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Special Lecture on Global Society IV
-Understanding Populism and Backsliding Democracies
The world is undergoing a reversal to the previous trend of democratization. Instead, democracies that backslide into authoritarianism has become common resulting in a trend of autocratization. The course links and discusses this phenomenon in relation to populism. How to understand and how to define populism are debated themes within political science. Democratic societies experience a new wave of populism expressing anti-globalization, protectionism, and xenophobia, and it has become an important force in democratic politics. This course will explore populism comparatively, and focus on the meanings, causes, and effects of populism. It will investigate historical and current populist movements, their character(s) and rhetoric. In the course we will also discuss why human beings so easily embrace populist messages, and what can be done to counteract such messages.
-The first objective of the course if for students to acquire conceptual, theoretical, and empirical knowledge of autocratization in current global politics. The concept of autocratization will be discussed and contrasted to that of democratization. Students will learn and discuss how autocratization is measured by leading independent assessing institutions (e.g. V-Dem, EUI, Freedom House).
The second objective of the course is for students to acquire conceptual, theoretical, and empirical knowledge of the meanings, causes, and effects of populism as well as its historical and current character in various contexts. Thereby, students will be able to understand the role of populism, if any, in countries undergoing a reversal in the quality of democracy. The students will also develop the ability to assess different academic perspectives on populism and to independently and critically analyze populist rhetoric, as well as the social, economic and political conditions that promotes the growth of populism. The course includes and analyzes prominent recent examples of populist leaders and regimes, including tools they have used to come to power and keep it.
The second objective of the course is for students to acquire conceptual, theoretical, and empirical knowledge of the meanings, causes, and effects of populism as well as its historical and current character in various contexts. Thereby, students will be able to understand the role of populism, if any, in countries undergoing a reversal in the quality of democracy. The students will also develop the ability to assess different academic perspectives on populism and to independently and critically analyze populist rhetoric, as well as the social, economic and political conditions that promotes the growth of populism. The course includes and analyzes prominent recent examples of populist leaders and regimes, including tools they have used to come to power and keep it.
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コース名
教員
学期
時限
31M350-0431A
Special Lecture on Global Society IV
SVENSSON Sara
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講義使用言語
英語
単位
2
実務経験のある教員による授業科目
NO
他学部履修
可
開講所属
総合文化研究科
授業計画
-The teaching is mainly in the form of interactive lectures and seminars. Students are responsible for keeping up the reading and for coming prepared to each class. Students are expected to take their own initiatives to form reading groups.
The course is divided into three parts of four classes each, with the last week (13th week) spent on the final open book in-class exam. The first part (class 1-4) focuses on the conceptualization and measurement of autocratization, the second part (class 5-8) focuses on the conceptualization and assessment of populism and the third part (class 9-12) is devoted to empirical examples.
授業の方法
-The course is taught in a classic seminar-style, making space for students to contribute with their ideas, experiences and interpretations of the literature. The discussions in class are supplemented with opportunities to express thoughts in the course platform discussion forum.
成績評価方法
20% - Participation & in-class presentation
30% - Position paper
50% - Final open book exam
履修上の注意
-There is no perquisite knowledge necessary for taking the course. There is no preparatory study expected of students, neither pre-class preparation nor post-class reviews.
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