21.01. Political Science

A. Bachelor Degree Programme

• 210060 SE BAK10 International Politics and Development - International Political Ecology of Land
• 210061 VO BAK 10: VO Introduction to International Politics - Theories of International Relations
• 210062 SE BAK10: SE International Politics and Development - Populism and neo-populism in Latin America
• 210063 SE BAK10 International Politics and Development - International Political Economy of Cities
• 210064 SE BAK10 International Politics and Development - International Political Economy of Trade. TTIP in the Context of the Economic Crisis
• 210069 SE BAK12 SE Austrian Politics - Austrian Security and Defence Policy in a Changing International Environment
• 210070 SE BAK12 SE Austrian Politics - Denazifiction in Austria
• 210071 SE BAK12 SE Austrian Politics - Das österreichische Parteiensystem: Seminar aus österreichischer Politik
• 210072 SE BAK12 SE Austrian Politics - Politics of Religion in Austria
• 210073 VO BAK13 State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Policy Analysis (Government and Governance)
• 210074 SE [ en ] BAK13 SE State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Research and Innovation Policies (engl.)
• 210075 SE [ en ] BAK13 SE State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Political Economy of European Integration: Current lessons from past crises
• 210076 SE BAK13 SE State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Coming to Terms with the Past: The Politics of Historic Justice and Memory in Europe.
• 210079 VO BAK15 East European Studies - Introduction to transition research
• 210080 SE BAK15 SE: East European Studies - Democracy and democratic innovation in post-socialist Eastern Europe
• 210081 SE BAK15 SE: East European Studies - Protests in Flux - Social Movements in Transition Countries of East and Southeast Europe
• 210082 SE BAK15 SE: East European Studies - Forms of post-Soviet rule in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia
• 210083 VO BAK16 VO: Culture and Politics - Political culture in the late Habsburg monarchy and the roads to World War I
• 210084 SE BAK16 SE: Culture and Politics - Nation and Nationalism
• 210085 SE BAK16 SE: Culture and Politics - Politics and visual culture in popular music
• 210086 SE BAK16 SE: Culture and Politics - Measuring the territory between public and private sphere
• 210097 PS BAK 3 PS Introduction to scientific work
• 210164 SE BAK10 International Politics and Development - Einführung in die Internationale Politische Ökonomie
• 210165 SE BAK16 SE: Culture and Politics - Political Photography
• 210171 SE BAK13 State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Comparative analysis of democratic systems

BAK1 STEOP - Orientation Period

• 210001 VO STEOP: BAK1.2 Subject-specific introduction - (BA 1.3 Fachspezifische Einführung)
• 210002 VO STEOP: BAK1.2 Propeadeuticum Political Science
• 230002 VO STEOP: VO Basics of Methodology in Social Sciences

BAK2 - Basic of Social Sciences

• 210003 VO BAK 2.2 Social sciences and social change
• 230014 VO Social Sciences and Social Change
• 240003 VO Basics of Social Theory
• 210154 VO BAK 2.3 Historical Basics
• 210004 VO BAK2.4 Policy and Economy
• 210005 VO BAK2.5 Policy and Law

BAK 3 - Introduction to Scientific Work

• 210006 PS BAK 3 Introduction to scientific work
• 210007 PS BAK 3 Introduction to scientific work
• 210008 PS BAK 3 Introduction to scientific work
• 210009 PS [ en ] BAK 3 Introduction to scientific work
• 210010 PS BAK 3 Introduction to scientific work
• 210011 PS BAK 3 Introduction to scientific work
• 210012 PS BAK 3 Introduction to scientific work
• 210097 PS BAK 3 PS Introduction to scientific work
• 210155 PS BAK 3 Introduction to scientific work

BAK4 - Methods

• 210013 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210014 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210015 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210016 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210017 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210018 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210019 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210021 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210022 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210023 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210024 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210025 UE BAK4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210046 VO BAK 4.1 Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research

BAK5 to BAK8 - Required Modules

BAK5 - Core Area of Political Science: History of Theory and Debates on Theory

• 210026 VO BAK 5 VO: History of and debates on political theories - Darstellung und Reflexion zentraler Fragen und Debatten politischer Theorie in Geschichte und Gegenwart
• 210027 LK BAK5 LK History of Theory and Debates on Theory - Political Psychology: Political Psychology of Anti-Semitism
• 210028 LK BAK5 History of Theory and Debates on Theory - What is Politics?
• 210029 LK BAK5 History of Theory and Debates on Theory - Political Theories of Popular Music and Popular Culture
• 210030 LK BAK5 LK History of Theory and Debates on Theory - Agency Matters. Gender, violence and cultural difference
• 210031 LK BAK5 LK History of Theory and Debates on Theory - Political Theories on Power, Domination and Hegemony
• 210159 LK BAK5 LK History of Theory and Debates on Theory - Political Theories Politics and Ideologies of Inequality

