Předmět EU Elections and Public Opinion (EVS186)

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Materiál	Typ	Datum	Počet stažení

Cíl

By the end of the course, students will be able to do the following: Explain why citizens participate in elections and why they vote they way they do.Discuss the main facts about European Parliament elections and European referendums.Describe how citizens participate in a political system.Empirically analyze voters' behavior in European Parliament elections.Deliver a short presentation of their seminar paper.

Osnova

Course description:Political participation by citizens and representation of citizens' views by policy makers is at the heart of the notion of a democratic society. Are European Parliament elections about "Europe" at all or are they just about domestic politics? Why do so few citizens turn out in European Parliament elections? How do we explain why citizens vote in European Parliament elections the way they do? To what extent are citizens' views represented at European level of government? In this course we will seek answers to these and other questions about citizen participation and representation in the European Union. Throughout the course, students will have an opportunity to learn how to critically read academic literature. In addition, as a part of this course, students will write a short seminar paper and learn how to deliver a good presentation of their work. Course outline: 1) Citizens and democracy2) How do citizens participate? How are they represented in a political system?3) Elections and referendums in the EU4) Explaining voting behavior in European Parliament elections I. Sociological and psychological explanations.5) Explaining voting behavior in European Parliament elections II. Second-order national elections or elections about Europe?6) Taking one step further: If citizens' voting behavior is explained by their views of the EU, how do we explain citizens' views of the EU?7) No class. Easter Monday (national holiday).8) Midterm exam.9) Workshop: How to write the seminar paper.10) Media and elections.11) Quality of representation I. Do policy makers represent citizens' opinions?12) Quality of representation II. Democratic accountability and democratic deficit in the EU.13) Paper presentations.

Literatura

All required or recommended readings will be available online or in the library.

Požadavky

None

Garant

doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.

Vyučující

Zuzana Ringlerová, Ph.D.