(in Polish) People and Populism in the World

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Course ID:	4901-PPW-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	People and Populism in the World
Organizational unit:	Centre for French Culture and Francophone Studies
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	The aim of the course is to familiarize students with selected issues of populism in the World, to show different research approaches explaining the essence of these processes and phenomena and to discuss their impact on events in Europe and the world. Invited lecturers from French universities will participate in the classes
Short description:	These lectures in English are an introduction to the theory of populism in contemporary politics. They are co-organized with the Center of political researches of Sciences Po Paris (CEVIPOF). Half of the sessions will be devoted to lectures and debates with guest French specialists, on specific issues other on special areas(France, Central Europe, USA China, the Arab World). The program of guest lectures is preliminary.
Full description:	These lectures in English are an introduction to the theory of the relations between people and the populism. They are co-organized with the Center of political researches of Sciences Po Paris (CEVIPOF). The lectures on classical theories of populism will be conducted by Dr. Nicolas Maslowski, sociologist and political scientist, director of the Center for French social sciences center, and coordinator of the seminar. The sessions will be devoted to lectures by and debates with guest French specialists, on specific issues and areas. The program of guest lectures is preliminary: 1/ Introduction to the course (dr Nicolas Maslowski) 2/ How to study populism now-a-days (prof. Martial Foucault) 3/ The far-right in Europe (prof. Pascal Perrineau) 4/ Private life and the explanation of the vote (Pr. Anne Muxel) 5/ Psychology and populism (prof. Lou Safra) 6/ Populism in Turkey (Prof. Jean Marcou) 7/ Populism and democracy (prof. Gil Delannoi)
Bibliography:	(in Polish) - Algan Yann, Elizabeth Beasley, Daniel Cohen, Martial Foucault, Les Origines du populisme: Enquête sur un schisme politique et social, Editions Seuil, 2019 Perrineau Pascal, Le grand écart : Chroniques d'une démocratie fragmentée. Plon, 2019 - Anne Muxel, Temps et politique. Les recompositions de l'identité, Science Po, 2016 - Mell, Hugo, Lou Safra, Yann Algan, Nicolas Baumard and Coralie Chevallier. "Childhood environmental harshness predicts coordinated health and reproductive strategies: A cross-sectional study of a nationally representative sample from France." Evolution and Human Behavior , 2017 - Delannoi, Gil, La nation contre le nationalisme, Presses Universitaires de France, 2018 - Roger Eatwell, Matthew Goodwin, National Populism. The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy, Penguin Books, 2018
Learning outcomes:	After completing the seminar, the student will obtain: Knowledge that allows: - complete the understanding on people and societies, and theories of populism. - learn selected approaches to social research. Skills allowing: - explain selected problems. Attitudes allowing for: - recognizing the advantages of analyzing actuality in the modern world based on academic knowledge and a broader intellectual view based on in-depth reflection.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Attendance (permitted absence from 1 classes per semester), active participation in the discussion, essay in English at the end of the semester referring to one of the subjects of the seminars (6 pages). The essay will be assessed by the coordinator. Students are expected to read designated materials in English prior to the start of each class and be ready to submit comments and / or questions in discussions. Attendance (permitted absence from 1 classes per semester), active participation in the discussion, essay in English at the end of the semester referring to one of the subjects of the seminars (6 pages). The essay will be assessed by the coordinator. Students are expected to read designated materials in English prior to the start of each class and be ready to submit comments and / or questions in discussions.

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