Teaching Programme

List of Seminar Topics

 

 

Week beginning

Section 1

 

 

Part 1

 

1

October 11

Introduction: Lecture

2

18

Participation Normative Issues: Lecture

3

25

Social Theories and Participation

4

November 1

Rational Choice Theories and Participation

5

8

Social Capital and Civic Engagement

 

Part 2

 

6

15

Voting Turnout

7

22

Parties: Organizational Control, Policy-Shaping

8

29

Parties: Elite Recruitment

9

December 6

Young People and Participation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Essay One

Due 4pm January 13

 

 

 

 

Part 3

Section 2

 

10

January 17

Protest, Revolutions and Revolts

11

24

The Internet

12

31

Civic Literacy

13

February 7

Referendums

14

14

Deliberative Democracy

15

21

Civic Education

16

28

Gender and Participation

17

March 7

Culture, Ethnicity, and Participation

18

14

How Does Participation Matter? Lecture

19

21

Review and Conclusions

 

 

 

 

Essay Two

Due 4 pm March 31

 

Please note that this schedule may be subject to change but such changes are unlikely and will be notified as far in advance as possible.