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| SPOL0959-1 | Populism and the extreme right in Europe and the United States
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en administration publique, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en administration publique, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en politiques européennes, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en politiques européennes, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en relations internationales, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en relations internationales, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, à finalité spécialisée en science, technologie et société, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Sociology, in-depth approach, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Lecturer : | Jérôme Jamin |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The course is held every odd year (2015-2016, 2017-2018,...).
The course aims to describe in detail the status and history of political actors wich belong to the populist and extreme right family in Europe and in the United States. They fully take part in political life in Europe and in the United States and the study of these actors is therefore an important complement to the study of democracy.
Among other comparative approaches, we will give a special attention to the use of conspiracy theory as a category of political explanation for many extremist parties. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course offers :
- definition of populism and illustrate the phenomenon by the examples,
- definition of the extreme right and illustration of the phenomenon by examples,
- comparisons between the phenomena studied and presentation of the limits of the comparative approach in this area |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The student taking the course should be aware of the concept of democracy, its complexity and the misuse in the order of political discourse. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course will consist of introductory lectures, lectures by guest speakers, and work presented orally by the students. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Recommended or required readings :
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| L'imaginaire du complot. Discours d'extrême droite en France et aux Etats-Unis, J. Jamin (Amsterdam University Press).
Book available online :
http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=341446;keyword=jamin |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The evaluation will be made of an oral exam and/or a written work to present during the course and to send to the teacher. |
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Work placement(s) :
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| Students wishing to complete an internship in an institution directly involved in the defense and promotion of democratic ideals should contact the teacher of the course. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is held every odd year (2015-2016, 2017-2018,...). |
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Contacts :
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| Enseignant titulaire :
Dr Jérôme Jamin
Chargé de cours
Département de science politique
Faculté de droit et de science politique |
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