240007 VO Anthropology of Organisations and Bureaucracy (2022W)
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The lecturer can invite students to a grade-relevant discussion about partial achievements. Partial achievements that are obtained by fraud or plagiarized result in the non-evaluation of the course (entry 'X' in certificate). The plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used.
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Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
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Sprache: Englisch
Prüfungstermine
Donnerstag
26.01.2023
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Freitag
24.03.2023
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
Donnerstag
11.05.2023
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
Donnerstag
15.06.2023
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
UPDATE 19.10.2022: The session on October 27th will be digital. Students can use HS A as a studyzone.
UPDATE 13.12.2022: The session on December 15th will be digital. Students can use ÜR as a studyzone.If possible, the course is to be conducted in presence. Due to the respective applicable distance regulations and other measures, adjustments may be made.
Donnerstag
13.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Donnerstag
20.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Donnerstag
27.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Digital
Donnerstag
03.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Donnerstag
10.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Donnerstag
17.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Donnerstag
24.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Donnerstag
01.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Donnerstag
15.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Digital
Donnerstag
12.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Donnerstag
19.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Assessment will be in a form of a written exam. It will consist of open-ended questions directly connected to the material discoursed in the course and assigned readings.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
91 - 100: 1
78 - 90: 2
61 - 77: 3
51 - 60 : 4
0 - 50 : 5
78 - 90: 2
61 - 77: 3
51 - 60 : 4
0 - 50 : 5
Prüfungsstoff
In order to pass this course students must be able to engage critically with key issues concerning bureaucratic institutions: for instance accountability, transparency, efficiency, trust. They should be able to explain mechanisms governing institutions (e.g. power relations, moral economy, affect, the rule of experts etc.). They should be familiar with the history of modern bureaucratic institutions as well as the local and global contexts shaping them. Students should be able to link studies of organisations with the key debates taking place in social sciences, especially anthropology (for instance, those concerning state, democracy, imperialism, post-socialism, modernity, nationalism, development, poverty). Students should also be able to discuss methodological issues linked to organizational studies, be familiar with methods that facilitate such studies and discuss both thrir prons and cons. Students should be able to discuss those issues by supporting theory with evidence from diverse range of organizations and by bringing examples from different regions.
Literatur
the indication of what kind of readings are topics is to be expected:
Abram, S., & Weszkalnys, G. (Eds.).(2013).Elusive Promises. Planning in the Contemporary World. London: Berghahn Books.
Caufield, C. (1996).Masters of illusion: the World Bank and the poverty of nations(1st ed.). New York: Henry Holt.
du Gay, P. (2000).In Praise of Bureaucracy: Weber - Organization - Ethics: SAGE Publications.
du Gay, Paul. 2005. The values of bureaucracy. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.
Lipsky, M. (2010).Street-Level Bureaucracy, 30th Ann. Ed.: Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Service: Russell Sage Foundation.
Drazkiewicz, Elzbieta. 2020. Institutionalised Dreams: The Art of Managing Foreign Aid: Berghahn Books (chapter 6 and 7).Foucault, M. (1991). Governmentality. In G. Burchell, C. Gordon, & P. Miller (Eds.),The Foucault Effect. Studies in Governmentality(pp. 87-104). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Handelman, D. (2007). The Cartesian Divide of the Nation-State Emotion and Bureaucratic Logic In H. Wulff (Ed.),The Emotions. A Cultural Reader(Vol. 119-142). Oxford: Berg.
Harvey, P., Reeves, M., & Ruppert, E. (2013). ANTICIPATING FAILURE: Transparency devices and their effects.Journal of Cultural Economy, 6(3), 294.
Hetherington, K. (2011).Guerrilla Auditors: The Politics of Transparency in Neoliberal Paraguay. Durham: Duke Press.
Herzfeld, M. (1993).The social production of indifference: exploring the symbolic roots of Western bureaucracy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Howe, L. (2009).Being unemployed in Northern Ireland: an ethnographic study. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Mathur, N. (2015).Paper Tiger. Law Bureaucracy and the Developmental State in Himalayan India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Müller, B. (2013).The Gloss of Harmony: The Politics of Policy Making in Multilateral Organisations: Pluto Press
Mosse, D. (2004). Is good policy unimplementable? Reflections on the ethnography of aid policy and practice.Development and Change, 35(4), 639-671.
Navaro-Yashin, Y. (2007). Make-believe papers, legal forms and the counterfeit.Anthropological Theory, 7(1), 79-98. doi:10.1177/1463499607074294
Neumann, I. (2012).At Home with the Diplomats. Inside a European Foreign Ministry. New York: Cornell University Press.
Power, M. (1997).The audit society: rituals of verification. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Riles, A. (2000).The network inside out. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Strathern, M. (1997). Improving ratings: audit in the British University system.European Review, 5(03), 305-321.
Strathern, M. (2000a).Audit cultures: anthropological studies in accountability, ethics and the academy: Routledge.
Strathern, M. (2000b). The tyranny of transparency.British Educational Research Journal, 26(3), 309-321.
Weber, M. (1979). Bureaucracy inEconomy and Society(pp. 956-1005): University of California Press.
Wedel, J. R. (2011).Shadow Elite: How the World's New Power Brokers Undermine Democracy, Government, and the Free Market: Basic Books.
Wedel, Janine. (2014). Unaccountable: How Elite Power Brokers Corrupt Our Finances, Freedom, and Security: Pegasus Books.
Abram, S., & Weszkalnys, G. (Eds.).(2013).Elusive Promises. Planning in the Contemporary World. London: Berghahn Books.
