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Type of Course	Seminar	Number	2201
Hours per week in term	2	Term	SoSe 2015
Department	Sozialwissenschaften	Language	englisch
application period	01.04.2015 - 20.05.2015 enrollment

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		Day	Time	Frequency	Duration	Room	Lecturer	Canceled/rescheduled on	Max. participants
	Seminar	Do	14:00 to 16:00	wöchentlich	16.04.2015 to 23.07.2015	3.06.S24	Prof. Dr. Ganghof		25

Description	Democracies aim at the fair representation of their citizens. They also want accountable governments. Many political scientists believe that there is a trade-off between representation and accountability. This seminar explores different conceptions of representation and accountability, explores the alleged tradeoff and discusses comparative empirical studies. Topics include (1) the role of particular institutions such as electoral systems or direct executive elections, (2) the conditions under which parties and government keep or break their electoral promises, (3) the role that political contexts and knowledge play in how voters sanction governments in response to bad performance in office, (4) different models of how representation and accountability can be reconciled. The course plan is available in advance upon request (ganghof@uni-potsdam.de). Die Leistungsanforderungen werden zu Seminarbeginn bekannt gegeben. Die Anmeldung zu diesem Seminar erfolgt über die elektronische Lernplattform PULS während der offiziellen Einschreibeperiode. Bitte beachten Sie auch aktuelle Hinweise auf der Homepage des Lehrstuhls Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft unter http://www.uni-potsdam.de/u/ls_vergleich/
Literature	Przeworski, A., Stokes, S.C. and Manin, B. (1999) Democracy, Accountability, and Representation, Cambridge University Press:Cambridge. Samuels, D. and Hellwig, T. (2010) 'Elections and Accountability for the Economy: A Conceptual and Empirical Reassessment', Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 20, 393-419.

Description

Democracies aim at the fair representation of their citizens. They also want accountable governments. Many political scientists believe that there is a trade-off between representation and accountability. This seminar explores different conceptions of representation and accountability, explores the alleged tradeoff and discusses comparative empirical studies. Topics include (1) the role of particular institutions such as electoral systems or direct executive elections, (2) the conditions under which parties and government keep or break their electoral promises, (3) the role that political contexts and knowledge play in how voters sanction governments in response to bad performance in office, (4) different models of how representation and accountability can be reconciled. The course plan is available in advance upon request (ganghof@uni-potsdam.de).

Die Leistungsanforderungen werden zu Seminarbeginn bekannt gegeben.

Die Anmeldung zu diesem Seminar erfolgt über die elektronische Lernplattform PULS während der offiziellen Einschreibeperiode.

Bitte beachten Sie auch aktuelle Hinweise auf der Homepage des Lehrstuhls Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft unter http://www.uni-potsdam.de/u/ls_vergleich/

Literature

Przeworski, A., Stokes, S.C. and Manin, B. (1999) Democracy, Accountability, and Representation, Cambridge University Press:Cambridge.

Samuels, D. and Hellwig, T. (2010) 'Elections and Accountability for the Economy: A Conceptual and Empirical Reassessment', Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 20, 393-419.

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