ein geläufiger Topos des öffentlichen Diskurses. Schaut man jedoch in die sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung und insbesondere die Politische Theorie, so fällt auf, dass erst in jüngerer Zeit die Zahl der systematischen und auf Gesellschaft als Ganze bezogenen Auseinandersetzungen mit Digitalisierung zunimmt. Das Seminar will sich dieser emergenten politischen Theorie der digitalen Kosnstellation widmen, indem es deren wichtigste Beiträge und Perspektiven herausarbeitet und vorstellt und insbesondere die Frage erörtert, wie die digitale Konstellation sich auf Möglichkeit und Praxis der Demokratie auswirkt. Die sieben Sitzungen des Seminars sind in zwei Teile gegliedert: Im ersten Teil steht Digitalisierung als transformative Kraft im Mittelpunkt. Nach einer Klärung zentraler Begriffe und Entwicklungen wird es zunächst allgemein, um die Wirkungen von Technologie und Medienwandel auf gesellschaftliche Prozesse und die Möglichkeiten diese zu konzeptualisieren gehen. Anschließend werden die wichtigsten Großtheorien der digitalen Gesellschaft erarbeitet und kontrastiert. Der zweite Teil des Seminars widmet sich dann der spezifischen Herausforderung der Digitalisierung für die demokratische Politik: In insgesamt drei Doppelsitzungen werden hier Veränderungen in den Bereichen Partizipation, Öffentlichkeit und Herrschaft untersucht – jeweils auch mit Bezug zu konkreten empirische Phänomenen z.B. der Diskussion um Filterblasen und gesellschaftlicher Polarisierung oder um die Entwicklung künstlicher Intelligenz und die Mikrosteuerung von Gesellschaft. Lernziele: Das Seminar soll Interesse für die Fragen von Digitalität, Medienwandel und demokratischer Transformation wecken. Vorkenntnisse in den Debatten werden nicht vorausgesetzt, wohl aber eine große Neugier auf die Positionen und Diskussionen. Umfang: 2 Semesterwochenstunden Sprache: Deutsch Prüfungsmodus / Credits: Aktive Teilnahme, Take-home-Exam, Referat, Seminararbeit möglich (benotet) / 4 Studienschwerpunkte: Begrenzung: Politische Theorie Für BA-Studierende als Proseminar anrechenbar. Kontakt: thorsten.thiel@wzb.eu Studienschwerpunkt: Hinweise: Material: Politische Theorie Im Rahmen dieser Lehrveranstaltung findet die Veranstaltung zur Recherche und Verwaltung von wissenschaftlicher Literatur statt (Informationskompetenz). Die Studierenden lernen für ihr Studium die Nutzung von Bibliothekskatalogen, Fachdatenbanken, wissenschaftlichen Suchmaschinen und Literaturverwaltungsprogammen sowie die Auswahl und Bewertung relevanter wissenschaftlicher Literatur kennen. Die Veranstaltung umfasst 6h, inklusive eines vierstündigen Workshops zusätzlich zu der Lehrveranstaltung und wird in Kooperation mit den Mitarbeitenden der Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek Luzern durchgeführt. Die Veranstaltung inklusive des Workshops ist Teil der Studienleistungen. Termin für den vierstündigen Workshop folgt. Pflichtlektüre und Seminarmaterialien zugänglich auf Online-Plattform OLAT. mailto:thorsten.thiel@wzb.eu 31 The Dark Side of Science Dozent: Prof. Dr. Alrik Thiem Termine: wöchentlich Mi, 08.15 – 10:00, ab 18.09.2019 3.B48 Studienstufe: Bachelor/Master Veranstaltungsart: Hauptseminar Inhalt: Wissenschaft geniesst grosses Vertrauen, da sie als unabhängig, neutral und gewissenhaft gilt. Über erhebliche öffentliche Mittel finanziert, exisitert sie zum Nutzen der Gesellschaft als Ganzes. Die Arbeit von Wissenschaffenden wird daher auch oft bewundert. Nicht zuletzt dienen die Ergebnisse ihrer Forschung als Basis bildungs-, sozial-, umwelt- und wirtschaftsplanerischer Kursentscheidungen, als rhetorische Waffe in politischen Debatten, als wichtiger Argumentationsbaustein in Gerichtsverfahren und als Grundlage biologischer, chemischer oder technischer Innovationen