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58578-01 - Seminar: The Political Consequences of Economic Inequality (3 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2023 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Denise Traber (denise.traber@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | According to an increasing number of studies and reports, economic inequality has increased in advanced democracies in the recent decades (e.g. https://wid.world/) – and is expected to increase even more as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. What are the political consequences of increasing economic inequality? How does economic inequality influence political behavior and political outcomes? More generally, what are the consequences for democracies? In the first part of the seminar, we will focus on different concepts and measures of inequality. The second part will cover a number of political outcomes and we will discuss the following questions: Do political preferences change, and do we find more unequal participation and representation as a consequence of growing inequality? In which contexts can we expect increasing political polarization? Based on current empirical research in political science, sociology and political economy, we discuss different research designs, data sets and methodological approaches. The students will become familiar with current research on inequality, and will be able to review and critically discuss the studies’ theoretical framework as well as the empirical/methodological approaches. |
| Lernziele | The students will learn about different concepts and measures of political inequality. They will learn how the political consequences of economic inequality can be analyzed empirically, and they will be familiar with current debates and empirical results. They will be able to critically evaluate current studies. |
| Literatur | Bartels, Larry M. 2008. Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age. New York : Princeton: Russell Sage Foundation ; Princeton University Press. Elsässer, Lea, Svenja Hense, und Armin Schäfer. „Government of the People, by the Elite, for the Rich: Unequal Responsiveness in an Unlikely Case“. MPIfG Discussion Paper 18/5. Iversen, Torben, und David Soskice. 2015. „Information, Inequality, and Mass Polarization: Ideology in Advanced Democracies“. Comparative Political Studies 48(13): 1781–1813. O’Grady, Tom. 2019. „How Do Economic Circumstances Determine Preferences? Evidence from Long-Run Panel Data“. British Journal of Political Science 49(4): 1381–1406. |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Maximal 25 Teilnehmer*innen, Voraussetzung ist der erfolgreiche Abschluss des Kurses „Einführung in die quantitativen Methoden“. Bei Überbuchung haben Studierende der Soziologie und Politikwissenschaft Vorrang. Selektion nach Belegungsdatum. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Freitag | 10.15-12.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Freitag 22.09.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Freitag 29.09.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Freitag 06.10.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Freitag 13.10.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Freitag 20.10.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Freitag 27.10.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Freitag 03.11.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Mehrzweckraum 035 |
| Freitag 10.11.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Freitag 17.11.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Freitag 24.11.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Dies Academicus |
| Freitag 01.12.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Freitag 08.12.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Freitag 15.12.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Freitag 22.12.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Module |
Modul: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master Studiengang: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources ) Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Modul: Ungleichheit, Konflikt, Kultur (Master Studienfach: Soziologie) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft M.A. (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Arbeit, Migration und Gesellschaft (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Presentation, discussion paper, written questions for discussion (details to be determined) |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Soziologie |