Seminar: 1.07.115 Sociology of the European Integration (Lehrsprache Englisch) - Details

Seminar: 1.07.115 Sociology of the European Integration (Lehrsprache Englisch) - Details

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Course name Seminar: 1.07.115 Sociology of the European Integration (Lehrsprache Englisch)
Subtitle
Course number 1.07.115
Semester WiSe24/25
Current number of participants 12
maximum number of participants 40
Home institute Department of Social Sciences
Courses type Seminar in category Teaching
Next date Wednesday, 13.11.2024 10:00 - 12:00, Room: A01 0-010 b
Type/Form S 2SWS
Performance record The final grade will be composed of one team presentation in each seminar and an individual research paper (approximately 3500 - 4500 words).
Lehrsprache englisch

Rooms and times

A01 0-010 b
Wednesday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (14x)

Module assignments

Comment/Description

The economic, legal and political integration of Europe is at the core of the process of European integration. In addition to the political transformations induced by the creation, enlargement and deepening of the European Union particularly since the 1990s, European integration has given rise to a fundamental transformation of social relations and the life worlds of people. While in the postwar period, daily life took place primarily in the framework of nation-states, the opening of hitherto largely nationally regulated and limited social fields and spaces has fostered increasing cross-border contacts and a stronger transnationalisation of social interactions, attitudes and interpretations. This transnationalisation of social fields and spaces as a result of European integration lies at the heart of the research on horizontal Europeanization and also of this seminar.
In the first part of the class, a broad overview on the process of European integration, major EU institutions and policy fields will be given. In the second part, horizontal Europeanisation processes in different social fields are analysed, as well as the related conflicts and bargaining relations and their impact on patterns of social inequality. Complementary to the Europeanisation of social fields, the Europeanisation of social space (P. Bourdieu) will be analysed, taking as an example the transnationalisation of everyday practices, collective memories and reference groups of social inequalities. This raises the question how field-specific and space-specific Europeanisation processes are related. In addition, different modes of Europeanization (power/coercion, competition, communication and cooperation) will be analysed. Given the profound crisis of European integration in the wake of the Euro crisis, the final part of the course will emphasise the analysis of conflicts and tensions between national and European regulations, identifications, and patterns of integration and social inequality.

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "sow660 Sociology of the European Integration WS".
Zum erfolgreichen Abschluss des Moduls sind beide Seminare zu belegen.
In order to finalise this module, both seminars must be completed.
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • The following categories of people are preferred during seat allocation:

    Higher semesters will be preferred.
  • A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
    The seats will be assigned in order of enrolment.
  • The enrolment is possible from 12.09.2024, 08:15 to 27.10.2024, 23:59.
  • At least one of these conditions must be fulfilled for enrolment:
    • Degree is Austausch and Subject is Sozialwissenschaften
    • Degree is Fach-Bachelor and Subject is Sozialwissenschaften
    • Degree is Fach-Bachelor and Subject is Comparative and European Law
    • Degree is Zwei-Fächer-Bachelor and Subject is Sozialwissenschaften
    • Degree is Master of Education (Wirtschaftspädagogik) and Subject is Politik
    • Subject is European Studies in Global Perspectives
  • This setting is active from 12.09.2024 08:00 to 27.10.2024 23:59.
    Enrolment is allowed for up to 2 courses of the admission set.
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