mit grosser wirtschaftlicher Bedeutung. Wissenschaffende tragen somit auch eine grosse Verantwortung innerhalb einer Gesellschaft. Jedoch ist Wissenschaft wie jede andere «Branche» ebenso ein soziales Feld, welches von Menschen gestaltet wird. Sozialer Druck und wirtschaftliche Abhängigkeit prägen Lehre und Forschung daher ebenso wie Geltungsdrang, Karriereversessenheit, Vetternwirtschaft und Betrug. Im Unterschied zu anderen, durch öffentliche Gelder finanzierte Institutionen, welche durch externe Organe wie Aufsichtsbehörden, Rechnungshöfe oder Parlamentsausschüsse kontrolliert werden, wird Wissenschaft jedoch nur durch sich selbst überwacht. Die Aufdeckung von Skandalen, deren Sanktionierung sowie die entsprechende Korrektur des Wissenschaftssystems sind somit zentral von den Institutionen und der vorherrschenden Kultur genau dieses Systems abhängig. In diesem Seminar beleuchten wir die «dunkle Seite» von Wissenschaft in all ihren Aspekten näher. Dazu setzen wir uns zum Beispiel mit der momentan die Agenda bestimmenden «Replikationskrise» auseinander, und lernen einige der prominentesten Fälle wissenschaftlichen Fehlverhaltens aus der jüngeren Vergangenheit kennen. Dabei werden wir uns nicht auf die Sozialwissenschaften beschränken, sondern ebenso mit medizinischer Forschung, in welcher die Einsätze aller Beteiligten ungleich höher den Sozialwissenschaften sind, beschäftigen. Gleichzeitig analysieren und evaluieren wir Massnahmen, welche das Vertrauen in den gesellschaftlichen Nutzen von Wissenschaft erhalten oder wiederherstellen sollen. Lernziele: Teilnehmende dieses Seminars gewinnen tiefe Einsichten in einen sehr selten an Hochschulen thematisierten Bereich, welcher jedoch einen allgegenwärtigen Aspekt universitärer Forschung und Lehre darstellt. Diese Kompetenz werden sie in Debatten um den Stand von Wissenschaft in der Gesellschaft fachlich solide einbringen können. Ebenso werden sie ein Bewusstsein für die Bedeutung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis, und deren konkrete Elemente, erlangen oder bereits vorhandene Kenntnisse auf diesem Gebiet erweitern. Davon wird auch ihre eigene Forschung in nicht unerheblicher Weise profitieren. Umfang: 2 Semesterwochenstunden Sprache: Deutsch Prüfungsmodus / Credits: Aktive Teilnahme, Referat, Kommentar (benotet) / 4 Studienschwerpunkte: Begrenzung: Internationale Beziehungen / Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft Begrenzung der Studierendenzahl vorbehalten; bevorzugt werden Studierende ab dem 3. Semester. Kontakt: Material alrik.thiem@unilu.ch Wird auf der Online-Plattform OLAT zur Verfügung gestellt. mailto:alrik.thiem@unilu.ch 32 Introduction to Political Sociology. Understanding social and political conflicts Lecturers: Dr. Mathilde Van Ditmars Dates: Weekly Mi, 14:15 – 16:00, ab 18.09.2019 4.B01 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Hauptseminar Course Description: Politics is ultimately about building compromise in conditions of social conflict. This seminar will analyse the fundamental socio-economic conflicts affecting the development of political systems. The seminar encourages the students to reflect on the most salient factors of political change in order to foster their understanding of contemporary social and political divisions. A key concept in our discussion will be represented by social cleavages. The students will familiarize with the classic account of cleavage politics (Lipset and Rokkan 1967), learn about the four fundamental social cleavages in industrial societies, before moving on to the more recent research on political change in post-industrial societies. The last part of the seminar will dive into a crucial contemporary discussion, involving the relationship between the erosion of the representative function