Lehre
Lehrangebot des Lehrbereichs im WiSe 25/26
Felix Haass
#530520 BA-, MA- und Doktorand*innenkolloquium Vergleichende Analyse Politischer Systeme
The purpose of the comparative politics colloquium is to develop a research design that students can apply in their BA / MA theses. We will discuss research design strategies and revisit commonly used methods in comparative political analysis. Students interested in taking this class should aim to write their thesis in the field of comparative politics, preferably with the intention of applying quantitative methods.
#531231 Non-democratic politics (MA)
This course examines the conduct of politics in non-democratic and autocratic settings, with an emphasis on understanding the internal logic, institutional design, and strategic behavior that characterize authoritarian rule. We explore how autocracies emerge, consolidate, and collapse, and investigate the variation across regime types—from closed dictatorships to competitive authoritarian systems. Key topics include elite coalitions, repression and co-optation strategies, institutional manipulation, and the effects of autocratic governance on outcomes such as development, inequality, and conflict. Readings will draw primarily from the quantitative literature in comparative politics, and students are expected to have a solid grounding in statistics and causal inference methods to engage with the empirical research.
Die letzten Sitzungen werden als Doppelsitzungen abgehalten, voraussichtlich 8:15-10:00
Jóhanna Ýr Bjarnadóttir
#530609 Political outcomes of protests
This seminar explores existing research on the various outcomes protests can have, ranging from policies and electoral outcomes to polarisation. Additionally, with the growing presence of the Right in protest politics, the seminar will not only focus on the traditional progressive protests of the Left, but also on protest mobilisation on the Right, its’ consequences, and mobilisation strategies. The aim of the seminar is to introduce students to protest research, discuss the methodological challenges researchers face when studying the outcome of protests, and provide students with space and guidance to develop their own research projects. At the end of the seminar, students will hand in a term paper. The seminar will be taught in English.