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070100 VO History of Poitical Thought (2010W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte

Siehe auch www.univie.ac.at/igl.geschichte/angerer

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 06.10. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 13.10. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 20.10. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 27.10. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 03.11. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 10.11. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 17.11. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 24.11. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 01.12. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 15.12. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 12.01. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 19.01. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 26.01. 13:00 - 14:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

History of political terms and ideas
History of political ideas in transition (traditional approaches, Cambridge School, feminist approaches)
Guiding questions:
Political ideas, theories, languages, ideologies, currents
Theories of politics and political thought
Theories of the state in classical antiquity (citizen and polity: monarchy, aristocracy, democracy, Aristotle)
Political theories in the Middle Ages (kingship, regnum and sacerdotium, head and members: prince and estates/pope and council, municipality, right of resistance) and medieval theorists of the state
Political theories of the Early Modern Era (republicanism, natural law, social contract, concepts of sovereignty, international law)
Liberalism, nationalism, socialism, Marxism, communism, Social Catholicism, fascism, Franco regime, National Socialism, totalitarianism
Political thought beyond Europe
Political theories today in their context of the history of theories and ideas (f.e. theories of justice, feminist theories of the political)
Ideas of peace, internationalísm, imperialism, colonialism, regionalism (f.e. Pan-Americanism, Europeanism)

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam (90 minutes) comprising knowledge and comprehension Those students who attend the lecture course within the EC Geschichte (elective module Political History) where this lecture has 5 ECTS, have to answer one question more.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Basic knowledge and orientation about the history of political thought and political currents across age and regions
Knowledge of core terms, theories and narratives of political thought
Basic knowledge of the range of sources of the history of political thought
Knowledge of fundamental sources of the history of political thought
Basic knowledge about the position of the history of political thought within the historical science and about the history of the discipline
Ability to historically classify political ideas and currents
Basic ability to handle problems of the history of political thought
Basic ability to deal with theories and narratives of the history of political thought
Basic ability to recognize the historicity of political ideas and currents and to deal with them in a critical way
Basic ability to use acquired knowledge in topical debates
Ability to analyze the political dimension of societal, economic and cultural problems
Basic ability to handle theoretical texts

Examination topics

Lectures and discussions

Reading list

Siehe Fronter.

Association in the course directory

BA Geschichte, Wahlmodul Politikgeschichte (4ECTS); EC Geschichte, Wahlmodul Politikgeschichte (5ECTS); Diplomstudium (A3)

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