Climate change and the policies adopted in response to it raise many normative questions. Climate ethics attempts to give answers to these questions. The text-centered seminar provides an introduction to this (unsurprisingly) comparatively novel sub-field of applied ethics by way of a close reading of some of the most widely discussed contributions (articles and book chapters).

Preparatory Reading

Moellendorf, Darrel (2015): Climate Change Justice. In: Philosophy Compass, 10 (3), 173-186.

Assignments and Credits

6 CP (TP 1, GS): term paper (15-20 pp.) or oral exam (30 min.)

3 CP (TP 2, GS): presentation (15 min.) with written elaboration (5 pp.) or short term paper (8-10 pp.)

The seminar will focus on genocide in global perspective by tracing an intellectual history of the concept, its origins and function, as well as highlighting critical movements in the field of Genocide Studies with attention to colonial violence and other modes of civilian destruction.

This seminar tackles the urgency of climate action from a fresh perspective. Starting from recent response options released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it provides lessons learned from policy analysis and it invites you looking forward. Together, we will enable learning about evidence, analytical tools, principles, and perspectives for strategies. Integrating climate policy (SDG13) with a range of SDGs (e.g. SDG 2, 6, 7, 12, 14) is seen as pivotal to overcome narrow responses and engage actors. This is embedded in a global governance approach that seeks to balance the need for multilateral agreements with the opportunities of bottom-up multi-stakeholder approaches with regional clubs. A focus will be on the EU and its member states. It is thus system thinking and transformations driven by new alliances that are considered key to future skillsets for a next generation of leaders (i.e. You!).

Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

1) What is climate change. A really simple guide provided by BBC here
2) IPCC WG III: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, THE international scientific body dealing with the issue, has been providing tangible response options in 2022 for policy makers here
3) Chatham House, the No 1 world’s policy think tank, provides a range of analyses on the topic here
4) Youth in Action, voices from all over the world hosted by the UN here

Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:

The course offers two options: 3CP will be given for regular attendance and a presentation, preferably as part of a group presentation; 6CP will be given if an additional essay will be submitted.

Protests and social movements are powerful tools through which ordinary people can influence their social and political environment. Why do some individuals take to the streets, while others stay at home? What motivates collective action, and what prevents it?
This seminar introduces students to the most influential explanations for protest participation, drawing on perspectives from political sociology, political psychology, and political science. We will explore both the individual-level factors - such as motivations and values - and the macro social and political conditions that shape mobilization.
Beyond the theory, the course places strong emphasis on developing analytical skills. Students will gain hands-on experience working with survey data (European Social Survey), learn the basics of R programming, and practice conducting descriptive analyses.

In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of applied causal inference in political science using R. No prior knowledge of statistics or coding is required, as we start from the basics of R programming. The course aims to provide students with the essential quantitative analysis skills that are increasingly important in political science, particularly for their future research and Bachelor theses.

Throughout the course, we will work with real-world datasets, focusing on how to estimate causal relationships from observational (or "happenstance") data. Topics include natural experiments, matching, regression, difference-in-differences, panel methods, instrumental variable estimation and regression discontinuity designs. While we will introduce concepts such as regression and statistical inference, the primary focus is on the practical application of these methods to address important research questions. This course is designed to be applied rather than theoretical, helping students understand how to use data analysis techniques in political science. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the tools and skills to conduct their own data analysis.

Imai, K., & Bougher, L. D. (2021). Quantitative social science: An introduction in Stata. Princeton University Press.
Llaudet, E., & Imai, K. (2023). Data analysis for social science: A friendly and practical introduction. Princeton University Press.

6CP: In the final session of the course, students will complete an independent data analysis task in class. This will be similar to a take-home exam, but conducted in a supervised in-class setting. Student performance will be assessed based on the quality and accuracy of their work on this task.

This colloquium addresses students from BA and MA programs in social sciences with an interest in international relations and international political sociology. Together with Ph-candidates and post-doc scholars we will discuss recent contributions to the field, talk to invited scholars and present ongoing work from different research projects in the field of internationalized politics.

