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MA Sozialpolitik

M1a: Einführung in die Sozialpolitikforschung (Introduction to Social Policy Research)

VAKTitel der VeranstaltungDozentIn
08-350-M1a-1Introduction to the field of employment and minimum wage policy in comparative perspective (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Mo 16:00 - 18:00 FVG W0090

In this seminar we will give an overview to different approaches and methods used in the field of employment and minimum wage policy research. That means that we will explore in more sociological perspective the consequences of unemployment for individuals, and give insights into labour market segmentation. Using a comparative policy analysis approach we will highlight different concepts of labour market and welfare state policies as well as minimum wage policies in Germany and the European Union..
Moreover, using a political economy perspective, we discuss present challenges of employment development, as well as structural and institutional explanatory approaches.



Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

Heidenreich M (2022) Social Cohesion in Europe. Between Europe-Wide Convergence and Social and Territorial Inequalities. Territorial and Social Inequalities in Europe. Springer, pp.313-339.




Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:

3 CP (small) Research Proposal (4-5 Pages)
6 CP (medium) presentation and Research Proposal (about 6-8 pages)

Prof. Dr. Irene Dingeldey
08-350-M1a-2Unemployment insurance and minimum income support (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
zweiwöchentlich (Startwoche: 1) Fr 12:00 - 16:00 UNICOM 3.3380 (SOCIUM - Mary-Somerville-Str. 3)

This seminar covers a broad range topics related to the role of social protection in case of job loss and unemployment, taking a comparative perspective on European welfare states. It discusses the main design issues regarding unemployment insurance and short-time work, means-tested minimum income benefits as well as activation policies. The main aim of the seminar is to develop a better understanding how different policies influence structures and dynamics on European labour markets, in particular as regards benefit generosity, coverage, and entitlement criteria. One main focus lies on issues related to non-standard forms of employment, self-employment and platform work as well as long-term unemployment and the potential role of demanding and enabling policies to overcome exclusion risks. It will also discussion fundamental alternatives such as universal basic income.

This course is open to different fields of studies. Successful completion (3-6 CP) depends on active participation, introduction into one topic and an oral exam.

Prof. Dr. Werner Eichhorst
08-350-M1a-3Risks and Politics (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Mi 08:00 - 10:00 UNICOM 3.3390 (SOCIUM - Mary-Somerville-Str. 3)

The course addresses questions that are at the core of Political Economy and Comparative Politics: How do individuals respond to risk and insecurity? How does uncertainty affect political behavior, preferences and attitudes? In times of shifting social boundaries, technological change, globalization, migration, and climate change, how do such transformations influence how people vote, engage in politics or view the state as such? How does risk, understood in its multiple forms – that is, risk following from economic volatility, fear toward social and cultural change, risk to fall victim to crime or repression – influence the likelihood to engage in political activism, voice demands for state action and shape citizens’ view toward the state?

In the course of the seminar we address different types of risk, covering major theoretical perspectives and scholarly work in IPE, CPE and Comparative Politics: starting with economic insecurity following from income volatility (change in inequality, risk of job loss), technological innovation (automation and digitalization), globalization (off shoring, exposure to the international market) and migration (inflow of refugees, labor market migration), we take into account risks that arise through state failure (e. g. criminal violence and protection rackets) and climate change (responses to natural catastrophes). Moreover, we take into account how risk calculations influence the likelihood to engage in collective action capacity, such as revolt and protest in developing countries and thereby affect the odds of democratization. While focusing on risk, the course teaches classical theories of individual decision-making, preference formation and collective action.
Focusing on the microfoundation of risks and politics, we mainly study individual behavior and preferences, tapping into the political psychology literature and behavioral economics. We will encounter formal models, experimental work (lab experiments, survey experiments, lab-in-the-field), but also quantitative work based on observational data and qualitative case studies. Examples will be drawn from the research frontier on distributive politics and political economy questions on both advanced industrial democracies and developing countries. We discuss challenges of causal identification and research logic.

Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

Mares, I. (2003). The politics of social risk: Business and welfare state development. Cambridge University Press.

Rehm, Philipp (2016) Risk inequality and welfare states: social policy preferences, development, and dynamics. Cambridge University Press.

Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:
Term paper/Hausarbeit 6CP; Referat und schriftliche Ausarbeitung des Referats bei 3CP/ In-class presentation and written report of presentation topic for 3 CP

Prof. Dr. Sarah Berens

MAPW-EinfQuali Einführung in die qualitativen Methoden der Politikwissenschaft

Pflichtmodul 3 CP
Die Studierenden können entweder die deutschen oder die englischen Module wählen.
The students can choose between the German-taught and the English-taught method modules.
VAKTitel der VeranstaltungDozentIn
08-351-IR-EinfQuali-enIntroduction to Qualitative Methods of Political Science (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Do 10:00 - 12:00 GW2 B2750 (CIP-FB 8)
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Martens

