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210073 SE BAK15 SE Osteuropastudien (2015W)
Different forms of Political Participation in Eastern Europe after 1989
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Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Montag 05.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Montag 19.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Montag 09.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Montag 16.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Montag 23.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Montag 30.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Montag 07.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Montag 14.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Montag 11.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Montag 18.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Montag 25.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
The seminar is structured in a way that students have to prepare given articles and texts prior to each session. Students have to write seven short essays (two pages) over the course of the semester. The purpose of the essays is to review the articles and link them to the topic of the session.
Apart from the seven short essays (50 %), students have to pass a take-home exam which will be held on November 14-16 (50 %). The purpose of the exam is to get feedback on the level of understanding of the theoretical part of the course.
Apart from the seven short essays (50 %), students have to pass a take-home exam which will be held on November 14-16 (50 %). The purpose of the exam is to get feedback on the level of understanding of the theoretical part of the course.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
The seminar consists of three parts. The purpose of the first one is to build up an advanced understanding of theories of political participation as well as its preconditions. The second part focuses on regional specifics such as the cultural heritage, the effects of transition, people's attitudes towards democracy as well as basic pillars of democratic systems such as political trust. The third part is the most empirical one. By discussing the development of different participatory tools (voting, party membership, civil society, protest), the aim is to gain a deeper understanding of the complex process of political participation in Eastern Europe.
In a nutshell, the aim of the seminar is to scrutinize the development of essential forms of political participation over the last 25 years in the region. Thereby the following questions need to be answered:
- How do people in Eastern Europe participate? Which channels do the use?
- How can weak political participation in the region be explained?
- Which conclusions can be drawn from the different usage of participatory tools?
- What does the weakness mean for the performance of representative democracy in the region?
In a nutshell, the aim of the seminar is to scrutinize the development of essential forms of political participation over the last 25 years in the region. Thereby the following questions need to be answered:
- How do people in Eastern Europe participate? Which channels do the use?
- How can weak political participation in the region be explained?
- Which conclusions can be drawn from the different usage of participatory tools?
- What does the weakness mean for the performance of representative democracy in the region?
Prüfungsstoff
In order to enable a lively and controversial debate, students are not obliged to prepare presentations for the sessions. In turn, small working groups are discussing the topic at the beginning of the session and subsequently the debate will be shifted to the plenary in each session. The reason for this method is to enable students to participate actively on a constant basis.
Literatur
Preliminarily list of references
Barnes, Samuel H. 2006. "The Changing Political Participation of Postcommunist Citizens." International Journal of Sociology no. 36 (2):76-98.
Brady, Henry E., Sidney Verba, and Kay Lehman Schlozman. 1995. "Beyond Ses: A Resource Model of Political Participation." The American Political Science Review no. 89 (2):271-294.
Ceka, Besir. 2013. "The Perils of Political Competition: Explaining Participation and Trust in Political Parties in Eastern Europe." Comparative Political Studies no. 46 (12):1610-1635.
Crawford, Beverly, and Arend Lijphart. 1995. "Explaining Political and Economic Change in Post-Communist Eastern Europe: Old Legacies, New Institutions, Hegemonic Norms, and International Pressures." Comparative Political Studies no. 28 (2):171-199.
Ekiert, Grzegorz, and Jan Kubik. 2014. "Myths and Realities of Civil Society." Journal of Democracy no. 25 (1):46-58.
Fung, Archon. 2006. "Varieties of Participation in Complex Governance." Public Administration Review no. 66:66-75.
Haerpfer, Christian W. 2009. "Post-Communist Europe and Post-Soviet Russia." In Democratization, edited by Christian W. Haerpfer, Patrick Bernhagen, Ronald F. Inglehart and Christian Welzel, 309-318. Oxford Oxford University Press.
Hooghe, Marc, and Ellen Quintelier. 2014. "Political participation in European countries: The effect of authoritarian rule, corruption, lack of good governance and economic downturn." Comparative European Politics no. 12 (2):1472-4790.
Howard, Marc Morje. 2002. "The Weakness of Postcommunist Civil Society." Journal of Democracy no. 13 (1):157-169.
Janmaat, Jan Germen. 2006. "Civic Culture in Western and Eastern Europe." European Journal of Sociology / Archives Européennes de Sociologie no. 47 (03):363-393.
Krastev, Ivan. 2014. "From Politics to Protest." Journal of Democracy no. 25 (4):5-19.
Lamprianou, Iasonas. 2013. "Contemporary Political Participation Research: A Critical Assessment." In Democracy in Transition, edited by Kyriakos N. Demetriou, 21-42. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Letki, Natalia. 2004. "Socialization for Participation? Trust, Membership, and Democratization in East-Central Europe." Political Research Quarterly no. 57 (4):665-679.
