Universität Wien

230509 SE Reading Seminar: Foundations of Political Sociology (2024W)

(Version 2014 - Auslaufender Studienplan)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Diese Lehrveranstaltung ist ausschließlich für Studierende konzipiert, die das Masterstudium laut Studienplan 2014 abschließen möchten und kann im neuen Studienplan (Version 2024) nicht für den Studienabschluss herangezogen werden.
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. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 22.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre
  • Monday 02.12. 09:45 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 16.12. 09:45 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 13.01. 09:45 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 27.01. 09:45 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this seminar on foundational texts in political sociology, we will explore the following topics: power and authority; the social basis of political orientations (cleavage theories and milieu theories); parties and elections; political participation (social movements, networks, and social capital); as well as political culture and new societal dividing lines.

In the seminar, we will focus on classic texts and collectively discuss their relevance in current debates in political sociology.

Competencies:
-Understanding central thematic and theoretical strands of political sociology
-Orienting current sociological issues (e.g., polarization, right-wing populism, the demobilized class society, attitudes toward the welfare state and climate policy, civic engagement, and networks) within classic texts and theories

Assessment and permitted materials

• Active participation and regular attendance
• Reading the texts
• Students must formulate a short comment on the core text for each session and post it on moodle by 10 PM Friday evening before the seminar
• Final essay

The final essay should be submitted as a written paper of 5 to 7 pages (12,500 to 17,500 characters including spaces). The essay should engage with a foundational text of political sociology covered in the seminar and discuss its relevance in the context of current sociological debates and issues. Additional relevant literature should be independently researched. Further details on the content and formal requirements will be announced in the first class session.

For a note by the SPL Sociology, please see German version.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This is an immanent course with mandatory attendance. For a positive evaluation, the following components must be completed in addition to regular and active participation in the sessions:

• Preparation, discussion, and presentation of academic literature (20%)
• Students should read the core literature announced in the course and actively participate in the discussion of the literature during the seminar.
• Posting comments on the text before the class on Moodle (30%)
• Final essay (50%)

The exact content and formal requirements will be announced during the course.

Examination topics

For a positive completion, all components must be passed, and the minimum attendance requirement must be met.

Reading list

Clemens, Elizabeth S. (2016): What is Political Sociology? Cambridge: Polity Press
Holzer, Boris (2015): Politische Soziologie. Baden-Baden: Nomos/utb
Additional literature will be announced in the seminar

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 20.09.2024 12:06