Universität Wien

210097 SE M5 b: European Union and Europeanisation (2011W)

European Concepts and National Policies (engl.)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

NOTE: The first class of this course will NOT be held at 11th of October, but on 18th of October, due to other obligations of the instructor.

Students registered for this course may consult the elearning platform moodle for more information.
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. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 11.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 18.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 25.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 08.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 15.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 22.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 29.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 06.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 13.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 10.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 17.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 24.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 31.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course deals with concepts of activation and active inclusion, as brought forward in the context of EUropean labour-market and social policies, and with the development of respective policies at the national level. In more detail, following topics are addressed upon:

a) The development and scope and content of the concepts of activation and active inclusion at EU-level;
b) explanations for these developments at EU-level (from a political sciences perspective);
c) critical assessment of these developments (as well from a more normative perspective);
d) developments in related active policies at the national level (i.e. within relevant social protection schemes and active labour market policies);
d) explanations for these developments at national level (from a political sciences perspective);
e) critical assessment of these developments at national level (as well from a more normative perspective).

Hereby, the course applies state-of-the art of policy analysis, and the policy field under consideration is used as an example, following the aim that students get familiar with respective approaches.

Assessment and permitted materials

“Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung”!
a) attendance;
b) homework assignments;
c) active participation in discussions in class;
d) seminar paper;
e) presentation of results of case study in class.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

a) To make students familiar with state-of-the art policy analysis, including respective theoretical approaches
b) to improve knowledge on EUropean multilevel policy-making;
c) to increase skills on how to conduct critical assessments of policy-making.

Examination topics

a) Reading of introductory texts, homework assignments on these texts and discussion of these texts in class;
b) development of a common research concept for national case studies;
c) implementation of national case studies by students and presentation & discussion of respective results in class.

Reading list

Introductory texts will be provided by the instructor via moodle at the beginning of the semester.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: We 15.12.2021 00:22