At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gain knowledge about the differing contexts of populist politics from a comparative perspective, 2) Develop analytical skills and capacity to grasp the variety in the impact of populist poltitics on de-mocracy 3) Develop skills to produce a nuanced discussion on the universal essence of populism, or its lack theoreof.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No
COURSE DEFINITION
This course aims at achieving three objectives by studying from a comparative perspective the different cases of populism from Latin America to Central Europe in different historical periods. First, it aims at unraveling the historical, social and economic contexts of populist politics. Second, it aims at evaluating the impact of populist politics on democratization process and democracy theory. Third, based on the cases and theoretical approaches studied, it aims at discussing whether a universal conceptualization of populism is possible.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction: The themes and organization of the course
2nd Week
What is populism?
3rd Week
The old and new contexts of populism
4th Week
Latin American Populisms I
5th Week
Latin American Populisms II
6th Week
Latin American Populisms III
7th Week
Mid-term
8th Week
Central European Populism I
9th Week
Central European Populism II
10th Week
Populism in Turkey
11th Week
(Once Again) What is populism?
12th Week
Populism, People and Democracy Theory
13th Week
Student Paper Presentations
14th Week
Conclusions and general evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Akkerman, Agnes, Cas Mudde and Andrej Zaslove (2014) ?How Populist Are the People? Measuring Populist Attitudes inVoters.? Comparative Political Studies Albwertazzi, D. And D. McDonnel (2008) Twenty-First Century Populism: The Spectre of Western Euıropean Democracy, Palgrave: Basingstone. Arditi, Benjamin (2007) Politics on the edges of liberalism: difference, populism, revolution, agitation. Edinburg Univeristy Press: Edinburg. Barr, R. R. 2009. "Populists, Outsiders and Anti-Establishment Politics." Party Politics 15(1):29-48. van der Brug, Wouter and Anthony Mughan. 2007. "Charisma, Leader Effects and Support for Right-Wing Populist Parties." Party Politics 13(1):29-51. Canovan, Margaret. 1999. "Trust the People! Populism and the Two Faces of Democracy." Political Studies 47(1):1-16. Canovan, Margaret. 2004. "Populism for Political Theorists?" Journal of Political Ideologies 9 (3):241-52. Corrales, Javier and Michael Penfold-Becerra. 2007. "Venezuela: Crowding out the Opposition." Journal of Democracy 18(2):99-113. Corrales, Javier. 2011. "Why Polarize? Advantages and Disadvantages of Rational-Choice Analysis of Government-Opposition Relations in Venezuela." Pp. 67-97 in The Revolution in Venezuela: Social and Political Change under Chavez, edited by T.Ponniah and J. Eastwood. Enyedi, Zsolt. 2005. "The Role of Agency in Cleavage Formation." European Journal of Political Research 44(5):697-720. Gidron, Noam and Bart Bonikowski. 2013. ?Varieties of Populism: Literature Review and Research Agenda.? Working Paper Series. Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Unpublished working paper. Greskovits, Bela. 1995. "Demagogic Populism in Eastern Europe." Telos 102:91-106. Hawkins, K. A. (2009) ?Is Chavez Populist?: Measuring Populist Discourse in Comparative Perspective.? Comparative Political Studies 42(8): 1040-1067. Kaltwasser, Cristobal Rovira (2012) ?The ambivalence of populism: threat and corrective for democracy.? Democratization, 19(2):184-208. Kalyvas, Andreas. 2002. "Charismatic Politics and the Symbolic Foundations of Power in Max Weber." New German Critique 85:67-103. van Kessel, Stijn (2014) ?The populist cat-dog: applying the concept of populism to contemporary European party systems.? Journal of Political Ideologies 19 (1): 99-118. Laclau, Ernesto (1977) Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory. New Left Boooks: London. Madrid, Raul (2008) ?The Rise of Ethnopopulism in Latin Amarica.? World Politics 60(3): 475-508. Mansilla, H. C. F. 2011. "Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Contemporary Populism in Latin America." Revista De Estudios Politicos (152):11-47. McDonnell, Duncan (2008) ?Silvio Berlusconi?s Personal Parties: From Forza Italia to the Popolo Della Liberta.? Political Studies 61(S1): 217-233. Merolla, J. L. and E. J. Zechmeister. 2011. "The Nature, Determinants, and Consequences of Chavez's Charisma: Evidence from a Study of Venezuelan Public Opinion." Comparative Political Studies 44(1):28-54. Mudde, Cas and Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser. 2012b. "Exclusionary Vs. Inclusionary Populism: Comparing Contemporary Europe and Latin America." Government and Opposition 48(02):147-74. Mudde, Cas. 2004. "The Populist Zeitgeist." Government and Opposition 39(4):542-63. Palonen, E. 2009. "Political Polarisation and Populism in Contemporary Hungary." Parliamentary Affairs 62(2):318-34.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Total(%)
40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
60
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
24
24
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
3
42
Preparation for Final exam
1
72
72
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
48
48
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
72
72
Homework
Total Workload
300
Total Workload / 30
10
ECTS Credits of the Course
10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
