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Department of Social Sciences

• English course offer for exchange students :
• School of Educational and Social Sciences
• Department of Social Sciences

Winter semester 2024/2025 14 Seminars

VAK Course Number	Title	Type Lecture Preliminary studies Advanced courses Practical course Colloquium Research group Workgroup Project group Council conference Internship Language course Subject didactics Excursion Tutorial Committee	SWS Semester weekly hours	Teachers	Degree
1.07.471	Advanced Social Research Methods (Network analysis) Dates on Friday, 18.10.2024 10:00 - 12:00, Tuesday, 11.02.2025 - Thursday, 13.02.2025 10:00 - 17:00 Description:	Seminar	-	Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schnettler, Ph.D.	Master
1.07.421	Political Parties in Democracies Tuesday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (from 15/10/24) Description: Political parties are key actors in democratic systems. Parties not only shape electoral competition in democracies, but also structure issues for voters. Moreover, parties are quite diverse and represent different political ideologies. This course focuses on parties as crucial actors in political systems, for elections and in parliament. First, we start with important concepts of political science necessary to explore parties in more detail. Second, we focus on different types of parties, their issues, and their voters. Third, we examine intra-party behavior, including party elite candidate selections and elite behavior in parliaments. Political parties are key actors in democratic systems. Parties not only shape electoral competition in democracies, but also structure issues for voters. Moreover, parties are quite diverse and represent different political ideologies. This course focuses on parties as crucial actors in political systems, for elections and in parliament. First, we start with important concepts of political science necessary to explore parties in more detail. Second, we focus on different types of parties, their issues, and their voters. Third, we examine intra-party behavior, including party elite candidate selections and elite behavior in parliaments.	Seminar	2	Dr. Christina-Marie Juen	Master
1.07.1151	Sociology of the European Integration (Lehrsprache Englisch) Wednesday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (from 16/10/24) 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. 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.	Seminar	2	Kim Bergsieker	Bachelor
1.07.411	Approaches to Organisations Tuesday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (from 15/10/24) Description: The seminar "Approaches to Organisations" provides an overview on conceptual approaches to organisations, among them conceptualisations of organisations as rational and natural systems in a closed and in an open perspective (i.a. Weber, Taylor, Luhmann, Scott). The seminar also introduces students to crucial organisational processes such as specialisation and coordination, micro politics and decision-making processes and the interaction between the organisation and its environment. The seminar grants insights in varieties of organisations and enables students to analyse their core characteristics and the inherent processes. The seminar "Approaches to Organisations" provides an overview on conceptual approaches to organisations, among them conceptualisations of organisations as rational and natural systems in a closed and in an open perspective (i.a. Weber, Taylor, Luhmann, Scott). The seminar also introduces students to crucial organisational processes such as specialisation and coordination, micro politics and decision-making processes and the interaction between the organisation and its environment. The seminar grants insights in varieties of organisations and enables students to analyse their core characteristics and the inherent processes.	Seminar	2	Prof. Dr. Jannika Mattes	Master
1.07.451	Qualitative research methods Monday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (from 14/10/24) Dates on Monday, 03.02.2025 10:00 - 12:00 Description:	Seminar	2	Lena Katharina Dahlhaus, M.A.	Master
1.07.472	Advanced Social Research Methods (Network analysis) The course times are not decided yet. Description:	Committee	-	in Bearbeitung	Master
1.07.115	Sociology of the European Integration (Lehrsprache Englisch) Wednesday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (from 16/10/24) 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. 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.	Seminar	2	Kim Bergsieker	Bachelor
1.07.431	Knowledge, learning and organisations Thursday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (from 17/10/24) Description: In this seminar we will take a closer look on the reflexive status of knowlege and knowledge production in the world society. For this we will read the contributions to a sociology of risk by Ulrich Beck. The examination performance consists of a 15 minutes oral exam, which will be held short after the end of the seminar. In this seminar we will take a closer look on the reflexive status of knowlege and knowledge production in the world society. For this we will read the contributions to a sociology of risk by Ulrich Beck. The examination performance consists of a 15 minutes oral exam, which will be held short after the end of the seminar.	Seminar	2	Dr. Jonas Barth	Master
1.07.461	Labour Markets in Transition Monday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly (from 14/10/24) Description:	Seminar	2	Prof. Dr. Martin Heidenreich	Master
