CDSn4105 Radicalization of Politics

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Vlastimil Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Dostálová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Otto Eibl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Vlastimil Havlík, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 U41
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to introduce populism as an expression of radicalization of contemporary politics in Central and Eastern Europe.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to apply selected conceptual and analytical frameworks for the study of populism as an expression of radicalization of politics in Central and Eastern Europe. The format of the course is a combination of lectures (the first part of the course) and a workshop (the second part of the course) during which students are supposed to work on a group project, formulate a research design, collect and analyze empirical data and write a draft of an analytical paper. The basic conceptual framework is the concept of populism and or anti-establishment politics, however, the studied topic will be narrowed based on consultation of the teacher and students. Nevertheless, the major focus is on the content of messages/discourse of populist political actors. Both case studies or comparative studies are possible.
Syllabus
  • Course schedule
  • Part I. – the concept and analytical approaches
  • 1. Introduction to the course organization, course requirements
  • 2. What is populism? Types of populism
  • 3. Analyzing populist content I. – populist political communication
  • 4. Analyzing populist content II. – expert surveys and content analysis
  • 5. Analyzing populist content III. – qualitative content analysis/discourse
  • 6. Analyzing populist content IV. – visual materials (7. 4.)
  • Part II. – Workshop and individual consultations
  • 7. Individual consultations
  • 8. Selection of the topic and the design of the paper
  • 9. Tackling the data
  • 10. Data collection
  • 11. Data analysis
  • 12. Individual consultations
  • 13. Final workshop
Literature
  • Reinemann, C., Aalberg, T., Esser, F., Strömbäck, J., De Vreese, C. (2016). Populist Political Communication: Toward a Model of Its Causes, Forms, and Effects. In Populist political communication in Europe (pp. 13-21). Routledge.
  • MUDDE, Cas. Populist radical right parties in Europe. 1st ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007, xviii, 385. ISBN 9780521616324. info
  • TAGGART, Paul A. Populism. Philadelphia: Open University Press, 2000, 128 p. ISBN 0335200451. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
presentation, final paper
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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