30231
Lehrforschungsprojekt
WiSe 22/23: Dynamics of Protest Politics
Swen Hutter
Hinweise für Studierende
Please note that participants need a good intermediary background in statistical modeling and know either Stata or R. These skills will be tested in the first session of the class.
Kommentar
Protests and social movements are a crucial part of contemporary political processes, as illustrated by examples such as the movements of 68, the Monday demonstrations before the fall of the Berlin Wall, or, more recently, Fridays for Future or the anti-containment protests. These cases show the diversity of the action repertoires, the participants, and the goals of social movements that have attracted media attention and shaped politics in recent decades. The research seminar aims to give an overview of the study of protest politics in Western democracies and tackles the following questions: First, from an individual and organizational perspective, what motivates citizens to participate in protests? How can social movements overcome challenges like the collective action problem? How can we measure the strength of protests and social movements? When do actors resort to more radical forms of protest, and with what consequences? Second, referring to the relationship between protest and political dynamics, to what extent and under what conditions do political parties interact with social movements and react to protest? How do particular political or discursive contexts influence social movements and their chances of success? Based on this theoretical input, students will further learn established methods in protest research (such as protest event analysis) and new methodological advances such as using text-as-data, machine learning, and experimental approaches. Alongside the theoretical and methodological introductions, the students will develop and conduct their own research projects on the dynamics of protest politics in contemporary societies, either relying on secondary data analysis or original data collections. Schließen
Literaturhinweise
Della Porta, Donatella and Mario Diani (2020). Social Movements: An Introduction. 3rd edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
16 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Di, 18.10.2022 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 25.10.2022 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 01.11.2022 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 08.11.2022 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 15.11.2022 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 22.11.2022 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 29.11.2022 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 06.12.2022 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 13.12.2022 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 03.01.2023 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 10.01.2023 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 17.01.2023 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 24.01.2023 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 31.01.2023 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 07.02.2023 14:00 - 18:00
Di, 14.02.2023 14:00 - 18:00