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Semester | Herbstsemester 2018 |
Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
Dozierende | Tomas Turner-Zwinkels (tomas.turner-zwinkels@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
Inhalt | Elections are a core pillar of democracy. Understanding how citizens decide (not) to vote and whom to vote for is therefore crucial if we want to understand how democracies work and how they can be improved. This course introduces students to the academic study of electoral behaviour. It reviews recent work in this field and specifically focuses on the potential impact and risks of social media. The course consists out of two parts. In the first part, we read key chapters of the excellent introduction textbook 'voting and voters' and recently published scientific articles that have studied how politicians use social media. The second half of the course is a mini think-tank. You will read some more applied literature and will become part of small project-team and develop a 'social media handbook' for Swiss politicians. For this, you will use the insight that you gained from the scientific literature studied in the first half of the course. In this part, you will also learn about the rich information available in electoral surveys. |
Lernziele | At the end of course, students will.. .. understand how political sociologist study voting behavior .. know how often and with what aims politicians use social media .. have a critical understanding of social media its role in modern democracies .. know how electoral surveys are designed and can be used to answer basic empirical questions |
Literatur | - selected chapters from Jocelyn A.J. Evans. (2004). Voters and Voting: an Introduction. SAGE. Chicago - selected chapters from Gary Vaynerchuk, (2014) Jab,Jab,Jab Right Hook. New York: Harper Business - 'Selects' 2015 Swiss Election survey documentation - Several empirical articles included in the course guide |
Bemerkungen | Course language is English |
Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | durch Belegen in MOnA |
Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
HörerInnen willkommen |
Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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Keine Einzeltermine verfügbar, bitte informieren Sie sich direkt bei den Dozierenden.
Module |
Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft B.A. (Bachelor Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) |
Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | - group assignment (50%) - active participation (50%) - Pass / Fail |
An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
Skala | Pass / Fail |
Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |