General information

Course name	Seminar: 08-26-M12-2 Party Politics and Social Change
Subtitle
Course number	08-26-M12-2
Semester	SoSe 2025
Current number of participants	19
expected number of participants	30
Home institute	Politik
Courses type	Seminar in category Teaching
Next date	Tuesday, 17.06.2025 08:00 - 10:00, Room: SFG 2060
Type/Form
Englischsprachige Veranstaltung	Ja

Lecturers

Katren Rogers

Rooms and times

SFG 2060: Tuesday: 08:00 - 10:00, weekly (14x)

Module assignments

Comment/Description

Political parties are central actors in democracies. In recent decades, established party systems have been re-shaped by the effects of globalisation, de-industrialisation and demographic change, and by the actions of political parties both old and new. This seminar deals with the origins and development of parties and party systems in democracies, as well as changes over time. We discuss connections between parties and citizens, changing lines of conflict, and dynamics of political competition. The aim is to deepen understanding of the role and behaviour of political parties, and enable participants to compare parties and party systems among countries and over time.

Literatur zur Vorbereitung [preparatory literature]:
Carter N, Keith D, Sindre GM, & Vasilopoulou S (eds). The Routledge Handbook of Political Parties. Routledge, 2023 (1st edition). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429263859.

Credits and assignments:
6 CP: 15-20 page term paper or 30-minute oral exam
3 CP: 8-10 page term paper or 15-minute oral exam

Registration mode

After enrolment, participants will manually be selected.

Potential participants are given additional information before enroling to the course.

Seminar: 08-26-M12-2 Party Politics and Social Change - Details