BAK6 - Core Area of Political Science: The Austrian Political System and the EU

• 210032 VO BAK6 The Austrian Political System and the EU
• 210033 LK BAK6 LK The Political System of Austria and the EU
• 210034 LK BAK6 LK: The political system of Austria and the EU - Das österreichische politische System vor dem Kontext des Europäischen Integrationsprozesses.
• 210035 LK BAK6 The Austrian Political System and the EU
• 210036 LK BAK6 LK: The Austrian Political System and the EU
• 210037 LK BAK6 The Austrian Political System and the EU
• 210160 LK BAK6 The Austrian Political System and the EU

BAK7 - Core Area of Political Science: Comparative Analysis of Politics

• 210038 VO BAK7 Comparative Analysis of Politics
• 210039 LK [ en ] BAK7 Comparative Analysis of Politics
• 210040 LK [ en ] BAK7 Comparative Analysis of Politics
• 210041 LK BAK7 Comparative Analysis of Politics
• 210042 LK BAK7 Comparative Analysis of Politics
• 210043 LK BAK7 LK: Comparative Analysis of Politics
• 210161 LK BAK7 LK: Comparative Analysis of Politics - Einführung in die Vergleichende Politik

BAK8 - Core Area of Political Science: International Politics

• 210044 VO BAK8 VO: International Politics
• 210045 LK BAK8 LK: International Politics - Peacebuilding and Statebuilding
• 210047 LK BAK8 LK: International Politics - European Security Governance
• 210048 LK BAK8 LK International Politics
• 210049 LK BAK8 LK International Politics
• 210050 LK BAK8 LK International Politics - Focus: Neogramscian IPE
• 210051 LK BAK8 LK International Politics - Widersprüche und Konflikte der Demokratie in Lateinamerika.
• 210052 LK BAK8 LK International Politics - Politics and Social Movements in the USA
• 210053 LK BAK8 LK International Politics - Theorie und Empirie Internationaler Politik
• 210054 LK BAK8 LK International Politics - Intra-state Conflicts, Conflict Transformation and International Actors
• 210162 LK BAK8 LK International Politics
• 210163 LK [ en ] BAK8 LK International Politics - Nuclear Proliferation: Theories and Case Studies

BAK9 to BAK16 - Alternative Required Modules: Specialisation Modules

BAK9 - Political Theories and Research on Theories

• 210055 VO BAK 9 VO Theories of Society - Rechtsextremismus als Feld politikwissenschaftlicher Forschung
• 210056 SE BAK9 SE Social movements and social media - Soziale Bewegungen und Demokratie: Zur Rolle von neuen Technologien in aktuellen politischen Protesten
• 210057 SE BAK9 SE Political Theories and Research on Theories - Introduction to Postcolonial Studies and Exhibition Practies
• 210058 SE BAK9 SE Political Theories and Research on Theories - Gramsci at the Margins
• 210059 SE BAK9 SE Political Theories and Research on Theories - Failes States - Causes and Consequences

BAK10 - International Politics and Development

• 210060 SE BAK10 International Politics and Development - International Political Ecology of Land
• 210061 VO BAK 10: VO Introduction to International Politics - Theories of International Relations
• 210062 SE BAK10: SE International Politics and Development - Populism and neo-populism in Latin America
• 210063 SE BAK10 International Politics and Development - International Political Economy of Cities
• 210064 SE BAK10 International Politics and Development - International Political Economy of Trade. TTIP in the Context of the Economic Crisis
• 210164 SE BAK10 International Politics and Development - Einführung in die Internationale Politische Ökonomie

BAK11 - European Union and Europeanisation

• 210065 SE [ en ] BAK11 European Union and Europeanisation - Minority issue in the EU(engl.)
• 210066 SE [ en ] BAK11 European Union and Europeanisation - Understanding EU Enlargements
• 210067 SE [ en ] BAK11 European Union and Europeanisation - The EU and Global Governance
• 210068 SE BAK11 SE European Union and Europeanisation - Hybrid Forms of Governance in the Multi-Level System of the EU: Effective and Democratic?