MAPW-EinfQuanti Einführung in die quantitativen Methoden der Politikwissenschaft

Pflichtmodul 3 CP
Die Studierenden können entweder die deutschen oder die englischen Module wählen.
The students can choose between the German-taught and the English-taught method modules.
VAKTitel der VeranstaltungDozentIn
08-351-IR-EinfQuanti-enIntroduction to Quantitative Methods of Political Science (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Do 08:00 - 10:00 GW2 B2750 (CIP-FB 8)

This course provides a theoretical introduction to the use of quantitative methods in political science and international relations. It deals with quantitative research design, causal inference, and the assumptions and interpretation of linear regression models. The primary aim is to foster confident understanding and discussion of scientific studies that employ quantitative methods. Participants can earn 3 CPs by completing a take-home exam (5 questions) between 5th and 12th December.

Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

Kellstedt, Paul M., and Guy D. Whitten (2008). The Fundamentals of Political Science Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:
3 CP Take-home exam

Katren Rogers

MAPW-VertMethod Vertiefung der Methoden der Politikwissenschaft

Pflichtmodul 6CP
MAPW-VertMethod-Quali Vertiefung der qualitativen Methoden der Politikwirtschaft
MAPW-VertMethod-Quanti Vertiefung der quantitativen Methoden der Politikwirtschaft
In der zweiten Semesterhälfte muss eines der beiden Seminare (je nach Vertiefung) vierstündig belegt werden.
Die Studierenden können entweder die deutschen oder die englischen Module wählen.
The students can choose between the German-taught and the English-taught method modules.
VAKTitel der VeranstaltungDozentIn
08-351-IR-VertMethod-Quali-enSpecialization in Qualitative Methods in Political Science (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Do 08:00 - 12:00 UNICOM 7.2210 (InIIS - Mary-Somerville-Str. 7) UNICOM 7.1020
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Martens
08-351-IR-VertMethod-Quanti-enSpecialization in Quantitative Methods in Political Science (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Do 08:00 - 12:00 GW2 B2750 (CIP-FB 8)

Einzeltermine:
Do 23.01.25 08:00 - 12:00 GW2 B2750 (CIP-FB 8)
Do 30.01.25 08:00 - 12:00 GW2 B2750 (CIP-FB 8)

Participation in the Introduction to Quantitative Methods in the first half of the semester is a prerequisite for this course. The specialization seminar provides an applied introduction to the use of quantitative methods in political science and international relations. The primary aim is to enable the independent application of multiple regression analysis. The course also introduces more advanced methods including nonlinear models. Participants will be trained and supported to use the statistical software “R” for data processing, visualization, analysis and reporting. Those with prior experience may choose to complete the class work and assessment using Stata.

Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

Kellstedt, Paul M., and Guy D. Whitten (2008). The Fundamentals of Political Science Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:
6 CP Research report

Katren Rogers

M3a International vergleichende und europäische Sozialpolitik (Comparative and European Social Policy)

VAKTitel der VeranstaltungDozentIn
08-350-M3aComparative and European Social Policy (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Do 14:00 - 16:00 UNICOM 3.3380 (SOCIUM - Mary-Somerville-Str. 3)

What are the most important policies to help individuals when faced with contingencies such as illness, unemployment, old age, and child care? And how do policies to address social risks differ across countries or change over time? Traditionally, social policy has been regarded as an area that almost exclusively exists at the national level. Yet recent developments are challenging traditional notions of social policy as it increasingly transcends national boundaries.
This seminar provides an introduction to the study of comparative social policy by also including the international dimension. It gives an overview of the various global patterns and examines the trajectories of reforms, their causes, and their consequences. We start by conceptualizing the Welfare State, internationalization/Europeanization, and major historical developments. Then, different analytical and theoretical perspectives on explaining social policy-making based on national and international factors are addressed. Finally, we discuss the reform trajectories of various social policy areas such as labour markets, pensions, and health care by applying our analytical framework.
Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to critically describe and explain changes and current challenges in the field of internationalized social policy. To receive 6 credits for the course, you are expected to read the literature, actively participate in seminar discussions, and pass the final exam.

Tobias Böger
08-350-M3a-ÜÜbung zu Comparative and European Social Policy (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Do 16:00 - 18:00 UNICOM 3.3380 (SOCIUM - Mary-Somerville-Str. 3)
Tobias Böger

General Studies

VAKTitel der VeranstaltungDozentIn
08-26-GS-5Kolloquium "Internationalized Politics" (in englischer Sprache)
Colloquium: Internationalized Politics

Colloquium

Termine:
wöchentlich Mi 12:00 - 14:00 UNICOM 7.2210 (InIIS - Mary-Somerville-Str. 7) (2 SWS)

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.

