996016 "Populism" (S) (WiSe 2016/2017)

Populism is sometimes considered as a chameleon. It changes its colors depending on historical and social context. In some places it appears as a left-wing movement, in others it takes a right-wing shape, it can be mainstream or neo-liberal depending on the social conditions. In addition, populism is subject of many different disciplinary enquiries, such as sociological, historical, political-theoretical, or communication studies. Facing this background, it is not surprising that scholars dealing with the phenomenon do not agree on a single definition of populism. The course will provide PhD students with different concepts of populism and approaches on the topic that serve as a methodological orientation in empirical research.

Literaturangaben

Yves Mény/Yves Surel (2002): The Constitutive Ambiguity of Populismus; in: Democracy and the Populist Challenge, New York.
Cas Mudde (2004): The Populist Zeitgeist; in: Government and Opposition, 541-563.
Ernesto Laclau (2005): Populism: What’s in a Name?; in: Panizza, Francisco (ed.): Populism and the Mirror of Democracy, London/New York (32-49).
Francisco Panizza (2005): Populism and the Mirror of Democracy; in: Panizza, Francisco (ed.): Populism and the Mirror of Democracy, London/New York (1-31).
Margaret Canovan (2005): The People, Cambridge (1-9; 27-33).
Paul Taggart (2000): Populism, the People and Heartland; in: Taggart, Paul: Populism, Buckingham/Philadelphia (91-98).
Benjamin Moffitt/Simon Tormey (2014): Rethinking Populism: Politics, Mediatization, and Political Style; in: Political Studies, Vol. 62 (381-397).
Noam Gidron/Bart Bonikowski: Varieties of Populism. Literature Review and Research Agenda. Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.
http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/gidron_bonikowski_populismlitreview_2013.pdf