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210112 SE M7: Technology, Power, and Governance: Comparative Perspectives (2025W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Th 04.09.2025 08:00 to Mo 22.09.2025 08:00
- Registration is open from Th 25.09.2025 08:00 to Tu 30.09.2025 08:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 20.10.2025 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 07.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 14.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 21.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 28.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 04.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 11.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 18.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 25.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 02.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 09.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 16.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 13.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 20.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 27.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course explores the complex intersections of technology, political power, and governance through a comparative case methodology. Using China, Europe, United States and the Global South as primary reference points students examine how disruptive technologies both shape and are shaped by contrasting political institutions, market structures, and social imaginaries. A combination of classic theoretical works and contemporary policy debates provides the conceptual foundations, introducing students to key ideas such as techno-politics, infrastructural power, algorithmic governance, geoeconomics, and digital sovereignty. Weekly seminar discussions use systematic case comparison across regions, technologies, and time periods to foster critical analysis, while continuous assessments cultivate skills in policy memo writing, conceptualization, and comparative research. The course culminates in a capstone exploration of global technology governance futures, equipping students to assess how diverse governance regimes and political economies might respond to the challenges of emerging and transformative technologies in the decades ahead.
Assessment and permitted materials
Class Participation 10%
Homework Assignments: 15%
Class-Based Activities: 45%
Final Paper: 30%
Homework Assignments: 15%
Class-Based Activities: 45%
Final Paper: 30%
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Satisfactory completion of all assessed tasks
Examination topics
Students complete four in-class assignments that assess their capacity to apply the knowledge and core skills advanced by the course
Reading list
Literature will be announced at the start of the semester
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Last modified: Mo 27.07.2026 09:27