408045 VO Political Theories and Political Thinking

winter semester 2018/2019 | Last update: 27.09.2019 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of Sociology

Instructor:

Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Kristina Stoeckl, MA

Course number:

408045

Title:

VO Political Theories and Political Thinking

Type/hours:

VO 2

ECTS credits:

Period:

weekly

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

Students are able to distinguish and characterize the most important paradigms of sociologi-cal basic theories in their historical development. They know how to apply these theories to current sociological issues. They are able to systematically analyse power and power rela-tionships. They know how to classify and explain the development of political thinking in the course of the centuries as well as to illustrate different definitions of power. Students under-

Contents:

1.    Einleitung
2.    Der Staat | The state (1): Thomas Hobbes
3.    Der Staat | The state (2): Max Weber
4.    Gesellschaftsvertrag | Social Contract: John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
5.    Macht + Realismus | Power + Realism: Machiavelli
6.    Demokratie | Democracy (1): Aristotle
7.    Demokratie | Democracy (2): Tocqueville
8.    Das Individuum | The individual: John Stuart Mill, Adam Smith
9.    Gemeinschaft + Solidarität | Community + Solidarity: Durkheim
10.    Gemeinschaft + Freiheit | Community + Liberty: Kant, Hegel, Liberalismus-Kommunitarismus-Debatte
11.    Revolutionen + Kapitalismus | Revolutions + Capitalism: Marx
12.    Gerechtigkeit | Justice: John Rawls
13.    Zeitgenössische Debatten | Contemporary Debates
14.    Exam

Methods:

Lecture

Assessment:

Written Exam (Multiple Choice)

Literature:

Schaal, Gary S./Heidenreich, Felix. Einführung in die politischen Theorien der Moderne. 2. erweiterte und aktualisierte Auflage. Opladen: Verlag Barbara Budrich, 2009. (Preis im Buchhandel 16,80 euro).

Prerequisites:

none

eLearning shares:

Recording

Remarks:

English reading skills are required.

OLAT:

https://lms.uibk.ac.at/url/RepositoryEntry/4390125801

Start:

see dates

Course allocation

Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

Bachelor's Programme Sociology according to the curriculum 2007 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)

Compulsory Modules (145 ECTS-Credits)

Compulsory Module 5: Social and Political Theories (10 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)

Interdisciplinary and additional courses

Interdisciplinary courses

Interdisciplinary courses for Bachelor's Programmes

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Tue 2018-10-09	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2018-10-16	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2018-10-23	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2018-10-30	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2018-11-06	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2018-11-13	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2018-11-20	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2018-11-27	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2018-12-04	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2018-12-11	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2019-01-08	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2019-01-15	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2019-01-22	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Tue 2019-01-29	14.30 - 16.00	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free	1. Klausur
Mon 2019-03-11	14.00 - 15.45	HS 3 (Sowi) HS 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free	2. Klausur
Mon 2019-06-24	16.00 - 17.45	HS 2 (Sowi) HS 2 (Sowi)	Barrier-free	3-Klausur