European Party Families: Social Democracy |
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PROGRAMME: | Undergraduate | |
SEMESTER: | 5th & 7th semester | |
CATEGORY: | Elective | |
ERASMUS : | Available | |
CREDITS/ECTS: | 3/6 | |
INSTRUCTOR: | G. Moschonas | |
ΚΩΔΙΚΟΣ | 110501 | |
Short description ― The course presents one of the most important party families in Europe, the social-democratic family. The aim is to examine the transformations of this party family by emphasizing its macro-historical evolution. The analysis will follow the transformation of European social-democratic parties from the end of the nineteenth century to nowadays. The course is offered in English and mainly addresses Erasmus students. Core Topics ― Historical legacies (1): The Programmatic agenda of social democracy during the Second International (1889-2014) Historical legacies (2): The partial re-foundation during the interwar years Social democracy’s post-war success story The Electoral Dynamics of European Social Democratic Parties, 1950-2020 Social Democracy in crisis Social Democracy and economic crises European Constraints: The EU and the Destabilization of Social Democracy in Historical Perspective The Party of European Socialists (PES) Aims and intended learning outcomes ― Students will become familiar with the major interpretations and theories of the literature on social-democracy. Better understanding of European politics. Familiarization with party politics Bibliography ― Berman, S. (2006), The Primacy of Politics, Social Democracy and the Making of Europe's Twentieth Century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Eley, G. (2002) Forging Democracy, The History of the Left in Europe, 1850-2000. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Moschonas, G. (2018), "European Social Democracy, Communism, and the Erfurtian Model" in William Outhwaite and Stephen Turner (eds), The SAGE Handbook of Political Sociology. London: SAGE. Moschonas, G. (2009) 'Reformism in a “Conservative” System: the European Union and social democratic identity' in J. Callaghan, N. Fishman, B. Jackson and M. Mcivor (eds), In Search of Social democracy, Responses to Crisis and Modernisation. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, pp. 168-193. Moschonas, G. (2002) In the Name of Social Democracy, The Great Transformation, London: Verso. Sejersted, F. (2011) The Age of Social Democracy, Norway and Sweden in the Twentieth Century. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Assessment ― (1) Participation in classroom discussions (20%). (2)S tudents will write an essay/research paper (4500 words) (80%). |