The course is over-subscribed. Students who want to take this course and who are NOT BA students, NOT MA IBEP or NOT MA DEVGOV students should express their interest by taking part in this non-public poll.
https://uaruhr.doodle.com/poll/gz4ai3di3a5em5za
The first session is on 20 October from 12.30 to 14.00
This English-taught seminar at MA level introduces students to political psychology from a comparative perspective, one of the quickest growing sub-disciplines of political science.
How do individuals arrive at decisions in political contexts? What effect does the institutional context have on their decision-making? Which institutional roles are most prone to individual influences? How does decision-making vary between liberal-democratic and other political systems? To what extent are political elites different when taking a decision, compared with “ordinary citizens”? What effect does individual decision-making have on political output and most importantly good governance? Is there something like “good” and “bad” leadership with regard to decision-making?
The course requires students to read English texts and write several marked essays in English (exceptions for students for whom the course is mandatory).
Working language will be English unless all participants have grown up in a German-speaking environment.
Participation in all weekly sessions is mandatory in accordance with HZG § 65, para 2a as the ideas emerging from the discussions and the oral usage of scientifc English are central to the learning objectives of this course. The attendance is capped at 30 students.
Target audience:
students from all MA political science study courses
and highly motivated BA students (3rd or 5th semester) |
