Master Political Science (824)

Compulsory Modules (16 ECTS)

M1 Basics of Political Science (8 ECTS)

• 210100 VO M1a: Basics of Political Science
• 210101 VO M1: SpezialVO Basics of Political Science

M2 Methods of Political Science (8 ECTS)

• 210102 UE M2: Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210103 UE M2: Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210104 UE M2: Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research

Block of Elective Modules: Specialisations (44 ECTS)

M3 Political Theories and Research on Theory (22 ECTS)

• 210105 VO M3: SpezialVO Political Theories and Research on Theory - Theories of racism, antisemitism and antigypsism
• 210107 SE M3: Political Theories and Research on Theory - Socialism or Barbarism. The Relationship between Theory and Practise in Castoriadis, Lefort, and Gauchet
• 210153 SE M3: Political Theories and Research on Theory - Socialism or Barbarism. The Relationship between Theory and Practise in Castoriadis, Lefort, and Gauchet

M4 International Politics and Development (22 ECTS)

• 210108 VO M4: SpezialVO International Politics and Development - Introduction to International Political Economy: Financial markets, financial crises, and global economic relations
• 210109 SE M4: International Politics and Development - Financial crises, central bank politics and challenges for the political governance of the financial system
• 210110 SE M4: International Politics and Development - INEX Sustainability Challenge
• 210111 SE M4: International Politics and Development - Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation. US Nuclear Policy and the Nuclear Dispute with North Korea and Iran
• 210112 SE M4: International Politics and Development - Kritische Theorie - Analysen der Macht bei Foucault

M5 EU and Europeanisation (22 ECTS)

• 210113 SE [ en ] M5: European Union and Europeanisation - EU Politics in Time of Crisis (engl.)
• 210114 SE M5: European Union and Europeanisation - The Internal and External Security of the European Union
• 210115 SE M5: European Union and Europeanisation - The case of "Catalonia". Between erosion of the state and new 'european regionalism'

M6 Austrian Politics (22 ECTS)

• 210116 VO M6: SpezialVO Austrian Politics - Politics of Citizenship
• 210117 SE [ en ] M6: Austrian Politics - South Tyrol in the Italian state and its relations to Austria
• 210118 SE M6: Austrian Politics - Das österreichische Parteiensystem
• 210119 SE M6: Austrian Politics - Politische Interventionen: Intellektuelle in der österreichischen Politik

M7 State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses (22 ECTS)

• 210120 VO M7: SpezialVO State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses
• 210122 SE [ en ] M7: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Politics and Polarization
• 210123 SE M7: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Coalition government
• 210156 SE [ en ] M7: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Doing politics and making policy (engl.)
• 210158 SE [ en ] M7: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Party Politics and Public Policy

M8 Gender and Politics (22 ECTS)

• 210124 SE M8: Gender and Politics - Symbolic Violence: politics and gender according to Pierre Bourdieu
• 210125 SE M8: Gender and Politics - Capitalism and its Other Aspects of an intersectional analysis of capitalism

M9 East European Studies (22 ECTS)

• 210126 VO [ en ] M9: SpezialVO East European Studies - Nation building, transitional justice and mnemonic conflicts in the post-Soviet space
• 210127 SE [ en ] M9: East European Studies - Politics and society in post-Maidan Ukraine
• 210128 SE M9: East European Studies - Democratization and Politics of the Past in CEE and SEE
• 210151 SE [ en ] M9: East European Studies - Election and Opposition: Drivers of Change and Stability in Authoritarian Regimes

M10 Culture and Politics (22 ECTS)

• 210129 SE M10: Culture and Politics - Visual Culture and the Avantgarde
• 210130 SE M10: Culture and Politics - Political Image Control
• 210131 SE M10: Culture and Politics - Contemporary political iconoclasm and its history

Research Utilisation (12 ECTS)

M11 Research Utilisation (12 ECTS)

• 210132 SE M11: FOP Research Practice - Social movements, Gender, affects and emotions
• 210133 SE M11: FOP Research Practice - Transnational Conflicts of Memory in AT, CR and IT
• 210134 SE [ en ] M11: FOP Research Practice - (engl.)
• 210135 SE M11: FOP Research Practice - Militarism and Militarization. Theoretical Concepts and Geopolitical Challenges
• 210136 SE M11: FOP Research Practice - Hegemonie, Populismus, Diskurs, Radikale Demokratie. Die Perspektive der Essex School um Ernesto Laclau und Chantal Mouffe

Electives Module (16 ECTs)

M12 Elective Area (16 ECTS)

• 010052 SE Imparting Values - Opportunity and Challenge for Society and Church
• 010088 VU Esotericism and Far-Right Extremism
• 010089 SE Political Theology in Eastern and Central Europe
• 010092 VU [ en ] Religion in the USA
• 070292 VU Lecture Series and Exercises - Reduction of excessive nationalism and prejudices in society - Interdisziplinäre Beiträge der Universität Wien
• 140038 VO History of Panafricanism
• 140076 SE Aspects of Nationalism: Africa in Global Comparison
• 140254 SE Mobilities to/within/from Africa
• 230029 VO Multiple sustainability. Interpretations, analysis and politics of sustainable development
• 230033 VO NO! Theory and practice of civil disobedience
• 233060 UE [ de en ] Science in Society Laboratories
• 240091 VO VM5 / VM6 - Introduction to Latin American Studies - People, Commodities and Ecosystems and their movement

Masterseminar (2 ECTS)

M13 Masterseminar (2 ECTS)

• 210137 SE M13: Seminar for MA
• 210138 SE M13: Seminar for MA
• 210139 SE M13: Seminar for MA
• 210142 SE M13: Seminar for MA
• 210143 SE M13: Seminar for MA