of European party systems and the recent populist uprising. Populist parties are underming the traditional role of political parties and shaking European politics. What is the social cleavage on which the populist anti-establishment front applies leverage? Are we assisting to the development of the old left- right class cleavage, or —as some scholars suggest— to the surge of a new ‘territorial’ form of conflict dividing the supporters of further international integration and the defenders of the Nation States? Registration: Research-Masterseminar; open for advanced BA-students Examination / Credits: Active Participation, Presentation, Response papers (graded) / 4 ECTS Sub-Disciplines: Comparative Politics/Political Communication Contact: mathilde.vanditmars@unilu.ch Readings: Will be provided on OLAT. Literature: - Bartolini, Stefano. 2000. The class cleavage. The political mobilization of the European left, 1860-1980. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Beramendi, Pablo, Silja Häusermann, Herbert Kitschelt, and Hanspeter Kriesi. 2015. The Politics of Advanced Capitalism. Cambridge University Press. - Bornschier, Simon. 2015. “The New Cultural Conflict, Polarization, and Representation in the Swiss Party System, 1975–2011.” Swiss Political Science Review 21(4): 680–701. - Caramani, Daniele. 2012. “The Europeanization of electoral politics: An analysis of converging voting distributions in 30 European party systems, 1970–2008.” Party Politics 18(6): 803–823. - Franklin, Mark N. 2010. “Cleavage Research: A Critical Appraisal.” West European Politics 33(3): 648– 658. - Kriesi, Hanspeter et al. 2012. Political Conflict in Western Europe. Cambridge University Press. - Kriesi, Hanspeter et al. 2006. “Globalization and the Transformation of the National Political Space: Six European Countries Compared.” European Journal of Political Research 45(6): 921–56. - Inglehart, Ronald. 1997. Modernization and postmodernization: cultural, economic, and political change in 43 societies. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press. - Kitschelt, Herbert. 2011. “Party Systems.” In The Oxford Handbook of Political Science, ed. Robert E. Goodin. Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Oesch, Daniel. 2008. “The Changing Shape of Class Voting.” European Societies 10(3): 329–55. mailto:mathilde.vanditmars@unilu.ch 33 The Political Economy of Development and Aid Lecturer: Dr. Tim Wegenast Dates: biweekly Thu, 10:15 – 14:00, starting on 19.09.2019 4.B01 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Hauptseminar Course Description: This course provides an introduction to contemporary research on the political economy of development by tackling big questions and theories in societal development. The overall approach is that of political economy: the intersection between political and economic interests and actors in shaping development and underdevelopment as historical and on-going processes. Conceptually, the seminar will contrast our current growth-led model of development with other dimensions such as inequality, sustainable livelihoods or life satisfaction. Thus, the course will draw on the notion of development for all economies and not exclusively for so called developing ones. Some questions to be addressed are: what is the legacy of historical institutions such as slavery and colonialism? How is inequality, natural resource extraction or the growing internationalization of markets linked to living standards? What is the role of religion or agriculture in the process of development? Does foreign aid improve wellbeing within recipient countries? The course should help students to understand how social scientists try to answer these questions and why the answers are sometimes unsatisfying. Students are encouraged to further their research skills as well as to identify, pose and pursue specific research questions of interest. As this is essentially a reading course, students are expected to come to class prepared to discuss all assigned readings Examination / Credits: 2 oral presentations, class discussion / 4 ECTS Sub-Disciplines: International Relations Contact:: tim.wegenast@uni-konstanz.de Readings: Will be provided on OLAT Literature - Acemoglu, Daron and James Robinson. 