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210021 VO M3 a: Political Theories and Research on Theory (2011S)

ON REVOLUTION - Concepts on the Test Bench?

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft

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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 10.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 17.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 24.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 31.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 07.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 14.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 05.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 12.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 19.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Monday 23.05. 18:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 26.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 09.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 16.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 30.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Content:
Although the Egyptian Revolution still has to substantiate its success,
it deviated as did already the revolutions in 1989 from widely accepted scholarly assumptions namely that revolutions are violent, depend on charismatic leaders, need a unifying ideology and tend to be threatened by regressive masses (f.e. Arendt) just to name a few. A new type of non-violent revolution has emerged, challenging so far accepted theories of radical social and political change which seem to be incapable of analyzing the new phenomena appropriately.

This lecture develops the origin and genesis of concepts on revolution in history as well as it challenges their main hypothesis. It aims at developing instruments for the analysis of contemporary features of revolutions.

Assessment and permitted materials


Grade: Written Exam (4 Multiple Choice+ 4 Open Questions).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list


Literature: Reader on Fronter, different articles from political philosophy as f.e.
Hannah Arendt (1963), On Revolution. New York
Edmund Burke (1790),Reflections on the Revolution in France. London
Alexis de Tocqueville (1856),The Old Regime and the French Revolution. Paris
Gene Sharp (2002), From Dictatorship to Democracy. Boston

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