Electoral Politics in the Classroom: Reflections on the Sociology of Simulated Characters

Autor/inn/en	Gaufman, Elizaveta; Abel, Niklas; Andela, Esther; Adema, Carolien; Kok, Imke; Schuitemaker, Marieke; Klok, Meike; Turkstra, Frieso; Bey, Johannes K.; Oltmann, Zoe Perea
Titel	Electoral Politics in the Classroom: Reflections on the Sociology of Simulated Characters
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 19 (2023) 4, S.715-729 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2023.2168195
Schlagwörter	Elections; Politics; Sociology; Simulation; Political Science; Communication (Thought Transfer) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Election; Wahl; Politik; Soziologie; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke
Abstract	Simulations have become a staple of political science education due to their effectiveness and creative nature that contributes to learning success. In this contribution, we argue that simulations can also offer new insights not only into student engagement and active learning, but also into the sociology of political processes. In this case it is a political communication seminar, that included a simulation of presidential campaigns and an election in a fictionalized setting. This article shows that in a classroom setting the students are prone to reproduce existing electoral leanings and behavior. In the proposed simulation of elections in a fictional country of Genovia, the students naturally aligned around two candidates: a right-wing populist and an environmental activist who ultimately lost the elections. This article offers several insights into an online simulation format and breaks down the sociology of the surprisingly realistic representation of a Euro-American electorate. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01