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Start > Leuphana Bachelor (B.A./B.Eng./B.Sc./LL.B.) -> Major Politikwissenschaft (ab Studienbeginn WiSe 16/17) -> Vertiefung: Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft: Vergleichende Demokratieforschung

Lehrveranstaltungen

What country do people want to live in? Citizens' conceptions of (an ideal) democracy and how to measure (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Sarah Engler

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Donnerstag | 16:15 - 17:45 | 17.10.2022 - 03.02.2023 | C 12.009 Seminarraum

Inhalt: In many countries of the world citizens go to the streets for democracy. In Belarus, protesters demanded an end of Lukashenko’s dictatorship. In Poland, masses mobilize on the streets to stop democratic backsliding, and in Chile citizens fought for a better democracy than under the current constitution. But what do people mean when they talk about democracy? Is it just free and fair elections or do they want more? Do all citizens understand the same when talking about democracy, and if not, why do they differ? In this class, we look at these questions first from a theoretical perspective, and then students explore them empirically by analysing individual survey data of the European Social Survey. The ESS asks respondents what they consider to be important for a democracy, and how they evaluate the state of democracy in their country looking at those aspects. Students will work with the statistical program STATA to explore these questions.