נקודות זכות באוניברסיטה העברית:
2
תואר:
מוסמך
היחידה האקדמית שאחראית על הקורס:
לימודי גרמניה בת ימינו: פוליטיקה, חברה ותרבות
סמסטר:
סמסטר ב'
שפת ההוראה:
אנגלית
קמפוס:
הר הצופים
מורה אחראי על הקורס (רכז):
Dr. Tristan Klingelhöfer
שעות קבלה של רכז הקורס:
Tuesdays, 13:00 – 14:00
מורי הקורס:
ד"ר טריסטאן קלינגלהופר
תאור כללי של הקורס:
According the democratic ideal, elections influence the composition and working of central state institutions. In this course, we survey if and how this ideal translates into practice in contemporary Germany. We begin with an overview of the political system in general, the machinations of the electoral system as well as the standard theoretical framework of how elections are supposed to realize democracy in parliamentary regimes. Subsequently, the course introduces the main approaches to explaining voting behavior and election outcomes, paying particular attention to continuities and change over time as well as divergences between East and West. In the final part of the course, we go over the main institutions of the federal republic and analyze how elections and public opinion shape their functioning and action.
מטרות הקורס:
The course aims to give students a theoretically-motivated overview of the German political system. Rather than looking at the different institutions in isolation, the approach focuses on the dynamics and connections that arise from the democratic aspirations of the system. It will enable students to gauge exactly how elections exert influence over politics, familiarizing them with associated scholarly debates and intellectual conundrums along the way.
תוצרי למידה : בסיומו של קורס זה, סטודנטים יהיו מסוגלים:
• describe the central institutions in the German political system,
• analyze the determinants of elections and draw out their implications for the composition and functioning of said institutions,
• and relate these dynamics to theories of system performance and democratic government.
דרישות נוכחות (%):
85
שיטת ההוראה בקורס:
Seminar
רשימת נושאים / תכנית הלימודים בקורס:
Part 1 – Setting the stage
(1) Contours of the German political system (2) Federalism – German style (3) The mixed-member electoral system
Part 2 – Elections in Germany
(4) Applying classic theories of voting behavior (5) Change over time (6) Divergences between East and West
Part 3 – Elections and political institutions
(7) Representation in the Bundestag (8) Forming governments in complex settings (9) Legislating with and against the Bundesrat (10) Parties as multi-level organizations (11) Parties adapt to electoral change (12) The Federal Constitutional Court and public opinion
(13) Recapitulation and evaluation
חומר חובה לקריאה:
The complete syllabus and the required reading will be uploaded to the Moodle site of the course.
חומר לקריאה נוספת:
מרכיבי הציון הסופי :
הגשת עבודה מסכמת / פרויקט גמר / מטלת סיכום / מבחן בית / רפרט % 70
השתתפות פעילה / עבודת צוות % 15
מצגת / הצגת פוסטר / הרצאה % 15
מידע נוסף / הערות:
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