Universität Wien

040201 KU Advanced Economic Sociology (MA) (2024S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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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. 50 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 05.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 19.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 09.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 16.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 23.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 30.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 07.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 14.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 21.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 28.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 04.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 11.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 18.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 25.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will provide the students with the possibility to deepen a sociological perspective, which critically assesses economic processes and institutions. It will broadly focus on issues of financialisation. We will engage deeply with the field of the social studies of finance, financialisation processes on a macro as well as micro-sociological levels, the role of finance in economic crises, and institutions of financial markets from a sociological perspective.
Aims are:
1. deepening the understanding of interdependencies between economy and society
2. the development of concepts in writing social scientific essays as critically evaluating the field
The content of the course will be delivered based on presentations and discussions of the literature. In addition, students will produce an essay, based on this literature. Students will present their ideas for the essay in the course for in-depth discussions and receiving feedback from both, peers and instructor.

Assessment and permitted materials

Preparation and discussion of the literature, essay and presentation, participation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The minimum requirement for receiving a positive grade includes the attendance of the course (max. 2
absences), the duly upload of the statements on the compulsory readings, the presentation, and the delivery
of a complete research proposal, in line with the specifications provided in the lectures.
• 2 discussion preparations (30%)
• Presentation (30%)
• Research Proposal (40%)
For the essays, all rules and academic principles to ensure scientific quality need to be fulfilled.

Examination topics

Work based on literature, which will be fully introduced in the first session.

Reading list

Complete list will be communicated in the first session:
Carruthers, B.G. & Kim, J.C. 2011. The sociology of finance. Annual review of Sociology, 37, 239-259
Fligstein, N. & Dauter, L. 2007. The sociology of markets. Annual Review of Sociology, 33, 105-128
Knorr Cetina, K. 2009. What is a Financial Market? in Beckert, J. & Deutschmann, C. (eds): Wirtschaftssoziologie, Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, Sonderheft 49/2009, 326-344.
MacKenzie, D. & Millo, Y. 2003. Constructing a market, performing theory: The historical sociology of a financial derivatives exchange. Annual journal of sociology, 109(1), 107-145.
MacKenzie, D. 2011. The credit crisis as a problem in the sociology of knowledge. American Journal of Sociology, 116(6), 1778-1841
Coombs, N. 2016. What is an algorithm? Financial regulation in the high-frequency trading. Economy and society, 45(2), 278-302.
Krippner, G. 2011. Capitalizing on Crisis.
Ho, K. 2009. Liquidated.
Fourcade, M. & Healy, K. 2013. Classification situations: Life-chances in the neoliberal era. Accounting, Organizations and Society 38(8):559-572.
Poon, M. 2009. From new deal institutions to capital markets: Commercial consumer risk scores and the making of subprime mortgage finance. Accounting, Organizations and Society 34(5):654-674.
Zingales, L. 2015. Does Finance Benefit Society? NBER Working Paper.

Association in the course directory

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