This course aims to introduce students to oTree, a versatile Python-based framework for designing and conducting online experiments in the social sciences. oTree is a leading framework used for experimental research as well as for online surveys in political science, behavioral economics, and analytical sociology, and has also been used by organizations such as the World Bank and the OECD. oTree does not require any software to be installed on subjects‘ devices; it can run on any device with a web browser, be it a desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone.
This course is suitable for absolute beginners and semi-beginners. No programming experience is required. We will start with basic Python skills and then move on to the basics of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. We will not delve into the details of these programming languages, but will cover the basics needed for oTree. This course is not a substitute for other programming courses. Most of our class time will be spent programming social experiments and survey questionnaires. This course assumes a basic understanding of experimental methodology in the social sciences, but I will also briefly introduce each experiment at the beginning of each session. Students will gain the knowledge necessary to program experiments and surveys of simple complexity in oTree and run them online. Students will also have the opportunity to discuss specific programming problems they have encountered while developing their own projects.

Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

Chen, D. L., Schonger, M., Wickens, C. 2016. oTree—An open-source platform for laboratory, online, and field experiments, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 9: 88-97.
Online Ressource: http://www.otree.org/
Online Ressource: https://otree.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Online Ressource: https://www.otreehub.com/projects/?featured=1

Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:

6 CP: At the end of the semester, participants are expected to come up with their own idea for an experiment, program it in oTree, and give a short presentation.

Inhalt: This course is a special offer for international students who are interested in Regional and Urban Geography, and the local history of Bremen and Northwest Germany.

• Students understand the historical development of cities and the processes connecting historical events and urban development
• Students understand the basic ideas of (Regional) and Urban Geography and History as a university science
• Students understand the most important historical events that shaped today’s Germany
• Students are able to give presentations about topics that they researched on their own (about an excursion destination as well as a unique city quarter of Bremen

Climate change and the policies adopted in response to it raise many normative questions. Climate ethics attempts to give answers to these questions. The text-centered seminar provides an introduction to this (unsurprisingly) comparatively novel sub-field of applied ethics by way of a close reading of some of the most widely discussed contributions (articles and book chapters).

Preparatory Reading

Moellendorf, Darrel (2015): Climate Change Justice. In: Philosophy Compass, 10 (3), 173-186.

Assignments and Credits

6 CP (TP 1, GS): term paper (15-20 pp.) or oral exam (30 min.)

3 CP (TP 2, GS): presentation (15 min.) with written elaboration (5 pp.) or short term paper (8-10 pp.)

The seminar will focus on genocide in global perspective by tracing an intellectual history of the concept, its origins and function, as well as highlighting critical movements in the field of Genocide Studies with attention to colonial violence and other modes of civilian destruction.

This seminar tackles the urgency of climate action from a fresh perspective. Starting from recent response options released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it provides lessons learned from policy analysis and it invites you looking forward. Together, we will enable learning about evidence, analytical tools, principles, and perspectives for strategies. Integrating climate policy (SDG13) with a range of SDGs (e.g. SDG 2, 6, 7, 12, 14) is seen as pivotal to overcome narrow responses and engage actors. This is embedded in a global governance approach that seeks to balance the need for multilateral agreements with the opportunities of bottom-up multi-stakeholder approaches with regional clubs. A focus will be on the EU and its member states. It is thus system thinking and transformations driven by new alliances that are considered key to future skillsets for a next generation of leaders (i.e. You!).

Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

1) What is climate change. A really simple guide provided by BBC here
2) IPCC WG III: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, THE international scientific body dealing with the issue, has been providing tangible response options in 2022 for policy makers here
3) Chatham House, the No 1 world’s policy think tank, provides a range of analyses on the topic here
4) Youth in Action, voices from all over the world hosted by the UN here

Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:

The course offers two options: 3CP will be given for regular attendance and a presentation, preferably as part of a group presentation; 6CP will be given if an additional essay will be submitted.

Protests and social movements are powerful tools through which ordinary people can influence their social and political environment. Why do some individuals take to the streets, while others stay at home? What motivates collective action, and what prevents it?
This seminar introduces students to the most influential explanations for protest participation, drawing on perspectives from political sociology, political psychology, and political science. We will explore both the individual-level factors - such as motivations and values - and the macro social and political conditions that shape mobilization.
Beyond the theory, the course places strong emphasis on developing analytical skills. Students will gain hands-on experience working with survey data (European Social Survey), learn the basics of R programming, and practice conducting descriptive analyses.

In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of applied causal inference in political science using R. No prior knowledge of statistics or coding is required, as we start from the basics of R programming. The course aims to provide students with the essential quantitative analysis skills that are increasingly important in political science, particularly for their future research and Bachelor theses.

