30204
Graduate Course
SoSe 19: Social Inequalities and Political Mobilization in Europe
Swen Hutter
Comments
The seminar focuses on the link between social inequalities (most importantly, related to social class, education, and gender) and political mobilization in contemporary European societies. Specifically, the students will get to know two important strands of the literature. First, we will focus on scholarly work related to the structuring effects of social inequalities on political participation. To what extent and why are social inequalities reflected in unequal rates of participation and what modes of participation (ranging from electoral participation via protest to political consumerism) lead to what kind of inequalities? Second, we will move to research in political sociology that focuses on social inequalities as the specific object of political mobilization. Again, we will ask questions about the extent and the conditions under which social issues become the object of mobilization in electoral campaigns and protest events. In both parts, the seminar will examine (a) the long-term trend in the relation between social inequalities and political mobilization in Europe as well as (b) the impact of the most recent financial and economic crisis on social inequalities and politics. close
Suggested reading
Armingeon K. & Schädel L. (2015). Social Inequality in Political Participation: The Dark Sides of Individualisation. West European Politics 38(1): 1–27. Lijphart A. (1997). Unequal Participation: Democracy’s Unresolved Dilemma. The American Political Science Review 91(1): 1–14. Oesch D. (2008b). The Changing Shape of Class Voting. European Societies 10(3): 329–355 close
14 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2019-04-09 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-04-16 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-04-23 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-04-30 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-05-07 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-05-14 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-05-21 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-05-28 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-06-04 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-06-11 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-06-18 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-06-25 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-07-02 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2019-07-09 10:00 - 12:00