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| Semester | spring semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Stefanie Bailer (stefanie.bailer@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This seminar examines current studies in political studies concerning the underrepresentation women and other groups in politics. We explore the gender and minorities gap in political interest, participation, in descriptive and substantive representation and in political careers. Particular attention will be paid to the role of women, ethnic minorities and lower class representatives. When reading and discussing the various studies the following questions will be tackled: - Why are women and ethnic minorities underrepresented in politics? - Does it make a difference whether these groups are represented in parliament, government and higher positions? - Which measures may be introduced to change the underrepresentation and how effective are they? Based on theories of representation we will study empirical-analytical approaches to find out how these questions can be analysed in seminar and master’s theses. |
| Learning objectives | - Knowledge of representation literature - Insight in different ways to study representation of different groups in politics - Thorough evaluation of pros and cons of different research design and methods to prepare the writing of seminar and masters theses |
| Bibliography | - Bernauer, J., Giger, N. & Rosset, J. (2015) Mind the gap: Do proportional electoral systems foster a more equal representation of women and men, poor and rich? International Political Science Review, 36, 78-98. - Bird, K., Saalfeld, T. & Wüst, A. M. (2010) The political representation of immigrants and minorities: Voters, parties and parliaments in liberal democracies, Routledge. - Carnes, N. (2015) Does the descriptive representation of the working class “crowd out” women and minorities (and vice versa)? Evidence from the Local Elections in America Project. Politics, Groups, and Identities, 3, 350-365. - Celis, K. & Lovenduski, J. (2018) Power struggles: gender equality in political representation. European Journal of Politics and Gender, 1, 149-166. - Childs, S. & Lovenduski, J. (2013) Political Representation. IN Waylen, G., Celis, K., Kantola, J. & Weldon, S. L. (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics. Oxford, Oxford University Press. - Giger, N., Rosset, J. & Bernauer, J. (2012) The poor political representation of the poor in a comparative perspective. Representation, 48, 47-61. - Krook, M. L. (2019) New Horizons in Women's Political Rights. IN Susan Franceschet, M. L. K., and Netina Tan (Ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Women’s Political Rights. London, Palgrave Macmillan. - Krook, M. L. & Norris, P. (2014) Beyond Quotas: Strategies to Promote Gender Equality in Elected Office. Political Studies, 62, 2-20. - Saalfeld, T. & Bischof, D. (2013) Minority-Ethnic MPs and the Substantive Representation of Minority Interests in the House of Commons, 2005–2011. Parliamentary Affairs, 66, 305-328. |
| Comments | Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science with the beginning of the FS20 semester. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. The number of participants is limited to 30 people. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Admission requirements | The number of participants is limited to 30 people. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Course application | The number of participants is limited to 30 people. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul: Regionaler Fokus B.A. (Bachelor's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Themenfelder der Geschlechterforschung (Bachelor's degree subject: Gender Studies) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft B.A. (Bachelor's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Vertiefung Themenfelder der Geschlechterforschung (Master's degree subject: Gender Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | - Learning Journal contributions possibly including one film analysis - Presentation in class (possibility to compensate with learning journal contributions) Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science with the beginning of the FS20 semester. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |