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Instructors: Anne Schäfer
Event type:
Seminar
Org-unit: Politics, Administration & International Relations
Displayed in timetable as:
Wahlverhalten
Hours per week:
3
Credits:
6,0
Note: In your exam regulations, differing credits may have been specified.
Location:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
10 | 35
Priority scheme: Standard-Priorisierung
Course content:
Elections are a core feature of modern democracies and ensure their proper operation. Research in political sociology aims at investigating the role of citizens in this process of democratic politics. During this seminar we will address the question why citizens decide to vote for a specific political alternative at Election Day. We will review both classic models of electoral behaviour and recent research to explain individual political choice. As information about political developments plays an important role in citizens’ decision making, we will study the behavioural and attitudinal consequences of political communication originating from three specific sources – political parties and other interest groups, media sources as well as fellow citizens with whom one discusses politics. Emerging challenges in changing communication environments and due to the rise of populist contesters will be addressed.
Admitted Aids:
Graded assignments (Prüfungsleistungen): Oral presentation, final paper [midterm + endterm]
Assignments marked pass/fail (Studienleistungen): Will be announced in due time
Mandatory literature:
Introductory and basic literature:
Aalberg, T., Esser, F., Reinemann, C., Strömbäck, J., & Vreese, C. d. (2017). Populist political communication in Europe. New York/London: Routledge.
Arzheimer, K., Evans, J., & Lewis-Beck, M. S. (2017). The Sage handbook of electoral behaviour. Los Angeles: SAGE reference.
Beck, P. A., Dalton, R., Green, S., & Huckfeldt, R. (2002). The Social Calculus of Voting: Interpersonal, Media, and Organizational Influences on Presidential Choices. American Political Science Review, 91(1), 57–73.
Berger, C. R., Roloff, M. E., Wilson, S. R., Dillard, J. P., Caughlin, J. P., & Solomon, D. (Eds.). (2015). The International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication: Wiley-Blackwell.
Dalton, R. J. (2014). Citizen Politics: Public Opinion and Political Parties in Advanced Industrial Democracies (Sixth ed.). Los Angeles, Calif: Sage, CQ Press.
Evans, J. (2004). Voters & voting: An introduction. London: Sage.
Fisher, J., Fieldhouse, E., Franklin, M. N., Gibson, R. K., Cantijoch, M., & Wlezien, C. (2018). The Routledge handbook of elections, voting behavior and public opinion. London/New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Glynn, C. J., Herbst, S., Comi, B., O'Keefe, G. J., & Shapiro, R. Y. (2016). Public opinion (Third ed.). Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
Huckfeldt, R., Mondak, J. J., Hayes, M., Pietryka, M. T., & Reilly, J. (2013). Networks, Interdependence, and Social Influence in Politics. In L. Huddy, D. O. Sears & J. S. Levy (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology (Second ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jacobson, G. C. (2015). How Do Campaigns Matter? Annual Review of Political Science, 18(1), 31-47.
McClurg, S. D., Klofstad, C. A., & Sokhey, A. (2016). Discussion Networks. In J. N. Victor, A. H. Montgomery, & M. Lubell (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Networks. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Perloff, R. M. (2018). The dynamics of political communication: media and politics in a digital age (Second ed.). New York/London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Santoro, L. R., & Beck, P. A. (2016). Social Networks and Vote Choice. In J. N. Victor, A. H. Montgomery, & M. Lubell (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Networks. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Schmitt-Beck, R., & Lup, O. (2013). Seeking the Soul of Democracy: A Review of Recent Research into Citizens' Political Talk Culture. Swiss Political Science Review, 19(4), 513-538.Semetko, H. A., & Scammell, M. (2012). The SAGE handbook of political communication. Los Angeles, Calif.: SAGE.
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