Universität Wien

950157 SE Structure and Change of European Societies (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), Universitätslehrgänge
Continuous assessment of course work
MIXED

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Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Thematic focus
The seminar provides a sociological examination of structure and change in European societies. From a comparative perspective, social structure transformations in various European societies will be discussed. Particular emphasis is given to issues of social and regional inequalities, interesections of class, gender and race, processes of metropolitanization and peripheralization (including the urban-rural-gap), national and transnational welfare regime development, migration and asylum.
Learning objectives
Development of a critical and comparative understanding of European societies in transformation. Knowledge of relevant research-based literature, including theories and concepts of Europeanization. Capacity in researching and interpreting empirical data from international, European and national sources. Knowledge of European policy and institutional development in main (above mentioned) areas of social change.
Learning format
Lecture and discussion, joint reading of basic texts with written reflections, independent research into topics in small working groups, creation of a topic dossier

Assessment and permitted materials

• Reading and (written) reflections of basic texts (30)
• Oral presentations of research (to be worked out individually or in small working groups) (30)
• Seminar paper (40)
At least half of the points must be achieved from each partial performance!

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Assessment key
0-50 points: 5
51-63 points: 4
64-76 points: 3
77-89 points: 2
90-100 points: 1

Examination topics

Learning format
Lecture and discussion, joint reading of basic texts with written reflections, independent research into topics in small working groups, creation of a topic dossier

Reading list

Reading list (in preparation for the course)
• Flockhart, Trine. 2010. Europeanization or EU-ization? The Transfer of European Norms across Time and Space, Journal of common market studies Vol.48 (4), p.787-810.

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