The „Populist Explosion“: Party Strategies and Consequences in Europe - Einzelansicht

The course aims to provide a structured knowledge of the resurgence of radical populism in Europe. It looks at the reasons for this ”populist explosion”, as the American journalist John Judis (2016) put it, challengers’ entrepreneurial strategies and established parties’ strategic responses, and how this affects political spaces. Anchored in the spatial theory of party competition, this course combines the demand and supply sides of politics to provide students with a comprehensive framework for understanding and analysing the contemporary game of politics. Although the course is primarily based on theoretical knowledge, it will also cover the dynamics of party competition, methods for estimating party positions, and the dimensionality of political spaces. Theoretical concepts and methodological approaches will be discussed interactively with students and applied to Germany and other European countries.

De Vries, C. E., and Hobolt, S. (2020). Political Entrepreneurs: The Rise of Challenger Parties in Europe. Princeton University Press.

Modulabschlußprüfung ist eine Hausarbeit.

Anmelde- und Rücktrittsfrist für die Modulabschlußprüfung: 10.04.2024 - 29.09.2024