2012. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. New York: Crown Publishers - Banerjee, Abhijit V. and Esther Duflo. 2011. Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty. New York: Public Affairs. - Diamond, Jared. 1997. Guns, Germs and Steel. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. - Rodrik, Dani. 2017. Straight Talk on Trade: ideas for a Sane World Economy. Princeton; NJ: Princeton University Press. - Sachs, Jeffrey. 2015. The Age of Sustainable Development. New York: Columbia University Press. - Scott, James C. 2017. Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States. New Haven: Yale University Press. - Stiglitz, Joseph E. and Mary Kaldor, eds. 2013. The Quest for Security. Protection Without Protectionism and the Challenge of Global Governance. New York: Columbia University Press. - Jackson, Tim. 2017. Prosperity Without Growth. Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow. New York: Routledge. mailto:tim.wegenast@uni-konstanz.de 34 Making Parties Great Again? Politische Parteien zwischen Radikalkritik und Renaissance Dozent: Dr. Fabio Wolkenstein Einführung: Termine: Blockveranstaltung Einführungsveranstaltung Mi, 18.09.2019, 12:15 – 14:00 HS 6 Fr, 18.10.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 3.B48 Sa, 19.10.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 3.B48 Fr, 15.11.2019, 09:15 – 17:00 Senioren-Universität, Luzern: Raum N° 1 Sa, 16.11.2019, 09:15 – 16:00 3.B57 Studienstufe: Bachelor/Master Veranstaltungsart: Hautpseminar Inhalt: Im ersten Teil des Seminares beschäftigen wir uns mit Parteienkritik in historischer Perspektive, wobei stets der Dialog mit der Gegenwart gesucht wird. Zentrale Fragen sind u.a.: Warum haben zentrale Denker wie Thomas Hobbes und Jean-Jacques Rousseau Parteien abgelehnt, und vertreten gegenwärtige „populistischen“ Protestbewegungen letztlich ähnliche Positionen wie Hobbes und Rousseau? Ist Carl Schmitts legendäre illiberale Parlamentarismuskritik vor dem Hintergrund aktueller Diagnosen der „Kartellbildung“ (Katz & Mair) politischer Parteien vielleicht doch berechtigt? Im zweiten Teil des Seminares setzen wir uns mit Argumenten für Parteien auseinander. Ausgangspunkt sind die Schriften Hans Kelsens, der gegen ein von Mythen durchdrungenes Politikverständnis anschrieb und versuchte Parteien als nicht sonderlich glamouröse, aber dennoch notwendige Organe der Volkssouveränität zu rehabilitieren. Vor diesem Hintergrund diskutieren wir, ob Parteien an sich normativ wünschenswert sind, oder ob immer nur bestimmte Formen von Parteien (z.B. intern demokratisch organisierte Parteien) wünschenswert sind. Im dritten Teil des Seminares behandeln wir die Frage, welche alternativen demokratischen Institutionen Parteien ersetzen könn(t)en. Sollen deliberative Institutionen wie „Participatory Budgeting Schemes“ oder „Redistricting Commissions“ verstärkt eingesetzt werden, um den undemokratischen Tendenzen verkrusteter Parteistrukturen entgegenzuwirken? Sollen demokratische Prozesse stärker auf das Internet, insbesondere in die sozialen Medien, ausgelagert werden (vgl. „Verfassungs-crowdsourcing“ in Island)? Und (wie) lassen sich solche Transformationen der repräsentativen Demokratie rechtfertigten? Lernziele: Umfang: Nach Abschluss des Seminars werden die Studierenden