Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Political Participation and Protest
Course Number:
S_PPP
Course Description:
Countries in the world differ in their levels and the types of political
participation. Western democracies offer their citizens a whole variety
of opportunities to express their preferences to political power
holders, ranging from electoral political participation like voting,
party or association membership, contacting political actors etc. to
non-electoral participation, most often protest behavior, such as
demonstrating, petitioning, striking, boycotting but also more radical
activities. In less advanced democracies and democratizing countries,
some types of political participation might be less effective (e.g.
voting) or risky (e.g. protesting), so citizens tend to embark in the
action that best fits the political context. We will analyze the
intended and unintended ways in which contemporary developments affect
the degree, forms and contents of political (non-)participation in the
different contexts. Attention will be paid to both electoral political
participation (voting), as well as non-electoral political participation
(protest), radicalization and extremism.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
SOCI 326
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