Dr. Roy Karadag
Sarah Kassim de Camargo Penteado
08-26-M11-1Social Policy and International Development (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Do 12:00 - 14:00 GW2 B2880 GW2 B3009 (Großer Studierraum)

Social policy plays important roles in development contexts, i.e., in countries which are not highly industrialised, occupy disadvantageous positions in the global economic order, exhibit high levels of poverty, and are often dependent on external (donor) assistance. Health, education, housing, land redistribution, support to smallholders, and different forms of social protection not only foster social development, but can accompany and underpin economic restructuring and upgrading. Yet, the means for investing in social sectors and programmes are often limited, while high levels of unemployment and marginalisation impede the ability of citizens to organise and make demands. It is thus important to understand the specifics of social policy in so-called developing countries.

The course begins by setting the scene: what do we mean by “development” and how has development discourse and practice changed over time? The focus in this part is on development cooperation through international actors, but also on different regional and country experiences. Following on this, several social sectors are interrogated for their place in development, again taking country case studies into account but also studying the realm of “global social policy”, i.e., the social policy activities of inter- and transnational actors. We interrogate different international organisations for their differing views on, and approaches to, social protection; the connection between social policy and poverty reduction; the role of political mobilisation and elections for driving social policy investments by governments; and critically discuss the limits of social policy within the present international economic order.

In the first session, students should voice their specific interests, related to world regions/countries, as well as policy fields, so that we can collectively adapt the syllabus to everyone’s expectations. (If you have no specific interests at all, that is absolutely fine, too!)

Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

Preparatory reading (optional):

Biruk, Crystal, 2018. “Cooking Data: Culture and Politics in an African Research World”. Durham and London: Duke University Press.

Kabeer, Naila, 2024. “Social Protection, Livelihoods and ‘Structural Gaps’: Impact Assessment as Stories of Social Change”. LSE Public Policy Review 3(2): 7, pp. 1–13.

Mkandawire, Thandika, 2001. “Social Policy in a Development Context”. UNRISD Social Policy and Development Programme Paper Number 7.

Yeates, Nicola, 2014. “Understanding global social policy”. Bristol: Policy Press.

Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:

3 or 6 CP through essays/term papers and/or presentations.

Prof. Dr. Anna Katharina Wolkenhauer
08-26-M11-2Introduction to Contemporary Latin American Politics (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Mo 10:00 - 12:00 GW2 B1400 NUR Mo. + Di.
Ana Laura Velasco Ugalde
Sarah Kassim de Camargo Penteado
08-26-M11-4Politics of the Global Countryside (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Mi 16:00 - 18:00 SFG 2060

In this class, we study rural areas for their changing political, social, and economic place in society, by focusing on a number of topics that appear to be of particular relevance outside of cities. The course will take a global view; i.e., the “countryside” is treated as a space that cuts across national boundaries, exhibiting various commonalities across regions and continents while being shaped also by starkly differing histories and socio-economic contexts. The course tackles conceptual and theoretical frameworks (what do we mean by “rural”? Notions like “primitive accumulation”, “food security” and “food sovereignty”, etc.) as well as a number of rural themes (agricultural development and agrarian change, right-wing populism and rural social movements, poverty and inequality, etc. – to be decided depending on students’ interests).

Besides the course work (that is based on the weekly study of assigned readings), students undertake their own little research projects. For this, they identify during the first couple of weeks a topic that is of particular interest to them, prepare a background presentation, and then conduct their own interviews (two or three), followed by a small analysis. For this, the course conveys the basics of qualitative research and students will receive guidance throughout their individual projects. For those who wish to acquire six credit points, the work will result in a term paper; others will be graded on their presentation and data analysis exercise.


Literatur zur Vorbereitung/Preparatory Reading:

Preparatory reading (optional):
Ech-Charfi, Ahmed, 2020. “The Expression of Rural and Urban Identities in Arabic”. In: Bassiouney, Reem, and Keith Walters (eds.): The Routledge Handbook of Arabic and Identity, chapter 4.

Edelman, Marc, 2021. “Hollowed out Heartland, USA: How capital sacrificed communities and paved the way for authoritarian populism”. In: Journal of Rural Studies 82, pp. 505-517.

Ellis, Frank, 2006. “Agrarian change and rising vulnerability in rural sub-Saharan Africa”. In: New Political Economy, 11 (3), pp. 387-397.

Woods, Michael, 2007. “Engaging the global countryside: globalization, hybridity and the reconstitution of rural place”. In: Progress in Human Geography 31(4), pp. 485–507.


Prüfungsleistungen und CP/Assignments and Credits:
3 or 6 CP.

Prof. Dr. Anna Katharina Wolkenhauer
08-26-M11-8International policies on climate strategies and sustainable ocean governance Politics (in englischer Sprache)

Seminar

Termine:
wöchentlich Di 16:00 - 18:00 GW2 B1580 (2 SWS)

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 (https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-24021772)
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 (https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf)
3) Chatham House, the No 1 world’s policy think tank, provides a range of analyses on the topic (https://www.chathamhouse.org/topics/climate-policy)
4) Youth in Action, voices from all over the world hosted by the UN (https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/youth-in-action)


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.

Prof. Dr. Raimund Bleischwitz