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Lesson details
 | The Rise of Populist Parties and Personalities : the Liberal Order at Risk | ||
2023-2024 | EnFaculté de Gestion, Economie & Sciences Licences
(
FGES LICENCES
)
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Class code : | 2324-FGES-POLS-EN-2002 | ||
| Level | Year | Period | Language of instruction |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnEnglish |
| Academic responsibility | Paul Scott |
|---|---|
| Lecturer(s) | - |
- This class exists in these courses :
- Faculté de Gestion, Economie & Sciences - Licences & Prépas - Préparation Grandes Ecoles + Licence 2 parcours Economie Finance - S4 - 2 ECTS
Prerequisites
None
Learning outcomes
As democrats what should our reaction be to populism? Is there a “good” populism versus a “bad?”
More importantly, the fundamental questions must be: what are the dynamics of populism? What the fundamental tenets of both rightwing and leftwing populism? And finally, the subtitle of this course will center around the rise and appeal of rightwing populism.
Course description
Week 1 and 2
What is populism
Left-wing/right wing populism
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36130006
Week 3 and 4
Why populism? What forces accelerate populism rhetoric?
Migration, hollowing out, income gaps and more.
The structural dynamics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARiaiyHrijw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekc5EAPPPgk
Week 5
Neo-liberalism or the liberal state.
Keynes-Hayek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARiaiyHrijw
The Big short
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib3tK5LgyNE&t=64s
Week 6 and 7
Identity politics
Class type
Class structure
Teaching methods
Assessment
Contrôle continu : coeff. 1
Recommended reading
See above
* This information is non-binding and can be subject to change
