Universität Wien

030246 SE Dimensions of the Political: Reactionary and Illiberal Political Philosophy (2023S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 20.03. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG (Kickoff Class)
  • Monday 15.05. 13:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Monday 22.05. 13:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Monday 05.06. 13:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum SEM42 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Monday 12.06. 13:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum SEM42 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The much-discussed global rise of illiberal and reactionary political forces is accompanied by theorizing that is rarely closely examined and analyzed. Contemporary illiberal political philosophies build on a long tradition of reactionary critique of the values of liberalism and the Enlightenment, and they argue for a social order built on deference to authority, orientation toward the common good, and traditional gender constructions. In our seminar, we aim to comprehensively reconstruct this current of political philosophy in the context of recent political developments using contemporary and historical texts.

Assessment and permitted materials

Presentation; participation at discussion.
A lege artis written diploma seminar paper for diploma students.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Reflection, participation, discussion.
Success in writing a seminar paper.

Examination topics

Since the course is a seminar, there is no examination and therefore no examination material - the basis for the performance assessment is the presentation and the participation in the discussion.

Reading list

Relevant literature will be made available via moodle.

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