Caufield, C. (1996).Masters of illusion: the World Bank and the poverty of nations(1st ed.). New York: Henry Holt.
du Gay, P. (2000).In Praise of Bureaucracy: Weber - Organization - Ethics: SAGE Publications.
du Gay, Paul. 2005. The values of bureaucracy. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.
Lipsky, M. (2010).Street-Level Bureaucracy, 30th Ann. Ed.: Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Service: Russell Sage Foundation.
Drazkiewicz, Elzbieta. 2020. Institutionalised Dreams: The Art of Managing Foreign Aid: Berghahn Books (chapter 6 and 7).Foucault, M. (1991). Governmentality. In G. Burchell, C. Gordon, & P. Miller (Eds.),The Foucault Effect. Studies in Governmentality(pp. 87-104). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Handelman, D. (2007). The Cartesian Divide of the Nation-State Emotion and Bureaucratic Logic In H. Wulff (Ed.),The Emotions. A Cultural Reader(Vol. 119-142). Oxford: Berg.
Harvey, P., Reeves, M., & Ruppert, E. (2013). ANTICIPATING FAILURE: Transparency devices and their effects.Journal of Cultural Economy, 6(3), 294.
Hetherington, K. (2011).Guerrilla Auditors: The Politics of Transparency in Neoliberal Paraguay. Durham: Duke Press.
Herzfeld, M. (1993).The social production of indifference: exploring the symbolic roots of Western bureaucracy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Howe, L. (2009).Being unemployed in Northern Ireland: an ethnographic study. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Mathur, N. (2015).Paper Tiger. Law Bureaucracy and the Developmental State in Himalayan India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Müller, B. (2013).The Gloss of Harmony: The Politics of Policy Making in Multilateral Organisations: Pluto Press
Mosse, D. (2004). Is good policy unimplementable? Reflections on the ethnography of aid policy and practice.Development and Change, 35(4), 639-671.
Navaro-Yashin, Y. (2007). Make-believe papers, legal forms and the counterfeit.Anthropological Theory, 7(1), 79-98. doi:10.1177/1463499607074294
Neumann, I. (2012).At Home with the Diplomats. Inside a European Foreign Ministry. New York: Cornell University Press.
Power, M. (1997).The audit society: rituals of verification. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Riles, A. (2000).The network inside out. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Strathern, M. (1997). Improving ratings: audit in the British University system.European Review, 5(03), 305-321.
Strathern, M. (2000a).Audit cultures: anthropological studies in accountability, ethics and the academy: Routledge.
Strathern, M. (2000b). The tyranny of transparency.British Educational Research Journal, 26(3), 309-321.
Weber, M. (1979). Bureaucracy inEconomy and Society(pp. 956-1005): University of California Press.
Wedel, J. R. (2011).Shadow Elite: How the World's New Power Brokers Undermine Democracy, Government, and the Free Market: Basic Books.
Wedel, Janine. (2014). Unaccountable: How Elite Power Brokers Corrupt Our Finances, Freedom, and Security: Pegasus Books.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Do 11.05.2023 11:28
At the end of this course, students should
be familiar with contemporary debates in anthropological studies regarding bureaucracy.
be able to identify and explain mechanisms governing modern institutions; be able to explain how bureaucratic regimes influence not only how people see the state and public institutions, but how they act in it; They should be able to illustrate their points by using cross-cultural examples;
have the ability to independently analyse social lives of bureaucratic institutions; be able to explain how bureaucratic institutions, their representatives and clients are influenced by particular social structures and wider socio-cultural phenomena (for instance modernity, globalisation, post-colonialism, post-socialism);
be able to make connections between theories explaining bureaucractic and organizational lives and other relevant debates in social sciences (for instance on social and political trust, class, power, nationalism).
General academic and transferable skills gained:
Increased confidence in analysing texts, reading comprehension. Strengthened cross-cultural comparison skills. Improved verbal and written communication skills, group work, critical thinking. Increased ability to apply theory to observed reality, ability to communicate complex academic concepts to lay public.Content:
Selected topics provided insight into the world of bureaucratic institutions. In the course, we will study mechanisms of policy-making and policy implementation and have a closer look at bureaucratic materiality and affects. We will also ask about power, agency and ownership in the institutions. The class will offer an insight into a diverse worlds of bureaucratic institutions, exploring perspectives of street-level bureaucrats, state administrators or members of transnational institutions. It will also offer insights into diverse geographical areas.
The course will not only explore classical and contemporary anthropological theory. It will also provide students with practical knowledge on doing research in, with and for institutions in order to prepare them for conducting research for action and work with state institutions, NGOs and private organisations.
Methods:
Traditional lectures and seminars. Both will include mixed methods: in-class activities, individual and group work, debates. Class readings and discussions are complemented by assignments offering students the opportunity to conduct their own original research using anthropological methods and perspectives.This course requires active participation of students both in the lectures and in seminars. The goal is to hold in person classes but students unable to attend in person due to current pandemic measures will be provided with an opportunity to attend on-line. There is a possibility to adjust teaching methods depending on the pandemic regulations.The course is supported by an accompanying tutorial.
Tutor: Julia PetronTutorial dates:
13 October 1:15 pm HS A
20 October 4:45 pm HS A
27 October 1:15 pm SR D
3 November 4:45 pm HS C
10 November 1:15 pm HS A
17 November 1:15 pm HS A
24 November 1:15 pm HS C
1 December 3:00 pm HS A
15 December 3:00 pm Übungsraum
12 January 1:15 pm SR A
20 January 9:45 am to 1:00 pm HS A