Universität Wien

230043 SE Right-wing extremism - Group-Focused Enmity - Authoritarianism (2019S)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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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. 35 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Gastprofessur: Blocktermine im Mai, durchgängige Anwesenheit

  • Thursday 09.05. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre
  • Thursday 23.05. 10:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre
  • Friday 24.05. 10:00 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Saturday 25.05. 10:00 - 17:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
    Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Why did welfare states develop at such different speed and why have they become so different cross-nationally in their extent of generosity and redistristribution?

This seminar seeks to develop a broad interdisciplinary perspective for the analysis of complex social processes and provides students with a conceptual tool-kit that will allow them to reduce the complexity of social phenomena as much as necessary, but no more than necessary.

The goal of our seminar is to give
1. an introduction to basic principles of political sociology by analyzing critically classical texts by de Tocqueville, Weber and Mosca and Michels
2. analyse conditions for the development of welfare states by adopting a comparative perspective on different policy fields (e.g. labour market, gender, education and environment).
We will also address methodologcal issues on how to compare institutions and welfare states.

Assessment and permitted materials

Hinweis der SPL: bei Feststellung einer erschlichenen Teilleistung (Abschreiben, Plagiieren, Ghostwriting, etc.) muss die gesamte Lehrveranstaltung als geschummelt gewertet und als Antritt gezählt werden.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- Regular attendance and participation
- Reading of selected texts in preparation for the seminar,
- Presentation (structure will be provided during semianr)
- 2 Essays during term (max 3 pages)

Knowledge of English (reading and writing skills) is mandatory, as the working languages of the seminar are German and English. This implies that the input provided (teaching, reading, assignments) is partly in English.

Examination topics

Reading list

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Last modified: Fr 01.10.2021 00:22