Political behaviour : citizens and elites in Europe [ LSPRI2105 ]
5.0 crédits ECTS
15.0 h + 15.0 h
2q
| Teacher(s) |
Baudewyns Pierre ;
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| Language |
English
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| Main themes |
This seminar examines different types of political behaviour, starting from electoral behaviour and expanding to other connected topics : values, identities, political socialization, opinions, political protest, and various forms of electoral behaviour (non-vote, vote for various parties, "protest vote", "issue vote", etc.
This is done through the analysis of existing data sets, both at the Belgian and comparative (especially cross-country, within Europe) levels. A particular emphasis is also laid on Europe-related topics. Issues of data quality and comparability are also tackled. A core connected topic is the political behaviour of political elites (political personnel, e.g. MPs) and the connection between the opinions and behaviour of citizens versus elites, both at the national and European (EU) levels.
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| Aims |
After completing this seminar, the student should be able to engage into rigorous exploitation of survey data on political behaviour, particularly in a comparative and cross-country setting within Europe, using some existing data sets.
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| Content |
Each seminar session examines a particular set of topics. It is also complemented by a "hands-on" session with an assistant, processing real-life data.
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| Other information |
Evaluation : project report.
The main data sets, as well as the useful software to process the data, are made accessible through the local computing facilities.
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Cycle et année
d'étude |
> Master [120] in Political Sciences: General
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> PSAD
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