BAK12 - Austrian Politics

• 210069 SE BAK12 SE Austrian Politics - Austrian Security and Defence Policy in a Changing International Environment
• 210070 SE BAK12 SE Austrian Politics - Denazifiction in Austria
• 210071 SE BAK12 SE Austrian Politics - Das österreichische Parteiensystem: Seminar aus österreichischer Politik
• 210072 SE BAK12 SE Austrian Politics - Politics of Religion in Austria

BAK13 - State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses

• 210073 VO BAK13 State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Policy Analysis (Government and Governance)
• 210074 SE [ en ] BAK13 SE State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Research and Innovation Policies (engl.)
• 210075 SE [ en ] BAK13 SE State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Political Economy of European Integration: Current lessons from past crises
• 210076 SE BAK13 SE State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Coming to Terms with the Past: The Politics of Historic Justice and Memory in Europe.
• 210171 SE BAK13 State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Comparative analysis of democratic systems

BAK14 - Gender and Politics

• 210077 SE BAK14 Gender and Politics - critical - feminist - queer
• 210078 SE BAK14 SE Gender and Politics - Gender in the Media: construction of meaning & lines of discourses

BAK15 - East European Studies

• 210079 VO BAK15 East European Studies - Introduction to transition research
• 210080 SE BAK15 SE: East European Studies - Democracy and democratic innovation in post-socialist Eastern Europe
• 210081 SE BAK15 SE: East European Studies - Protests in Flux - Social Movements in Transition Countries of East and Southeast Europe
• 210082 SE BAK15 SE: East European Studies - Forms of post-Soviet rule in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia

BAK16 - Culture and Politics

• 210083 VO BAK16 VO: Culture and Politics - Political culture in the late Habsburg monarchy and the roads to World War I
• 210084 SE BAK16 SE: Culture and Politics - Nation and Nationalism
• 210085 SE BAK16 SE: Culture and Politics - Politics and visual culture in popular music
• 210086 SE BAK16 SE: Culture and Politics - Measuring the territory between public and private sphere
• 210165 SE BAK16 SE: Culture and Politics - Political Photography

BAK17 - Consolidation

• 210087 UE BAK17b.1 Political Science in practice - UE STEOP Peer Mentoring Political Science
• 210088 UE BAK17b.1 Political Science in practice - Bankenpolitik
• 210166 UE BAK17b.1 Political Science in practice - The UN-System and it´s role in international politics

BAK18 - Bachelorseminar

• 210090 SE BAK18 Bachelor's Seminar
• 210092 SE BAK18 Bachelor's Seminar
• 210093 SE BAK18 Bachelor's Seminar
• 210094 SE BAK18 Bachelor's Seminar
• 210095 SE BAK18 Bachelor's Seminar
• 210174 SE BAK18 Bachelor's Seminar

B. Master Degree Programme in Political Science

• 210098 UE M2: UE Methods of Political Science
• 210099 UE [ en ] M2: UE Methods of Political Science

1. Required Modules

M1: Basics of Political Science

M2: Methods of Political Science

• 210098 UE M2: UE Methods of Political Science
• 210099 UE [ en ] M2: UE Methods of Political Science
• 210100 UE M2: Methods of Political Science
• 210101 UE M2: UE Methods of Political Science
• 210167 UE M2: UE Methods of Political Science

2. Group of Elective Modules - Specialisations

M3: Political Theories and Research on Theory - Introduction and Advanced Studies

• 210103 SE M3 a: SE Political Theories and Research on Theory - Althusserian theories of the political
• 210172 SE M3 b: SE Political Theories and Research on Theory - Critiquing Capitalism. Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy.

