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210109 SE M7: Political Psychology (2025S)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
We 19.03. 09:45-11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

    Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    There will be no class on Wednesday 21.05.2025

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

    Information

    Aims, contents and method of the course

    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

    Assessment and permitted materials

    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)

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    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.

    Examination topics

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

    Reading list

    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.

    Association in the course directory

    Last modified: We 29.01.2025 12:06