in der Lage sein, A. Wissen und Erkenntnis - sachkundige Auskünfte über Theorien und Forschung zur Beziehung zwischen politischen Parteien und Demokratie zu geben; - anhand realer empirischer Beispiele zu erklären, wie alternative partizipatorische Institutionen eingesetzt werden und funktionieren; B. Kompetenzen und Fähigkeiten - Forschungsarbeit über Parteiendemokratie und «democratic innovations» zu interpretieren und kritisch zu begutachten; - ihr neugelerntes Wissen mündlich als auch schriftlich zu präsentieren und aufzuzeigen wie es künftige Forschungsagenden informieren kann. 2 Semesterwochenstunden Sprache: Deutsch Prüfungsmodus / Credits: Aktive Teilnahme, Essay (benotet) / 4 Studienschwerpunkt: Politische Theorie Kontakt: wolkenstein@ps.au.dk Material: Wird auf der Online-Plattform OLAT zur Verfügung gestellt. Literatur - Nancy L. Rosenblum, On the Side of the Angels: An Appreciation of Parties and Partisanship (Princeton, 2008), Kapitel 1, 2 und 3. - Hans Kelsen, Vom Wesen und Wert der Demokratie (Tübingen, 1929), Kapitel 1, 2 und 3. - Jonathan Kuyper und Fabio Wolkenstein, ”Complementing and Correcting Representative Institutions: When and How to Use Mini-Publics”, European Journal of Political Research 58 (2) (2019). mailto:wolkenstein@ps.au.dk 35 Vorlesungen / Lectures Einführung in die Demokratietheorien Dozent: Prof. Dr. Joachim Blatter Durchführender Fachbereich: Politikwissenschaft Termine: wöchentlich Mo, 12:15 – 14:00, ab 16.09.2019 HS 8 Studienstufe: Bachelor/Master Veranstaltungsart: Kolloquialvorlesung Inhalt: Die „Demokratie“ erscheint heute als einzig legitime Regierungsform. Vielleicht gerade deshalb wird immer deutlicher, dass es sehr unterschiedliche Vorstellungen darüber gibt, was denn Demokratie überhaupt ist. Die Vorlesung liefert einen Überblick über grundlegende Theorieströmungen (republikanische, liberale, deliberative und neo- republikanische Theorie), einige zentrale Kontroversen (z.B. zum Verhältnis von Rechtsstaatlichkeit und Volkssouveränität) und einen Einstieg in aktuelle Herausforderungen (v.a. durch grenzüberschreitende Verflechtungen). Diese Veranstaltung ist als Einführung in den politikwissenschaftlichen Schwerpunkt „Politische Theorie“ konzipiert. Da viele weiterführende Seminare im Bereich „Politische Theorie“ auf dem Wissen der VL aufbauen, ist es sehr empfehlenswert, diese Vorlesung im Grundstudium zu besuchen. Wer ohne die Teilnahme an dieser Vorlesung für weiterführende Seminare zugelassen werden will, muss sich selbst das in der VL vermittelte Wissen aneignen. Ausserdem empfiehlt es sich, ein die VL begleitende Proseminar parallel zu besuchen. Dort werden die in der VL präsentierten Theorien mit aktuellen Themenstellungen verbunden und durch die Studierenden angewandt. Umfang: 2 Semesterwochenstunden Sprache: Vorlesung in Deutsch / Literatur fast vollständig in englischer Sprache Prüfungsmodus / Credits: Studienschwerpunkt: benotete schriftliche Prüfung / 3 Politische Theorie Material: Seminarmaterialien werden auf der Online-Plattform OLAT zugänglich gemacht. Kontakt: joachim.blatter@unilu.ch Literatur - Held, David (2006): Models of Democracy. Stanford, Cal: Stanford University Press. 3rd edition. - Lembcke et al. (2012): Zeitgenössische Demokratietheorie. Band 1: Normative Demokratietheorien. Springer - Schmidt, M.G. (2010): Demokratietheorien – Eine Einführung. VS Verlag. 