Populism, the Welfare State and the Media (DN_150)
About Study Course
Objective
The course will focus on the rise of populism in liberal democracies. The course will discuss the decline of the welfare state in terms of protection of citizens against bad luck, as well as the role that modern media (including social media) have been playing. The objective is to offer students the key for understanding the contemporary political context and the media influence.
Prerequisites
Communication and culture theories.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, students will understand and know the paradigms of welfare and populism.
On completion of the course, students will be able to select methods relevant to their research and present results of scientific activity to the academic sector and public.
On completion of the course, students independently analyse and evaluate the media content, interpreting it within the framework of the learned paradigms, put forward the research questions, plan and manage scientific projects on presentation of welfare and populism in media.