Petrova, Tsveta, and Sidney Tarrow. 2007. "Transactional and Participatory Activism in the Emerging European Polity: The Puzzle of East-Central Europe." Comparative Political Studies no. 40 (1):74-94.
van Deth, Jan W. 2001. Studying Political Participation: Towards a Theory of Everything. In Joint Sessions of Workshops of the ECPR. Grenoble.
Varga, Mihai, and Annette Freyberg-Inan. 2012. "The Threat of Selective Democracy. Popular Dissatisfaction and Exclusionary Strategy of Elites in East Central and Southeastern Europe." Southeastern Europe no. 36 (3):349-372.
Vráblíková, Katerina. 2013. "How Context Matters? Mobilization, Political Opportunity Structures, and Nonelectoral Political Participation in Old and New Democracies." Comparative Political Studies.
Barnes, Samuel H. 2006. "The Changing Political Participation of Postcommunist Citizens." International Journal of Sociology no. 36 (2):76-98.
Brady, Henry E., Sidney Verba, and Kay Lehman Schlozman. 1995. "Beyond Ses: A Resource Model of Political Participation." The American Political Science Review no. 89 (2):271-294.
Ceka, Besir. 2013. "The Perils of Political Competition: Explaining Participation and Trust in Political Parties in Eastern Europe." Comparative Political Studies no. 46 (12):1610-1635.
Crawford, Beverly, and Arend Lijphart. 1995. "Explaining Political and Economic Change in Post-Communist Eastern Europe: Old Legacies, New Institutions, Hegemonic Norms, and International Pressures." Comparative Political Studies no. 28 (2):171-199.
Ekiert, Grzegorz, and Jan Kubik. 2014. "Myths and Realities of Civil Society." Journal of Democracy no. 25 (1):46-58.
Fung, Archon. 2006. "Varieties of Participation in Complex Governance." Public Administration Review no. 66:66-75.
Haerpfer, Christian W. 2009. "Post-Communist Europe and Post-Soviet Russia." In Democratization, edited by Christian W. Haerpfer, Patrick Bernhagen, Ronald F. Inglehart and Christian Welzel, 309-318. Oxford Oxford University Press.
Hooghe, Marc, and Ellen Quintelier. 2014. "Political participation in European countries: The effect of authoritarian rule, corruption, lack of good governance and economic downturn." Comparative European Politics no. 12 (2):1472-4790.
Howard, Marc Morje. 2002. "The Weakness of Postcommunist Civil Society." Journal of Democracy no. 13 (1):157-169.
Janmaat, Jan Germen. 2006. "Civic Culture in Western and Eastern Europe." European Journal of Sociology / Archives Européennes de Sociologie no. 47 (03):363-393.
Krastev, Ivan. 2014. "From Politics to Protest." Journal of Democracy no. 25 (4):5-19.
Lamprianou, Iasonas. 2013. "Contemporary Political Participation Research: A Critical Assessment." In Democracy in Transition, edited by Kyriakos N. Demetriou, 21-42. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Letki, Natalia. 2004. "Socialization for Participation? Trust, Membership, and Democratization in East-Central Europe." Political Research Quarterly no. 57 (4):665-679.
Petrova, Tsveta, and Sidney Tarrow. 2007. "Transactional and Participatory Activism in the Emerging European Polity: The Puzzle of East-Central Europe." Comparative Political Studies no. 40 (1):74-94.
van Deth, Jan W. 2001. Studying Political Participation: Towards a Theory of Everything. In Joint Sessions of Workshops of the ECPR. Grenoble.
Varga, Mihai, and Annette Freyberg-Inan. 2012. "The Threat of Selective Democracy. Popular Dissatisfaction and Exclusionary Strategy of Elites in East Central and Southeastern Europe." Southeastern Europe no. 36 (3):349-372.
Vráblíková, Katerina. 2013. "How Context Matters? Mobilization, Political Opportunity Structures, and Nonelectoral Political Participation in Old and New Democracies." Comparative Political Studies.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:38
In a first step, the seminar discusses theories of political participation on a general level. Thereby attention is drawn in particular to different forms of political participation and how those forms are debated in academia. The second part of the seminar stressed regional specifics of Eastern Europe, speaking amongst others of the communist time and the respective heritage stemming from that time and the period of the transition. The final phase of the seminar is devoted to different forms of political participation. Those forms are distinguished according to their mechanisms to influence (exit-based/voice-based) and channel of expression (representational/extra- representational).
The major tools of the participatory toolbox are in the center of attention such as voting (national, local), organizational membership, civil society activities and any form of protest. The underlying assumption is that any form of political participation beyond the scope of classic representation such as protest serves as an indicator for citizens' satisfaction with democracy.