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210109 SE M7: Political Psychology (2025S)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Mi 19.03. 09:45-11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock

Details

Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

There will be no class on Wednesday 21.05.2025

  • Mittwoch 26.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 02.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 09.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 30.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 07.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 14.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 21.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 28.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 04.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 11.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 18.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 25.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This seminar deals with political psychology in the area of opinion formation and voting behavior. The focus is on central theories and models: Ideology, Personality, Political Attitudes, Social Identities, Biases, Information Processing, Motivated Reasoning, and Emotions. In the course of the seminar, methods of political psychology will also be covered.

Learning Objectives:
- Understanding the main theories and models of political psychology.
- Ability to apply these theories and models to the analysis of opinion formation and voting behavior
- Ability to make your own judgments about how successfully different theories can capture and explain individual behavior
- Ability to self-construct a research design to apply and test theories and models of political psychology
- Ability to respond to complex political science questions in writing

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Performance is assessed with these five components:
• Active class participation (15% of the final mark)
• Reading Exercises (15% of the final mark)
• Submission of a research proposal (15% of the final mark)
• Presentation of the research proposal and giving feedback to your peers (15% of the final mark)
• Research paper (40% of the final mark)

Grade key:
87-100: Very good (1)
75-86: Good (2)
63-74: Satisfactory (3)
50-62: Sufficient (4)
0-49: Insufficient (5)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Students must attempt the 5 components listed above to receive a grade for this course (i.e. they must submit something for each of them).
The final grade will be the weighted average of the 5 components. Students that fail some components can pass the course if they have a weighted average of at least 50 points.
Attendance is mandatory (over 12 sessions you should attend no less than 9 sessions). Attendance in the first session is mandatory.
Note that English is the language of this course. All coursework must be submitted in English.

Prüfungsstoff

Ideology, Personality, Political Attitudes, Social Identities, Biases, Information Processing, Motivated Reasoning, and Emotions

Literatur

Huddy, L., Sears, D. O., Levy, J. S., & Jerit, J. (Eds.). (2023). The Oxford handbook of political psychology. Oxford University Press.
Marcus, G. E. (2013). Political psychology: Neuroscience, genetics, and politics. Oxford University Press.
Houghton, D. P. (2014). Political psychology: situations, individuals, and cases. Routledge.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Fr 17.01.2025 11:46