210294 SE M10b SpezialisierungsSE: Symbolische Politik als staatlicher Gründungsakt (2014S)

The aim of the course is to answer the question of how to study and understand current symbolic politics. To understand the substantial changes brought about by the changing of political regimes we need to pay attention to the myths, language and symbolism of the given processes. The crisis moments of ruptures and formation of new political regimes represent a fertile ground for re-confirmation as well as re-making and modification or total transformation of political symbols, rituals and myths as an expression of fundamental values. Interpreting current state of society within the processes of the European integration, their past and future means combining rational as well as irrational narrative elements; i.e. the configuration of various myths and symbols. What role does play national symbolism in the processes of European integration? How are built collective identities in integration processes, what are the main problems of introducing European citizenship?