https://at-ceu.studyguide.timeedit.net/modules/UGST4070?type=COREThis course is designed for B.A. students. It introduces fundamental concepts, theories and methods applied in the analysis of voting behavior supplementing them with theories explaining connections between voting and policy outcomes. This course, therefore, tackles such questions as "why people take part in elections?," "what determines their vote choice?" and "what is the nature of connection between the supply and demand of politics?"Due to the compressed course agenda (12 120-minute sessions in six weeks), the emphasis will be put on learning as much as possible during the in-class meetings. For this reason it is crucial for the students to acquaint themselves with mandatory readings. In order to maximize engagement with the reading material, the first hour of each session, excluding the first week, will be dedicated to a 20-minute presentation of the assigned readings delivered by the students. The presentation will be followed by a discussion in which three students will be assigned specific roles: one will play the role of a moderator, one will indicate shortcomings of the presentation, one will underline its merits. The goal of this exercise will be, apart from in-depth discussion about the readings, to develop students' presentation skills and make them used to a discussion environment resembling an academic conference.The list of mandatory readings consists of articles published in academic journals and chapters published in scholarly books. While these readings are mostly dedicated to the analysis of empirical data, engaging with them from theoretical perspective is encouraged. The meetings will be held twice a week: on Monday and Thursday. Each session is designed as a 120-minute seminar (two 60-minute classes with a 10-minute break in- between), i.e. it will be mostly dedicated to an in-class discussion. You are expected to read the texts designated as mandatory before the Monday and Thursday sessions.Each week is dedicated to two topics. This course, therefore, first (sessions 2-7) introduces main concepts and approaches used in studying voting behavior: sociological approach, psychosocial approach, rational choice theory, economic voting and institutional perspective. It then (sessions 8-10) focuses on specific phenomena such as the relationship between popular demand and public policy, electoral volatility and clientelism. The last two sessions tackle the problem of voting in democratic and non-democratic political regimes. The order of topics is, therefore, not random. It is assumed that you will build on your knowledge as the course progresses as sessions 8-12 will feature concepts and approaches introduced in sessions 2-7.