210074 SE BAK11: European Union and Europeanisation (2022S)
Digitalization and The European Union: Ideas, Politics, and Policy (engl.)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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Studierende, die der ersten Einheit unentschuldigt fern bleiben, verlieren ihren Platz in der Lehrveranstaltung.Achten Sie auf die Einhaltung der Standards guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis und die korrekte Anwendung der Techniken wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens und Schreibens.
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Details
max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Donnerstag
10.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Donnerstag
17.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Donnerstag
24.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Donnerstag
31.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Donnerstag
07.04.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Donnerstag
28.04.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Donnerstag
05.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Donnerstag
12.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Donnerstag
19.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Donnerstag
02.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Donnerstag
09.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Donnerstag
23.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Freitag
24.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Students are required to attend classes and come prepared (i.e., having done and thought a bit about the readings). In addition, there will be four types of assignments that together make up the final grade.- First, for **two** sessions of their choosing, students need to write short response papers (half a page) that reflect on the readings and end with a question for the class. This will make up 20% of their grade. The response papers are meant to not merely summarize the reading but pick up on of or two key arguments and critically reflect on them. This can be done by connecting them to other readings, recent events in the news, or by criticizing their assumptions or conclusions. Questions should ideally emerge from the preceding reflection, i.e. the reflection is meant to set the stage or prepare the question. Also, remember that questions end with a question mark.- Second, students are required to deliver a *very short* input presentation (around 5 minutes) for **one** session as well as prepare some discussion points for the class (e.g., questions, empirical examples). This will also make up 20% of their grade. It is important to state that the input presentation is not meant to be a comprehensive summary of the text (or the section of the text you were assigned within your presentation group). Rather, it is meant to pick up on key arguments, present and ideally discuss them critically. The discussion points are meant to kick off the discussion. The presentations can be really short, they don't need to be longer than 5 minutes per person.- Third, there a short exam towards the end of the seminar that tests whether students remember key arguments from the readings and the sessions. You will get a reading week (a week without a session) to go over the readings and slides again and prepare for the test. The test will consist of around 15 short questions, most of them in multiple choice format. The test will not be overly difficult but merely test whether you have done the readings and followed the course. This will also make up *20%* of your grade.- Fourth, students need to write a relatively short term paper on a topic related to the course (2000-3000 words). This will make up *40%* of their grade. The paper can be theoretical or empirical and is meant to hone in on one particular question that the students can pick themselves (although they should briefly discuss this with me in advance). For more information on what I think makes a good term paper, take a look at this (https://www.timoseidl.com/blog/2021/07/what-makes-a-good-term-paper/) document.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
You need to submit all the required assignments to pass the course. Your final grade will be the weighted average of these assignments. What is important to me when it comes to grading are two things. First, stick to the task at hand. If your presentation is meant to be 5 minutes, make it no more than 6. It's almost a dad thing to say, but these skills are important not just at a university, but pretty much everywhere you want to end up at. Second, put a bit of effort into it, or at least make it look that way. Have some decent formatting, but also: try to be clear and crisp, which is often harder than writing long and convoluted sentences. Try to prepare a presentation that you yourself would like to listen to. Short, simple points, and make it clear if you found something unclear. You don't need to understand everything, have read a ton of additional literature, or write in a fancy way to get a very good grade. Just stick to the task and try to make sense.
Prüfungsstoff
Literatur
Details on readings can be found in the syllabus on Moodle. If you want access beforehand, just drop me a quick email (I can't attach the syllabus to this form).
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Fr 03.06.2022 10:49
Digitalization and the European Union: Ideas, Politics, and PolicyCourse Description:
From meeting people to building things, from ordering food to consuming news, digital technologies have become ubiquitous in our social and economic lives, even before the pandemic made them seem truly indispensable. But as digital technologies have become essential, so have the companies that design and sell them. Large tech companies have become the most valuable companies on the planet, reflecting their enormous economic but increasingly also political power. However, the rise of Big Tech has not remained uncontested. Regulators in different parts of the world have put limits on the collection and use of data, protected gig workers, established guidelines on content moderation, and banned a variety of digital practices. The EU in particular has emerged as a global leader in digital policymaking, being sometimes dubbed a 'regulatory superpower' in the digital space. In this course, we will look not only at how digitalization is changing societies and economies, but also the EU has reacted to this transformation. We will explore the political economy but also the ideas underlying the rise of digital capitalism. And we will look at the policies the EU has adopted (or is planning to adopt) in response, as well as at the politics behind.Learning Outcomes:
The course aims to familiarize students with the digital transformation and the EU's response to it. At the end of the course, students should be able to- identify and describe key processes and ideas that drive and inform the digital transformation;- summarize and critically assess central theoretical and empirical insights of the political science research on the politics of digital policymaking in the EU;- apply these insights to better understand the future of digital policymaking in Europe and beyond.