5. Auflage. mailto:joachim.blatter@unilu.ch 36 Grundlagen der multivariaten Statistik Dozent: Prof. Dr. Rainer Diaz-Bone Durchführender Fachbereich: Soziologie Termine: wöchentlich Do, 14:15 – 18:00, ab 26.09.2019 4.A05 danach immer 3.A05 Studienstufe: Bachelor / Master Veranstaltungsart: Kolloquialvorlesung Inhalt: Die Sozialwissenschaften sind als empirische Wissenschaft angewiesen auf die statistischen Techniken zur Analyse und Modellierung von Daten, die zumeist aus Befragungen grosser Personenstichproben stammen. Die Veranstaltung führt zunächst in die Grundlagen der Inferenzstatistik ein. Dann werden die wichtigen Verfahren der multivariaten Statistik eingeführt: multiple lineare Regression, binäre logistische Regression und multiple Korrespondenzanalyse. Vorbereitende Lektüre angegebener obligatorischer Literatur sowie der regelmässige Besuch der Vorlesung sind erforderlich. Der parallele Besuch des Seminars „Sozialwissenschaftliche Datenanalyse mit R“ wird dringend empfohlen. Darin wird die Anwendung der multivariaten Verfahren mit einer Datenanalysesoftware vertieft. Voraussetzungen: Erfolgreiche Absolvierung der VL Methoden II oder äquivalente Veranstaltung. Umfang: 3 Semesterwochenstunden Sprache: Deutsch Prüfungsmodus / Credits: Benotete Prüfung / 3 Kontakt: Material: rainer.diaz-bone@unilu.ch wird auf der Online-Plattform OLAT zugänglich gemacht.. mailto:rainer.diaz-bone@unilu.ch 37 Policy-Analyse Dozent: Dr. rer. pol. Stefan Rieder Termine: wöchentlich Di, 08:15 – 10:00, ab 17.09.2019 3.A05 Studienstufe: Bachelor/Master Veranstaltungsart: Kolloquialvorlesung Inhalt: Die Policy-Analyse ist ein wichtiger Zweig der politikwissenschaftlichen Forschung. Er zeichnet sich durch eine lange Tradition aus und hat eine grosse Zahl von Theorien und Ansätzen hervorgebracht. Die Vorlesung gibt eine Einführung in die Policy-Analyse und zeigt auf, wie sich die Policy- Analyse im Ausland und in der Schweiz entwickelt hat. Die verschiedenen Ansätze der Policy-Analyse werden vorgestellt und mit Beispielen aus der Schweiz illustriert. Letztere stammen aus vielen verschiedenen Policy- Bereichen wie etwas der Energiepolitik, Bildungspoltik, Gesundheitspolitik, Umweltpolitik, Sozialpolitik und weiteren mehr. Voraussetzungen: Umfang: Die Vorlesung richtet sich an alle Studierende mit Interesse an der Policy- Analyse - also der wissenschaftlichen Analyse von Politikbereichen – und der Umsetzung öffentlicher Politik in der Schweiz. Im Frühlingssemester wird ein Seminar zur Vorlesung angeboten. 2 Semesterwochenstunden Sprache: Deutsch Prüfungsmodus / Credits: benotete schriftliche Prüfung / 3 Studienschwerpunkt: Schweizer Politik Kontakt: rieder@interface-politikstudien.ch Material: Wird auf der Online-Plattform OLAT zugänglich gemacht. Literatur - Fritz Sager, Karin Ingold und Andreas Balthasar (2017): Policy-Analyse in der Schweiz – Besonderheiten, Theorien, Beispiele, NZZ Verlag Zürich - Schubert, Klaus; Bandelow, Nils C. (Hrsg.) (2009): Lehrbuch der Politikfeldanalyse 2.0, in: Reihe (Lehr- und Handbücher der Politikwissenschaft, hrsg. von Arno Mohr). München, Wien: Oldenbourg - Frank Fischer, Gerald J. Miller, Mara S. Sidney (Hrsg.) (2007): Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods, CRC Press, Boca Raton London New York mailto:rieder@interface-politikstudien.ch 38 Einführung in die Internationalen Beziehungen Dozentin: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Lena Maria Schaffer Termine: wöchentlich Mi, 10:15 – 12:00, ab 18.09.2019 HS 7 Mi, 18.12.2019, 10:15 – 13:00 HS 9 Studienstufe: Bachelor/Master Veranstaltungsart: Kolloquialvorlesung Inhalt: Die Vorlesung „Einführung in die Internationalen Beziehungen“ soll Studierenden einen Einstieg in die relevanten Fragen der Internationalen Beziehungen geben und zentrale Akteure, grundlegende Theorien und Problembereiche der IB vorstellen. Entsprechend gliedert sich die Veranstaltung in drei Teile: Im ersten Teil widmen wir uns klassischen (Groß)-Theorien der IB. Damit verbunden ist auch eine historische Übersicht über die Entwicklung der Disziplin. Im Anschluss befassen wir uns mit zentralen Teilgebieten der IB. Innerhalb der Konfliktforschung besprechen wir Ursachen