1.07.422	Party organisations and intraparty politics Tuesday: 16:00 - 18:00, weekly (from 15/10/24) Description:	Seminar	2	Prof. Dr. Marius Sältzer	Master
1.07.441	Quantitative research methods Wednesday: 08:00 - 10:00, weekly (from 16/10/24) Description:	Seminar	2	Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schnettler, Ph.D.	Master
1.07.462	Social Inequality Wednesday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (from 16/10/24) Description: In the seminar "Social Inequality", students examine how social inequality is reproduced in organizations such as the labour market, the education system and the welfare state and how factors such as education, gender, age or migration background contribute to various inequalities. The seminar consists of two parts: First, we will discuss and debate key theoretical concepts, causes and mechanisms of social inequality, focusing on how inequalities arise or are transfered within and between generations. In the second part, we will analyse data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) using R to deepen our theoretical understanding and apply key empirical methods in a targeted manner. At the end of the semester, students will be able to conduct their own small, quantitative research project on the (re)production of social inequality in different organizational contexts. In the seminar "Social Inequality", students examine how social inequality is reproduced in organizations such as the labour market, the education system and the welfare state and how factors such as education, gender, age or migration background contribute to various inequalities. The seminar consists of two parts: First, we will discuss and debate key theoretical concepts, causes and mechanisms of social inequality, focusing on how inequalities arise or are transfered within and between generations. In the second part, we will analyse data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) using R to deepen our theoretical understanding and apply key empirical methods in a targeted manner. At the end of the semester, students will be able to conduct their own small, quantitative research project on the (re)production of social inequality in different organizational contexts.	Seminar	2	Prof. Dr. Gundula Zoch	Master
1.07.112	Comparative Politics: Populism, Democracy and Political Representation Thursday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly (from 17/10/24) Description: There is hardly any actor that has been under such intense public observation as populist parties. This is, of course, due to the ever-rising success of these actors in many political systems. The aim of this course is to shed light on populism, the success of populist parties and their impact on political systems and democracy. First, we start by exploring important concepts related to populism and their ideologies. Second, we then focus on populist parties and their voters. Lastly, we proceed by examining the impact of populism in government, parliaments, and on democracy. We conclude the course by highlighting the relationship between populism and political representation. There is hardly any actor that has been under such intense public observation as populist parties. This is, of course, due to the ever-rising success of these actors in many political systems. The aim of this course is to shed light on populism, the success of populist parties and their impact on political systems and democracy. First, we start by exploring important concepts related to populism and their ideologies. Second, we then focus on populist parties and their voters. Lastly, we proceed by examining the impact of populism in government, parliaments, and on democracy. We conclude the course by highlighting the relationship between populism and political representation.	Lecture	2	Dr. Christina-Marie Juen	Bachelor Master
1.07.1121	Comparative Politics - The European Council as the ultimate decision maker between rising populism, challenged representation, and democratic deficit? Thursday: 08:00 - 10:00, weekly (from 17/10/24), Location: A06 0-009 Dates on Friday, 13.12.2024 14:00 - 20:00, Location: A13 0-006 Description: Complementary to the class “Comparative Politics: Populism, Democracy and Political Representation” we will leave political parties “behind” and focus on heads of state or government as political actors and the ultimate decision makers in the European Union (?). We will get to know the European Council as one of the key institutions of the EU and place it in the institutional architecture. Further, we will approach politics in this special institution from theoretical and empirical paths, leading us to a European Council simulation game at the end of the year. Please note that participation in the simulation game is important for the success of the class! Complementary to the class “Comparative Politics: Populism, Democracy and Political Representation” we will leave political parties “behind” and focus on heads of state or government as political actors and the ultimate decision makers in the European Union (?). We will get to know the European Council as one of the key institutions of the EU and place it in the institutional architecture. Further, we will approach politics in this special institution from theoretical and empirical paths, leading us to a European Council simulation game at the end of the year. Please note that participation in the simulation game is important for the success of the class!	Seminar	2	Darius Ribbe	Bachelor
14 Seminars