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210078 SE BAK12: Austrian Politics (2023S)

Feminist Perspectives on Austrian Border Policies

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

On 01.06.2023 the course will be held online, from 09:00 - 11:30. On this day we will visit European Commission virtually and discuss the topic of foreign and security policy.

  • Thursday 09.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 16.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 23.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 30.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 20.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 27.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 04.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 11.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 25.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 01.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 15.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 22.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Thursday 29.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Borders are the result of nation-state and international policies with specific interests, which have different effects depending on the political actors and addressees. The term border is often associated with the territorial border of a nation state, but especially since Austria has become a member state of the EU and the Schengen area, the territorial border is part of supranational negotiation processes. Border policies interact with various policy fields, such as migration, labour and social policy.

Through globalisation and neoliberalism, territorial borders seem to have lost relevance, the borderline has become a border space in which dragnets and controls are extended to the entire national territory. At the same time more and more border fences are built and rebordering has become part of the every-day political discourse. In the course, we deal with the theories around borders and concepts such as de- and rebordering: What is a border? How are borders made and realised in the everyday practice of state action? Which actors are there at the border? What framework conditions exist in Austria and through the EU and the Schengen agreements? How are subjectification processes related to border policy? We analyse nation-state borders and border-drawing processes from feminist perspectives. What role do gender and genderedness play here? Which political actors represent political interests at or through the border? What does border politics have to do with masculinism?

Together we will discuss various basic texts on borders and social bordering processes, as well as in-depth texts on different policy fields. We further analyse empirical material on border politics and policies with a special focus on gender.
Our aim is to deepen the following skills together with the students:

-the elaboration of central questions and arguments of the texts;
-developing (counter-) arguments to the theses and findings of the authors;
-independent research for empirical data and its analysis
-reflecting on the texts read and the available data from a feminist perspective.

We will read texts in German and English, if this is difficult for someone, he/she can contact us in advance and we will find a solution. In the course we will talk in German, but if German is a language barrier for someone, we are happy to look for common solutions. Assignments can be done in English and German.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation and attendance:

In order to create a good and continuous space for discussions and conversations, two things are important for us: Firstly the presence of the students is important to us, we therefore ask that they do not miss more than twice. Secondly, we welcome active participation, which is what our course thrives on.

Assignments:

Reflections:
7 reflections on the texts read, in which students engage with what they have read, reflect on examples relevant to practice and adopt gender perspectives. The assignments should be ½ page long and handed in by midnight on Tuesdays. The reflections are part of the learning space and are intended to give students the opportunity to develop their own thoughts on the texts and to pose open questions in the space. They are therefore not assessed in terms of content.

Exposé and peer feedback:
Each student will develop an exposé with a question (2-3 pages). In two units we will discuss the exposés together. Each student will be given the task of commenting on a colleague's exposé in depth (in writing and orally).

Final paper:
The exposé should then ideally be turned into a final paper of about 12-15 pages that meets academic standards.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

+ Regular attendance and active participation in the course (20 points)
+ Handing in the reflections on the compulsory literature in time before the start of the respective course unit (21 points)
+ Short presentation of the synopsis and exposé (17 points)
+ Commentary on the exposé of a fellow student (17 points)
+ Seminar paper (25 points)

The overall grade is made up of the partial performances weighted as follows, whereby active participation and timely submission of the reflections and the seminar paper are minimum requirements for a positive assessment.
Point scale (provided that the minimum requirements are met): Very good: 88-100 points; Good: 75-87 points; Satisfactory: 62-74 points; Sufficient: 51-61 points; Unsatisfactory: 0-50 points.

Examination topics

The reading course is an examination-immanent course. This means that there is no exam.

Reading list

Literature will be provided via Moodle before the course starts.

Association in the course directory

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