Universität Wien

040804 EK Economic Sociology for Economists (2011S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Gilt als "Grundzüge der Wirtschaftssoziologie" für Bakk.VWL

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 200 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 01.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 08.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 15.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 22.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 29.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 05.04. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 12.04. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 03.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 10.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 17.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 24.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 31.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 07.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 21.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Dienstag 28.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This module is designed to give first-year students an opportunity to learn about developments within economic sociology, with particular emphasis on the discipline's role within, and contribution to, wider economic, social and political contexts. The module first asks what economic sociology is and how it is related to the study of economic phenomena. Each session of the course is dedicated to the study of a particular research area within economic sociology, for instance, the sociology of markets, the sociology of money, fiscal sociology, the economic sociology of culture, globalization and development, and the economic sociology of the state (political economy). In addition to introducing and assessing the significance of major developments and insights gathered in economic sociology, it provides an opportunity to contextualize and reflect upon what has been learnt on other modules.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Participation in the lectures [15%]
One 1,500-word essay (mid-term assessment) [35%], deadline TBA
One 60-minute written exam (end-term assessment) [50%]

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Upon completion of this module, students should
- have a sense of the place and role of sociological theory in economics and economic theory in sociology
- have developed a good initial understanding of economic sociology, laying the ground work for the capacity of a critical assessment of sociological and economic theory
- be able to locate and read critically published contributions of economic sociology to the study of economics and sociology
- be able to evaluate critically the question how far economic phenomena necessitate alternate sociological explanations

Prüfungsstoff

Each lecture is designed to facilitate and encourage active student participation by drawing on contemporary politics, the economy, culture and society. On a regular basis, students will have to read a few contributions (book chapters and/or scientific articles) about the weekly topic in order to prepare for the discussions during the sessions. Communication between the lecturer and students is guaranteed through the use of Fronter, the University of Vienna's e-learning platform.

Literatur

Essential text book
Swedberg, Richard 2003 Principles of Economic Sociology. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Recommended text books
Hass, Jeff 2007 Economic Sociology. An Introduction. London: Routledge.
Smelser, Neil J. and Richard Swedberg (eds) 2005 The Handbook of Economic Sociology. Second Edition. Princeton, Oxford and New York: Princeton University Press and Russell Sage Foundation.


Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:29