M4: International Politics and Development - Introduction and Advanced Studies

• 210104 VO M4 a: VO International Politics and Development - International Politics
• 210105 SE M4 b: SE International Politics and Development - Globalization and Ecological Crises: Debates on Democracy and Society-Nature Relations
• 210106 SE M4 b: SE International Politics and Development - Human Rights in New Civil Wars (diss alt)
• 210107 SE M4 a: SE International Politics and Development - Sustainability Challenge
• 210108 SE [ en ] M4 a: SE International Politics and Development - America's role in the world
• 210109 SE M4 a: SE International Politics and Development - Theoretical and Emirical Analysis of (neo-)imperial Politics
• 210168 SE M4 a: SE International Politics and Development - Aktuelle Probleme vergleichender Kapitalismustheorien
• 210170 SE M4 a: SE International Politics and Development - Post-/Coloniality, Difference and Accumulation

M5: EU and Europeanisation - Introduction and Advanced Studies

• 210110 VO M5 a: VO European Union and Europeanisation - (Diss alt)
• 210111 SE M5 b: SE European Union and Europeanization - Die innere und äußere Sicherheit der Europäischen Union (Diss alt)
• 210112 SE [ en ] M5 b: SE European Union and Europeanization - The Europeanization of Austria
• 210113 SE [ en ] M5 a: SE European Union and Europeanisation - Policies in times of crisis (engl.)

M6: Austrian Politics - Introduction and Advanced Studies

• 210115 SE M6 b: Austrian Politics: Politics of Social Inclusion - Social Inequality and Power Relations within the Austrian Welfare State
• 210116 SE M6 b: Austrian Politics: Politics of Social Inclusion - Human Rights and Rule of Law in Austria
• 210117 SE M6a Vertiefungsseminar(a): Demokratiereform
• 210118 SE M6a Vertiefungsseminar(a): Democracy

M7: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Introduction and Advanced Studies

• 210119 SE M7 a: SE State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Scientific Governance: Concepts, Challenges, Transformations.
• 210120 SE M7 a: SE State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Morality and Politics
• 210121 SE M7 a: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Towards an inclusive society. Towards an inclusive society?
• 210173 SE [ en ] M7 b: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - The Internationalization of Elections

M8: Gender and Politics - Introduction and Advanced Studies

• 210122 VO M8 a: Gender and Politics - Multidimensional Analyses of Capitalism
• 210123 SE M8b: Gender and Politics - Capitalism and "its Other"
• 210124 SE BAK14 Gender and Politics - Secularism, Religion, and Gender

M9: East European Studies - Introduction and Advanced Studies

• 210125 SE M9a/Diss: SE Eastern Europe - Conditions of democratic weakening and authoritarian stability
• 210126 SE [ en ] M9a/Diss: SE Eastern Europe - authoritarian challenges for democracy in southeastern europe
• 210127 SE M9a/Diss: SE Eastern Europe - Gender Relations in Eastern Europe and the transformation of state, democ-racy and economy

M10: Culture and Politics - Introduction and Advanced Studies

• 210128 VO M10/Diss: VO Visual Politics and popular culture - Visual Politics
• 210129 SE M10 b: Culture and Politics - Political Communication Research
• 210130 SE M10 a: SE Culture and Politics - Symbolic Politics in the Visegrad countries
• 210131 SE M10 a: SE Culture and Politics - Political Icongraphy

3. Master Degee Programme in Political Science

• 210132 SE M11: Research Practice - Contested Globalisation: Social Movements and NGOs
• 210133 SE M11: Research Practice - Electoral Behaviour in Europe - From a research proposal to empirical analyses
• 210134 SE M11: Research Practice - Utopia and Dytopia in the 20th century in East- and Western Europe
• 210135 SE M11: Research Practice - Protests for and against the residence of asylum seekers in Austria (Diss alt)
• 210141 SE M11: Research Practice - Erinnerungspolitik in Wien Politische Strukturen, Bedeutungen und öffentlicher Raum

4. Elective Area (M12)

5. Masterseminar (M13)

• 210136 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss - (Diss alt)
• 210137 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss - (Diss alt)
• 210138 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss - (Diss alt)
• 210139 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss - (Diss alt)
• 210140 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss - (Diss alt)
• 210142 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss - (Diss alt)
• 210143 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss - (Diss alt)
• 210144 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss - (Diss alt)
• 210145 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss - (Diss alt)
• 210146 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss - (Diss alt)
• 210147 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss
• 210148 SE M13: Master's Seminar/Diss - (Diss alt)

Complementary Study Programmes (CSP)

• 210153 UE EC SE - Political Science And Scientific Writing (Mentoring)

CSP European Integration

• 210150 SE [ en ] EC SE: - EU institutions and decision-making (engl.)
• 210151 SE [ en ] EC SE - The EU’s regulatory policies (engl.)
• 210152 SE [ en ] EC SE - The EU and global governance

CSP Basics of Politics

Erweiterungscurriculum Staatlichkeit und Demokratie im Wandel