Universität Wien

070100 VO History of Poitical Thought (2009W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte

Erster Prüfungstermin: Donnerstag, 28. Jänner 2010, 8.30 pktl. bis 10 Uhr, HS 47
Zweiter Prüfungstermin: Freitag 5. März 2010, 9-11 Uhr, HS 16
Dritter Prüfungstermin: Montag 17. Mai 2010, 9-11 Uhr, HS 45
Vierter Prüfungstermin: Montag 28. Juni 2010, 16.30 pktl. bis 18 Uhr, HS 41
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Details

max. 45 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 08.10. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 15.10. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 22.10. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 29.10. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 05.11. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 12.11. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 19.11. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 26.11. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 03.12. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 10.12. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 17.12. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 07.01. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 14.01. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 21.01. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Thursday 28.01. 08:30 - 10:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 47 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

History of political terms and ideas
History of political ideas in transition (traditional approaches, Cambridge School, feminist approaches)
Guiding questions:
Political ideas, theories, languages, ideologies, currents
Theories of politics and political thought
Theories of the state in classical antiquity (citizen and polity: monarchy, aristocracy, democracy, Aristotle)
Political theories in the Middle Ages (kingship, regnum and sacerdotium, head and members: prince and estates/pope and council, municipality, right of resistance) and medieval theorists of the state
Political theories of the Early Modern Era (republicanism, natural law, social contract, concepts of sovereignty, international law)
Liberalism, nationalism, socialism, Marxism, communism, Social Catholicism, fascism, Franco regime, National Socialism, totalitarianism
Political thought beyond Europe
Political theories today in their context of the history of theories and ideas (f.e. theories of justice, feminist theories of the political)
Ideas of peace, internationalísm, imperialism, colonialism, regionalism (f.e. Pan-Americanism, Europeanism)

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam (90 minutes) comprising knowledge and comprehension Those students who attend the lecture course within the EC Geschichte (elective module Political History) where this lecture has 5 ECTS, have to submit a short scientific paper (5 pages with footnotes) in addition.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Basic knowledge and orientation about the history of political thought and political currents across age and regions
Knowledge of core terms, theories and narratives of political thought
Basic knowledge of the range of sources of the history of political thought
Knowledge of fundamental sources of the history of political thought
Basic knowledge about the position of the history of political thought within the historical science and about the history of the discipline
Ability to historically classify political ideas and currents
Basic ability to handle problems of the history of political thought
Basic ability to deal with theories and narratives of the history of political thought
Basic ability to recognize the historicity of political ideas and currents and to deal with them in a critical way
Basic ability to use acquired knowledge in topical debates
Ability to analyze the political dimension of societal, economic and cultural problems
Basic ability to handle theoretical texts

Examination topics

Lectures and discussions

Reading list

Association in the course directory

BA Geschichte, Wahlmodul Politikgeschichte (4ECTS); EC Geschichte, Wahlmodul Politikgeschichte (5ECTS); Diplomstudium (A3)

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