für Krieg und Frieden und den Umgang der Weltgemeinschaft mit Konflikten. Des Weiteren schauen wir uns die internationalen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen im Teilbereich „Internationale Politische Ökonomie“ genauer an. Im Zentrum des letzten Teilbereichs der Vorlesung stehen dann die „Internationale und Transnationale Kooperation“. Hier befassen wir uns mit Internationalen Organisationen sowie mit transnationalen Akteuren. Die Vorlesung möchte die Grundlagen der IB vermitteln und erreichen, dass die Studierenden das Gelernte auf aktuelle weltpolitische Herausforderungen (wie z.B. internationale/globale Sicherheit, Migration, globaler Umweltschutz, Weltwirtschaftsbeziehungen und Globalisierung) anwenden können. Umfang: 2 Semesterwochenstunden Sprache: Deutsch Prüfungsmodus / Credits: benotete schriftliche Prüfung / 3 Studienschwerpunkt: Internationale Beziehungen Heinweise: Kontakt: Material: Begleitend zur Vorlesung wird insbesondere für Studierende der Politikwissenschaft im ersten oder zweiten Semester das vertiefende Proseminar «Einführung in die Internationalen Beziehungen» angeboten. lena.schaffer@unilu.ch Pflichtlektüre und Vorlesungsmaterialien zugänglich auf der Online-Plattform OLAT Literatur: - Baylis, John/ Smith, Steve/ Owens, Jessica (Hg.) (2014): The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations, 6. überarb. Aufl., Oxford UP. - Carlsnaes, Walter/ Risse, Thomas/Simmons, Beth A. (Hg.) (2013): Handbook of International Relations, 2. Aufl., Sage. - Frieden, Jeffry A., and David A. Lake (2015): World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions: Third International Student Edition. WW Norton & Company. - Rittberger, Volker, Zangl, Bernhard, Kruck, Andreas (2013) Internationale Organisationen, Politik und Geschichte. Europäische und weltweite internationale Zusammenschlüsse, 4. Aufl., VS Verlag. - Schimmelfennig, Frank (2013), Internationale Politik, 3. akt. Aufl., UTB. mailto:lena.schaffer@unilu.ch 39 Political Behaviour and Communication Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Alexander H. Trechsel Dates: weekly Tue, 10:15 – 12:00, starting on 17.09.2019 3.A05 Study Level: Bachelor/Master Format: Lecture Course Description: This course offers a dense overview of the most important works – the classics – in the field of political behavior and political communication. The focus will be put on citizens and public opinion. How does the latter emerge? How do electoral campaigns work? What is the role of parties, leaders, issues, mass media, modern information and communication technologies, the Internet etc. in public opinion formation? How does propaganda work? How rational are voters? How volatile is public opinion? The course aims at providing a solid discussion of the evolution of the field across time, its key concepts and approaches, theories and empirical contributions. Starting with the seminal book by Walter Lippmann, we will read and discuss the classics in a chronological order, spanning over the last century. Examination / Credits: Graded exam / 3 ECTS Sub-Discipline: Comparative Politics / Political Communication Contact: alexander.trechsel@unilu.ch Readings: Will be provided on OLAT. Literature: - Lippmann, Walter, 1997 (1922). Public Opinion. New York: Free Press. - Lazarsfeld, Paul F., Berelson, Bernard and Hazel Gaudet, 1968 (1944). The People’s Choice. How the Voter Makes Up his Mind in a Presidential Campaign. New York: Columbia University Press. - Downs, Anthony, 1957. An Economic Theory of Democracy. New York: Harper Collins. - Campbell, Angus, Converse, Philip E., Miller, Warren E. and Donald E. Stokes, 1964. The American Voter: an Abridgement. New York: Wiley. - Key, V.O., 1966. Responsible Electorate: Rationality in Presidential Voting 1936-1960. