Compact course Sources of Political Participation

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1 FernUniversität in Hagen Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences Political Science I: State and Governance Contact: Module belonging: 1.5 Last modification: Instructor: Dr. Tuuli-Marja Kleiner, M.A. Consultation: by arrangement Compact course Sources of Political Participation Summary This is a survey seminar on determinants of political participation and its implications for democracy. It will basically cover mass participation (voting, volunteering, activism, etc.) but analyze participation of certain groups, too. The primary focus will be on political participation in Germany and Europe. We begin by clarifying basic ideas and different understandings of how to conduct research, especially from the empirical-analytical research perspective. Only this part will be held in German. Afterwards, we examine democratic theories about political participation and then discuss incentives and obstacles to participating. We explore variations in political participation across groups of citizens as well as differences on the local, national and international level. Throughout the course we will play close attention to empirical studies trying to answer the following main questions: What are the dominant theories and concepts regarding democratic participation? What stimulates or depresses political engagement? How much is participation biased by class, race, or gender? How are political attitudes and political behavior interconnected? Which context factors determine individual political engagement? Which parts do networks, economic, and cultural factors play in this context? 1

2 Study material All required reading material can be requested from the instructor. Further material should be organized independently. Timetable (Summer 2015) 24th April, :00 pm 04:20 pm Wissenschaftstheoretische Grundlagen: Rationalitätspostulat Wissenschaftsphilosophische Grundlagen: Wissenschaftskonzepte Methodologische Grundlagen: Der empirisch-analytische Forschungsprozess Pflichtlektüre: Druwe (1995) 04:30 pm 04:45 pm - PAUSE - 04:45 pm 06:00 pm The concept of political participation van Deth (2014) 25th April, :00 am 11:00 am State of research Lamprianou (2013) 11:15 am 12:15 pm Dimensions of political participation Teorell et al. (2007) 12:15 pm 01:15 pm - PAUSE - 01:15 pm 02:30 pm Cultural motives of political participation & consumerism Copeland (2014) 02:45 pm 04:00 pm Social networks and political participation Norris (2002a) 26th April, :00 am 12:15 pm Social classes and political participation Caínzos & Voce (2010) 12:30 pm 13:45 pm The importance of political context for political participation Rogowski (2014) 14:00 pm 15:00 pm How to. (open questions) 2

3 Literature on the individual sessions 1 Theory of social science (basics) Druwe, Ulrich Wissenschaftstheorie der Politikwissenschaft. In: Politische Theorie, Ed. Ulrich Druwe, & Neuried: Ars Una. 2 The concept of political participation van Deth, Jan W A conceptual map of political participation. Acta Politica 49 (3): doi: /ap Hooghe, Marc, Bengü Hosch-Dayican, and Jan W. van Deth Conceptualizing political participation. Acta Politica 49 (3): doi: /ap State of research Lamprianou, Iasonas Contemporary Political Participation Research: A Critical Assessment. In: Democracy in Transition. Political Participation in the European Union, Ed. Kyriakos N. Demetriou, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. Teorell, Jan Political participation and three theories of democracy: A research inventory and agenda. European Journal of Political Research 45 (5): Dimensions of political participation Teorell, Jan, Mariano Torcal, and Jose Ramon Montero Political participation. Mapping the terrain. In: Citizenship and Involvement in European Democracies - A Comparative Analysis, Eds. Jan W. van Deth, Jose Ramon Montero, and Anders Westholm, London: Routledge. Teorell, Jan Political participation and three theories of democracy: A research inventory and agenda. European Journal of Political Research 45 (5):

4 5 Cultural motives of political participation & consumerism Copeland, Lauren Value Change and Political Action: Postmaterialism, Political Consumerism, and Political Participation. American Politics Research 42 (2): doi: / x Dalton, Russel J Citizenship Norms and Political Participation in America: The Good News Is...the Bad News Is Wrong. Georgetown: Georgetown University - Center for Democracy and Cicil Society. Dalton, Russel J Citizenship Norms and the Expansion of Political Participation. Political Studies 56: Welzel, Christian, und Franziska Deutsch Emancipative Values and Non-Violent Protest: The Importance of Ecological Effects. British Journal of Political Science 42: doi: /S Social networks and political participation Norris, Pippa. 2002a. Traditional Mobilizing Agencies: Unions and Churches. In: Democratic Phoenix: Reinventing Political Activism, Ed. Pippa Norris, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Norris, Pippa. 2002b. Social Capital and Civic Society. In: Democratic Phoenix: Reinventing Political Activism, Ed. Pippa Norris, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 7 Social classes and political participation Caínzos, Miguel, and Carmen Voces Class Inequalities in Political Participation and the Death of Class Debate. International Sociology 25 (3): doi: / Hadjar, Andreas & Köthemann, Dennis (2014): Klassenspezifische Wahlabstinenz Spielt das Vertrauen in politische Institutionen eine Rolle? In: Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie (2014) 66: DOI /s The importance of political context for political participation Rogowski, Jon C Electoral Choice, Ideological Conflict, and Political Participation. American Journal of Political Science 58 (2): doi: /ajps

5 Lachat, Romain The impact of party polarization on ideological voting. Electoral Studies 27 (X): doi: /j.electstud

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