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230146 SE Sociology of war (2022W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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max. 35 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 06.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 13.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 20.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 27.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 03.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 10.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 17.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 24.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 01.12. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 15.12. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 12.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 19.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 26.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

War takes place in a society and can affect its functioning for decades or even longer. In public and academic debates, we tend to treat wars as milestones through which we explain social and political change. But what is war, how exactly it shapes the relations between the state and the society, and how, if at all, is it different from other forms of social violence? This course will ask these questions and situate them in relation to culture, gender, social inequalities, ethics, and social movements. The course will provide students with advanced knowledge and analytical skills that will help them think, talk, and write in an informed and critical manner about war.

After completing the course, students shall be able to:
• Develop a systematic and critical understanding of war, including its place in history and its role in social affairs.
• Develop a detailed conceptual understanding of the different approaches to the history and theory of war.
• Effectively synthesise and communicate the empirical and theoretical uncertainties, ambiguities and limits of the different approaches to the history and theory of war.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Active participation (10%)
Students are supposed to read the required literature, prepare for the classes and be able to critically assess the literature and put it in a broader context. Active participation in class discussions and activities based on preparation will thus be considered in the assessment.

Individual presentation (10%)
Each student will choose a unit from the course when they prepare a brief presentation on an assigned topic/question. The presentation will focus on an empirical example related to the topic of the unit. The presentations should not last longer than 5 minutes and shall link the knowledge and understanding of the compulsory readings with a small empirical example.

Group presentation (30%)
Based on instructions explained in detail in the course, students will carry out a small research project related to the topic of the course. The focus of the project will be to interrogate a specific empirical case through some of the theoretical perspectives discussed in the course. The presentations will be held towards the end of the semester and can, but do not have to, be related to the topic of the final essay. The presentation should take about 15-20 minutes. Groups are encouraged to use ppt presentation and cite relevant sources. All group members shall be equally involved in preparing the presentation.

Research paper (50%)
Students shall prepare a final term paper on a subject related to the course based on their own small research. The research paper shall be ca. 3,500 words long and shall use some of the compulsory readings used in the course as well as additional academic literature. We will run an essay-writing workshop to help the course participants prepare and develop their ideas.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

- active participation
- individual presentation
- participation in a group presentation
- research paper

less than 50%: 5 (fail)
more than 50%: 4 (sufficient)
more than 62%: 3 (satisfactory)
more than 74%: 2 (good)
more than 86%: 1 (very good)

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Neff, S. C. (2005) War and the law of nations: a general history. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Strachan, H. and Scheipers, S. (2011) The changing character of war. Oxford: Oxford
University Press.
Sylvester, C. (2011a) Experiencing war. London: Routledge.
Clausewitz, C. von (2018) On war.
Enloe, C. H. (2014) Bananas, beaches and bases: making feminist sense of international Politics. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Die Lehrveranstaltung kann für jede Forschungsspezialisierung des Masterstudiums Soziologie herangezogen werden, sofern dies inhaltlich zu Ihrem Masterarbeitsvorhaben passt.

Letzte Änderung: Di 27.09.2022 13:49