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210186 SE M3: Political Theories and Research on Theory (2022S)

Republicanism: Power, Resistance, Government

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

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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

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  • Saturday 30.04. 13:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Saturday 04.06. 10:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Saturday 11.06. 10:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Saturday 18.06. 10:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

GASTPROFESSUR:Nicolai von Eggers Mariegaard

Republicanism has increasingly established itself as a political theoretical tradition and field of research. This includes studies of its historical trajectory and impact on political events and ideas as well as political theorising of contemporary politics. In this course, we explore the manifold aspects of republican political thought and its conception of politics, including republican understandings of power, resistance, and government. We study classical texts in the republican traditions such as Cicero, Machiavelli, Montesquieu, and Rousseau. We explore how republican ideas shaped core ideas and debates in the formation of a modern understanding of politics during the American, French, and Haitian Revolution. Finally, we delve into contemporary debates within republican political theory, and discuss how republicanism can help us analyse and understand contemporary politics.

On completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the various historical and contemporary aspects of the republican political tradition and ways of thinking about politics;
- Demonstrate a close familiarity with a variety of key texts, thinkers and theoretical positions at the core of the political theoretical tradition;
- Critically evaluate the theoretical assumptions underpinning different arguments on the themes covered in the course;
- Use republican political theory to analyse and discuss historical and contemporary politics

Assessment and permitted materials

Requirements are (1) submission of a seminar paper (10-15 pages) (50%); (2) short presentation on one of the weeks’ topics (35%); and (3) attendance and active participation in the seminars (15%). All parts are mandatory.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

1 = „sehr gut“ (min. 90%)
2 = „gut“ (min. 80 %)
3 = „befriedigend“ (min. 65%)
4 = „genügend“ (min. 50%).
All values below 50% will be graded „nicht genügend“

Examination topics

Students are expected to show comprehensive knowledge of all aspects and texts discussed in the course.

Reading list

The syllabus is provisional and may be subject to change

Historical Texts
Aristotle, Politics (tr. Carnes Lord, (selection)
Cicero, The Republic (selection)
James Harrington, The Commonwealth of Oceana (selection)
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Discourses (selection)
Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws (selection)
Polybius, The Histories (selection)
Maximilian Robespierre, Virtue and Terror (selected speeches)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract (selection)
The Federalist Papers (selection)
Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Women (selection)

Contemporary Texts
Richard Bellamy, “Sovereignty, Republicanism, and Democratic Legitimacy”
David Carrithers, “Not so Virtuous Republics”
Micayla Victoria Costa, “Is Neo-Republicanism Bad for Women?”
Annelien de Dijn, “Rousseau and Republicanism”
Yiftah Elazar and Geneviève Roussilière (eds.), Republicanism and the Future of Democracy (selection)
Lena Halldenius, Mary Wollstonecraft and Feminist Republicanism (selection)
Rachel Hammersley, Republicanism: An Introduction
Cecile Laborde, “Republicanism,” Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies
Bruno Leipold, Karma Nabulsi, Stuart White (eds.), Radica Republicanism (selection)
John McCormick, “Republicanism and Democracy”
John McCormick, “Machiavelli Against Republicanism”
James Muldoon, “A Socialist Republican Theory of Freedom and Government”
Quentin Skinner, Liberty Before Liberalism (selection)
Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and Government (selection)
Philip Pettit, “Two Republican Traditions”

To acquire beforehand
All students are advised to acquire Rachel Hammersley, Republicanism: An Introduction (Polity, 2020), which we will use throughout the course and read in its entirety.

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