EU4A5 Half Unit
People and Politics in Europe
This information is for the 2023/24 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Christopher Anderson CBG 6.05
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe, MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ & Sciences Po), MSc in European and International Public Policy, MSc in European and International Public Policy (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Bocconi), MSc in European and International Public Policy (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Sciences Po), MSc in International Migration and Public Policy, MSc in International Migration and Public Policy (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Sciences Po), MSc in Political Economy of Europe, MSc in Political Economy of Europe (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Fudan) , MSc in Political Economy of Europe (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Sciences Po) and MSc in Political Sociology. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
This course has a limited number of places (it is controlled access). In previous years we have been able to provide places for all students that apply but that may not continue to be the case.
Course content
In this course, we will discuss how people engage with politics – what and how do Europeans think about politics (political attitudes and public opinion) and how and why do they participate in the political process (political behavior)? In addition, we will explore how a person's political opinions influence their political behavior. That is, we will explore how and why people participate in democratic politics, and how conventional and unconventional citizen participation influences the political process. We will concentrate primarily on the politics of Europe and will pay attention to older and newer European democracies as well as the European Union.
Teaching
This course is delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars totalling a minimum of 25 hours across Winter Term. This course includes a reading week in Week 6 of Winter Term.
Formative coursework
The formative coursework will take the form of a research design outline (500 words), a brief oral presentation, and a reaction paper (500 words).
Indicative reading
- Alesina, Alberto, Rafael Di Tella, and Robert MacCulloch. 2004. “Inequality and Happiness: Are Europeans and Americans Different?” Journal of P