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Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kai Arzheimer
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
Sem Extreme Right
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
- | 30
Priority scheme: Senatsrichtlinie
Contents:
Over the last 30 years or so, parties of the "New", "Radical", "Extreme", "Populist" or "Anti-Immigration" Right have become a permanent feature of political life in most West European countries. At the same time, support for these (slightly dubious) parties is highly volatile and conditional on circumstances beyond the control of party leaders. This seminar starts with an overview of theories of contemporary right-wing extremist success. Next, we will analyse the political developments and the recent situation in several West European countries. Finally, we will look at various attempts to statistically model right-wing extremist support in comparative perspective
More information & slides: http://www.kai-arzheimer.com/extreme-western-europe-seminar/
Recommended reading list:
Carter, Elisabeth (2005): The Extreme Right in Western Europe: Success or Failure?, Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Hainsworth, Paul (2008): The Extreme Right in Western Europe, New York/London: Routledge.
Kitschelt, Herbert (1995): The Radical Right in Western Europe, Ann Arbor: Michigan University Press.
Mudde, Cas (2007): Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Additional information:
Students who wish to obtain a "Schein" or a "Modulabschlußprüfung" will have to write an essay. You will pick your essay titles/topics from a list that I will distribute during the course of the seminar. Occasionally, students will be asked to give short presentations on current events.
Each weekly session consists of a lecture, followed by group work and class-discussions. Students are not required to give lengthy presentations ("Referate"). I do, however, expect that you attend classes well-prepared, and that you are willing and able to participate in class discussions. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary that you regularly read the assigned texts.
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