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. - McCombs, Max and Daniel Shaw, 1972. Agenda-setting function of mass media. Public Opinion Quarterly 36: 176–187. - Fiorina M 1981. Retrospective Voting in American National Elections. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. - Iyengar, Shanto, and Donald R. Kinder. 1989. News That Matters: Television and American Opinion. University of Chicago Press. - Zaller, John R. 1992. The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion. Cambridge University Press. - Sniderman, Paul M. and Edward G. Carmines 1997. Reaching Beyond Race. Harvard U Press. Druckman, James N., Erik Peterson and Rune Slothuus 2013. How Elite Partisan Polarization Affects Public Opinion Formation, American Political Science Review 107, 1: 57-79. - Druckman, James N. and Kjersten R. Nelson 2003. Framing and Deliberation: How Citizens‘ Conversations Limit Elite Influence, American Journal of Political Science 47, 4: 729-745. - Druckman, James N. 2004. Political Preference Formation: Competition, Deliberation and the (Ir)relevance of Framing Effects, American Political Science Review 98, 4:671-685 - Chong, Dennis and James N. Druckman 2007. Framing Theory. Annual Review of Political Science 10: 103-26. - Prior, Markus, 2007. Post-Broadcast Democracy: How Media Choice Increases Inequality in Political Involvement and Polarizes Elections. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Lavine, Howard G., Christopher D. Johnston and Marco Steenbergen 2012. The ambivalent partisan: How Critical Loyalty Promotes Democracy. Oxford U Press. mailto:alexander.trechsel@unilu.ch 40 Colloquium for bachelor’s and master’s thesis / Kolloquium für Abschlussarbeiten Kolloquium / Colloquium Kolloquium für Bachelor- und Masterabschlussarbeiten Dozenten: Prof. Dr. Joachim Blatter / Prof. Dr. Alexander Trechsel Termine: wöchentlich Di, 18:15 – 20:00, ab 17.09.2019 3.B52 Studienstufe: Bachelor/Master Veranstaltungsart: Kolloquium Inhalt: Das Kolloquium dient dazu, den Studierenden bei der Vorbereitung von Abschlussarbeiten zu helfen. Dazu präsentieren die Studierenden zu Beginn des Semesters ihr Forschungsexposé (MA Studierende) bzw. erste Überlegungen zur Abschlussarbeit (BA Studierende). Im zweiten Teil des Kolloquiums präsentieren die Studierende ihr bisheriges Vorgehen bei der Abschlussarbeit, ein vollständiges Forschungsdesign und ggfs. vorläufigen Ergebnisse der Arbeit. Zu dieser zweiten Präsentation muss ein schriftlich ausgearbeitetes Forschungsdesign (5-7 Seiten) vorliegen. Das Kolloquium ist für alle Studierenden offen. Eine sporadische Teilnahme zu einzelnen Vorträgen ist grundsätzlich möglich. Diejenigen, die sich in der Vorbereitung zur Abschlussarbeit befinden und eine Leistungsbescheinigung für das Kolloquium erhalten möchten, müssen allerdings an allen Sitzungen teilnehmen (mit den üblichen Ausnahmen), zwei Mal ihr Projekt zur Abschlussarbeit präsentieren, ein vollständiges Exposé für die Abschlussarbeit in schriftlicher Form einreichen, und das Projekt einer Kommilitonin bzw. eines Kommilitonen kommentieren. Um den Studierenden einen Einblick in politikwissenschaftliche Forschungs- prozesse zu ermöglichen, ist vorgesehen, dass auch Doktorierende und Habilitierende des Politikwissenschaftlichen Seminars ihre aktuellen Forschungsprojekte präsentieren und gemeinsam mit den Dozenten und Studierenden diskutieren. Voraussetzungen: keine Umfang: 2 Semesterwochenstunden Sprache: Deutsch Prüfungsmodus / Credits: Regelmässige Teilnahme (s. Inhalt) / 2 Kontakt: joachim.blatter@unilu.ch und alexander.trechsel@unilu.ch Material: Pflichtlektüre und Seminarmaterialien zugänglich auf Online-Plattform OLAT mailto:joachim.blatter@unilu.ch Semesters

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