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1. Extensive knowledge of central theories of representation, the mandate model of democracy, and party competition
2. Detailed insights into past and current approaches to study questions about pledge fulfilment, party positions, responsiveness and issue ownership
3. Critical reading and discussing complex academic literature and diverse quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches
The following topics will be discussed in this module: parties and party systems; the “mandate model of democracy”; measuring and aggregating public opinion; economic voting; the cost of governing; responsiveness; party competition; party positions, salience, and issue ownership; campaign pledges; parties’ online communication and campaigning
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 178 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: 1,000-word response paper | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Group Project: 4,000 word essay | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Assignment: Descriptive data: assess and interpret results from an interactive interface on party competition in Europe | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
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