Course Catalog

Study Program SoSe 2022

Politikwissenschaft, B.A./LA/Politik-Arbeit-Wirtschaft, LA

Wahlpflichtbereich: Ausbau politikwissenschaftlicher Kenntnisse

POL-M10 - Politische Theorien moderner Gesellschaften / Political Theory of Modern Societies

Modulverantwortlicher: Prof. Dr. Martin Nonhoff
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
08-26-M10-1The Ethics of War and Peace (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Fri. 10:00 - 12:00 UNICOM 3.0210 Seminarraum 2 (2 Teaching hours per week)

Additional dates:
Fri. 01.07.22 08:00 - 10:00 UNICOM 3.0210 Seminarraum 2
Fri. 08.07.22 08:00 - 10:00 UNICOM 3.0210 Seminarraum 2

The seminar looks at war and other forms of large-scale political violence from a normative point of view. In the first part of the seminar we will discuss standard just war theory and its main opponents (pacifism, realism). In the second part of the seminar we will learn about more recent developments in just war thinking including attempts to extend the reach of the normative framework to non-paradigmatic contexts such as terrorism or to technology-driven changes in the nature of warfare.

Literatur zur Vorbereitung

Begby, Endre/Reichberg, Gregory M./Syse, Henrik (2012): The Ethics of War. Part I: Historical Trends. In: Philosophy Compass, 7 (5), 316-327.

Begby, Endre/Reichberg, Gregory M./Syse, Henrik (2012): The Ethics of War. Part II: Contemporary Authors and Issues. In: Philosophy Compass, 7 (5), 328-347.

Prüfungsleistungen

6 CP (GPL/TP 1): Hausarbeit (15-20 S.) oder mündliche Prüfung (30 min.)

3 CP (MPL/TP 2): Referat (15 Minuten) mit schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (5 S.) oder kurze Hausarbeit (8-10 S.) oder Review Essay (ca. 2.500 Wörter)

Peter Mayer
08-26-M10-4Environmental Political Theory (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 14:00 - 16:00 SuUB 4330 (Studio I Medienraum ) (2 Teaching hours per week)

Additional dates:
Tue. 12.07.22 16:00 - 18:00 SuUB 4330 (Studio I Medienraum )
Judith Rosine Kelz

POL-M11 - Internationale Politik / International Politics

Modulverantwortlicher: Prof. Dr. Peter Mayer
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
08-26-M11-3When White Elephants Give Man a Fish: Theories and Practices of Development and Welfare (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3/6

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 2) Thu. 08:00 - 10:00 GW2 B1580 GW2 B1170 (2 Teaching hours per week)

Additional dates:
Tue. 10.05.22 08:00 - 10:00 GW2 B1580

The course’s main language is English. The course deals with theories and practices of development economics, politics and cooperation as one central aspect of international relations. The class scrutinizes the most influential development theories since World War II, among them modernization theory, dependency theory, neoliberalism and post-development theory. These concepts are linked to particular practices, such as “white elephant” projects that aim to provide a shortcut to progress. It also looks at the regular repackaging of development cooperation as something more effective than “to give man a fish”. Contemporary emphasis on minimal welfare provisions for the absolute poor is contrasted with neo-modern investments into roads, railways and raw materials. Besides establishing an overview over the field, the course aims at a deeper understanding of the theoretical foundations, the history, and the different approaches towards development as an international endeavour.
Literatur zur Vorbereitung:
Edelman, Marc & Angelique Haugerud (eds.). 2005. The Anthropology of Development and Globalization: From Classical Political Economy to Contemporary Neoliberalism. Malden: Blackwell.
Martinussen, John. 1999. Society, State and Market: A Guide to Competing Theories of Development. London: Zed.


Art der Prüfungsleistung (CP):
6 CP: Full paper & 4 excerpts of basic literature.
3 CP: Presentation & written synopsis & 2 excerpts of basic literature.

Dr. Alex Veit

POL-M12 - Vergleichende Systemanalyse und europäische Politik / Comparative Politics and European Politics

Modulverantwortlicher: Prof. Dr. Herbert Obinger (komm,)
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
08-26-M12-2Decolonizing and Deconstructing the MENA/SWANA (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 12:00 - 14:00 FVG O0150 (Seminarraum) (2 Teaching hours per week)

The Middle East and North Africa, SWANA, is of great strategic importance, as it has a large part of the world's oil reserve, home to world’s sacred sites, and is located at the crossroads of important trade routes. There are important issues in the SWANA that come from the past and give the current parameters to the region in general. The Palestine-Israel issue, the water crisis, the bloody rivalries of the regional states, the democratization process and the sectarian wars are the main concerns in the region. It has not always been easy to change the old order in the SWANA. The region has been shaken by serious political crises and social upheavals recently. Youth, women and social media have impacted the formation of these social movements. Recent developments and changes in the region prompted many to rethink the region and look at the ongoing events from different angles. In this context, this seminar series will be organized online for those interested in the field in order to better analyse the change processes and transformations in the SWANA. The course will last for 14 weeks and different topics related to the region will be discussed each week.

Teoman Aktan (LB)

POL-M13.1 - Policy- und Sozialstaatsforschung / Policy and Welfare State Research

vormals: POL-M13 - Staatsaufgaben
Modulverantwortlicher: Prof. Dr. Herbert Obinger
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
08-26-M13-7The Global Development of Social Policy (in English)
Die Veranstaltung kann leider nicht stattfinden!

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3 or 6

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 10:00 - 12:00 UNICOM 3.3380 (SOCIUM - Mary-Somerville-Str. 3) (2 Teaching hours per week)
Dr. Nathan Breznau (LB)

General Studies: Politikwissenschaft

Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
08-26-GS-1Introduction to R programming language (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 14:00 - 16:00 GW2 B2760 (CIP-FB 8) (2 Teaching hours per week)
Angélica Serrano Galvis