Universität Wien

070100 VO History of Poitical Thought (2011W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte

1. Termin: 5. Okt.
Letzter Termin: 25. Jänner

einzelne Einheiten Englisch

Details

max. 999 participants
Language: German, English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 05.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 12.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 19.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 09.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 16.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 23.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 30.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 07.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 14.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 11.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 18.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 25.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9

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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.

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

Allgemeines: Hans Fenske, Dieter Mertens, Wolfgang Reinhard, Klaus Rosen, Geschichte der politischen Ideen. Von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart (Fischer 15756, Frankfurt am Main, aktualis. u. überarb. Neuausg. 2003). Manfred Brocker (Hg.), Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Ein Handbuch (Suhrkamp Taschenbuch Wissenschaft 1818, Frankfurt am Main 2007). Hans Maier, Horst Denzer (Hg.), Klassiker des politischen Denkens, 2 Bde (Beck'scheReihe 1361 und 1362, München 2001 bzw. 2. Aufl. 2004). - Die Prüfungslektüre ist den einzelnen Stunden zugeordnet und der Internetplattform der Lehrveranstaltung zu entnehmen.

Association in the course directory

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

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