Throughout the course, we will work with real-world datasets, focusing on how to estimate causal relationships from observational (or "happenstance") data. Topics include natural experiments, matching, regression, difference-in-differences, panel methods, instrumental variable estimation and regression discontinuity designs. While we will introduce concepts such as regression and statistical inference, the primary focus is on the practical application of these methods to address important research questions. This course is designed to be applied rather than theoretical, helping students understand how to use data analysis techniques in political science. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the tools and skills to conduct their own data analysis.

Imai, K., & Bougher, L. D. (2021). Quantitative social science: An introduction in Stata. Princeton University Press.
Llaudet, E., & Imai, K. (2023). Data analysis for social science: A friendly and practical introduction. Princeton University Press.

6CP: In the final session of the course, students will complete an independent data analysis task in class. This will be similar to a take-home exam, but conducted in a supervised in-class setting. Student performance will be assessed based on the quality and accuracy of their work on this task.

This colloquium addresses students from BA and MA programs in social sciences with an interest in international relations and international political sociology. Together with Ph-candidates and post-doc scholars we will discuss recent contributions to the field, talk to invited scholars and present ongoing work from different research projects in the field of internationalized politics.

This course aims to introduce students to oTree, a versatile Python-based framework for designing and conducting online experiments in the social sciences. oTree is a leading framework used for experimental research as well as for online surveys in political science, behavioral economics, and analytical sociology, and has also been used by organizations such as the World Bank and the OECD. oTree does not require any software to be installed on subjects‘ devices; it can run on any device with a web browser, be it a desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone.
This course is suitable for absolute beginners and semi-beginners. No programming experience is required. We will start with basic Python skills and then move on to the basics of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. We will not delve into the details of these programming languages, but will cover the basics needed for oTree. This course is not a substitute for other programming courses. Most of our class time will be spent programming social experiments and survey questionnaires. This course assumes a basic understanding of experimental methodology in the social sciences, but I will also briefly introduce each experiment at the beginning of each session. Students will gain the knowledge necessary to program experiments and surveys of simple complexity in oTree and run them online. Students will also have the opportunity to discuss specific programming problems they have encountered while developing their own projects.

Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

Chen, D. L., Schonger, M., Wickens, C. 2016. oTree—An open-source platform for laboratory, online, and field experiments, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 9: 88-97.
Online Ressource: http://www.otree.org/
Online Ressource: https://otree.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Online Ressource: https://www.otreehub.com/projects/?featured=1

Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:

6 CP: At the end of the semester, participants are expected to come up with their own idea for an experiment, program it in oTree, and give a short presentation.

Inhalt: This course is a special offer for international students who are interested in Regional and Urban Geography, and the local history of Bremen and Northwest Germany.

• Students understand the historical development of cities and the processes connecting historical events and urban development
• Students understand the basic ideas of (Regional) and Urban Geography and History as a university science
• Students understand the most important historical events that shaped today’s Germany
• Students are able to give presentations about topics that they researched on their own (about an excursion destination as well as a unique city quarter of Bremen

Climate change and the policies adopted in response to it raise many normative questions. Climate ethics attempts to give answers to these questions. The text-centered seminar provides an introduction to this (unsurprisingly) comparatively novel sub-field of applied ethics by way of a close reading of some of the most widely discussed contributions (articles and book chapters).

Preparatory Reading

Moellendorf, Darrel (2015): Climate Change Justice. In: Philosophy Compass, 10 (3), 173-186.

Assignments and Credits

6 CP (TP 1, GS): term paper (15-20 pp.) or oral exam (30 min.)

3 CP (TP 2, GS): presentation (15 min.) with written elaboration (5 pp.) or short term paper (8-10 pp.)

The seminar will focus on genocide in global perspective by tracing an intellectual history of the concept, its origins and function, as well as highlighting critical movements in the field of Genocide Studies with attention to colonial violence and other modes of civilian destruction.

This seminar tackles the urgency of climate action from a fresh perspective. Starting from recent response options released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it provides lessons learned from policy analysis and it invites you looking forward. Together, we will enable learning about evidence, analytical tools, principles, and perspectives for strategies. Integrating climate policy (SDG13) with a range of SDGs (e.g. SDG 2, 6, 7, 12, 14) is seen as pivotal to overcome narrow responses and engage actors. This is embedded in a global governance approach that seeks to balance the need for multilateral agreements with the opportunities of bottom-up multi-stakeholder approaches with regional clubs. A focus will be on the EU and its member states. It is thus system thinking and transformations driven by new alliances that are considered key to future skillsets for a next generation of leaders (i.e. You!).

Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

1) What is climate change. A really simple guide provided by BBC here
2) IPCC WG III: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, THE international scientific body dealing with the issue, has been providing tangible response options in 2022 for policy makers here
3) Chatham House, the No 1 world’s policy think tank, provides a range of analyses on the topic here
4) Youth in Action, voices from all over the world hosted by the UN here

Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:

The course offers two options: 3CP will be given for regular attendance and a presentation, preferably as part of a group presentation; 6CP will be given if an additional essay will be submitted.

Protests and social movements are powerful tools through which ordinary people can influence their social and political environment. Why do some individuals take to the streets, while others stay at home? What motivates collective action, and what prevents it?
This seminar introduces students to the most influential explanations for protest participation, drawing on perspectives from political sociology, political psychology, and political science. We will explore both the individual-level factors - such as motivations and values - and the macro social and political conditions that shape mobilization.
Beyond the theory, the course places strong emphasis on developing analytical skills. Students will gain hands-on experience working with survey data (European Social Survey), learn the basics of R programming, and practice conducting descriptive analyses.

In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of applied causal inference in political science using R. No prior knowledge of statistics or coding is required, as we start from the basics of R programming. The course aims to provide students with the essential quantitative analysis skills that are increasingly important in political science, particularly for their future research and Bachelor theses.

Throughout the course, we will work with real-world datasets, focusing on how to estimate causal relationships from observational (or "happenstance") data. Topics include natural experiments, matching, regression, difference-in-differences, panel methods, instrumental variable estimation and regression discontinuity designs. While we will introduce concepts such as regression and statistical inference, the primary focus is on the practical application of these methods to address important research questions. This course is designed to be applied rather than theoretical, helping students understand how to use data analysis techniques in political science. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the tools and skills to conduct their own data analysis.

Imai, K., & Bougher, L. D. (2021). Quantitative social science: An introduction in Stata. Princeton University Press.
Llaudet, E., & Imai, K. (2023). Data analysis for social science: A friendly and practical introduction. Princeton University Press.

6CP: In the final session of the course, students will complete an independent data analysis task in class. This will be similar to a take-home exam, but conducted in a supervised in-class setting. Student performance will be assessed based on the quality and accuracy of their work on this task.

This colloquium addresses students from BA and MA programs in social sciences with an interest in international relations and international political sociology. Together with Ph-candidates and post-doc scholars we will discuss recent contributions to the field, talk to invited scholars and present ongoing work from different research projects in the field of internationalized politics.

This course aims to introduce students to oTree, a versatile Python-based framework for designing and conducting online experiments in the social sciences. oTree is a leading framework used for experimental research as well as for online surveys in political science, behavioral economics, and analytical sociology, and has also been used by organizations such as the World Bank and the OECD. oTree does not require any software to be installed on subjects‘ devices; it can run on any device with a web browser, be it a desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone.
This course is suitable for absolute beginners and semi-beginners. No programming experience is required. We will start with basic Python skills and then move on to the basics of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. We will not delve into the details of these programming languages, but will cover the basics needed for oTree. This course is not a substitute for other programming courses. Most of our class time will be spent programming social experiments and survey questionnaires. This course assumes a basic understanding of experimental methodology in the social sciences, but I will also briefly introduce each experiment at the beginning of each session. Students will gain the knowledge necessary to program experiments and surveys of simple complexity in oTree and run them online. Students will also have the opportunity to discuss specific programming problems they have encountered while developing their own projects.

Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

Chen, D. L., Schonger, M., Wickens, C. 2016. oTree—An open-source platform for laboratory, online, and field experiments, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 9: 88-97.
Online Ressource: http://www.otree.org/
Online Ressource: https://otree.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Online Ressource: https://www.otreehub.com/projects/?featured=1

Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:

6 CP: At the end of the semester, participants are expected to come up with their own idea for an experiment, program it in oTree, and give a short presentation.

Inhalt: This course is a special offer for international students who are interested in Regional and Urban Geography, and the local history of Bremen and Northwest Germany.

• Students understand the historical development of cities and the processes connecting historical events and urban development
• Students understand the basic ideas of (Regional) and Urban Geography and History as a university science
• Students understand the most important historical events that shaped today’s Germany
• Students are able to give presentations about topics that they researched on their own (about an excursion destination as well as a unique city quarter of Bremen