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210121 SE M7 a: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses (2013W)

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

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Details

max. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 07.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Monday 14.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Monday 21.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Monday 28.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Monday 04.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Monday 11.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Monday 18.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Monday 25.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Monday 02.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Monday 09.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Monday 16.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Saturday 11.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Monday 13.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Saturday 18.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
  • Monday 20.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Saturday 25.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
  • Monday 27.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

As the international system changes after the Cold War, the relevance of nation states is increasingly called into question, particularly in the context of the process of European Integration. The European Union constitutes a new form of large political entity, which is difficult to understand even for its practitioners. Usually it is maintained that it constitutes a completely new phenomenon, a unique type of political regime. Most scholars of the EU proceed from this assumption describing in great detail the ever-growing body of EU regulations and increasing number of European supranational institutions.

More and more, however, many scholars and even some politicians realize that a better understanding of the European integration process can be reached by putting it into a comparative perspective. Such comparisons could be historical, looking at previous union or imperial experiences or theoretical, developing unions for Europe’s future. Combining approaches of political theory, of the history of international relations and of modern comparative political science, this seminar will try to look into and discuss these and related questions.

Topics included:
I. Union experiences
* Rise and fall of nation states
* Unions in comparison
* The United States of America as union and empire

II. Empires in history
* The logic of empires
* Ancient Empires: Athens and Rome
* The British Empire

III. European visions
* The EU as superstate
* The EU as a cosmopolitan empire
* The Europeanization of the world

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular attendance and active participation in class discussion (30%) and a final written paper (70%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

What is an Empire?, in: Herfried Münkler, Empires, Cambridge 2007, pp. 1-17.
Cooper, Robert: The Breaking of Nations, New York 2003, p. 14-44.
Hix, Simon, What¿s Wrong with the European Union and How to Fix It, Cambridge 2008, p. 8-27, 179-192.
Beck, Ulrich/ Edgar Grande: Cosmopolitan Europe, Cambridge 2007, p. 1-25.
Further literature will be indicated in the preliminary talk!

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