Veranstaltungsverzeichnis
Department of Social Sciences
- English course offer for exchange students :
- School of Educational and Social Sciences
- Department of Social Sciences
| VAK | Title | Type | SWS | Teachers | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.07.241 |
Freiwählbares Modul: Digital Transformation, Technological Change and Life Course Inequalities (Lehrsprache englisch/Prüfungsleistung deutsch o. englisch)
Wednesday: 10:15 - 11:45, weekly (from 12/04/23) Description: Technological change and the digital transformation have brought about significant implications for social inequality. This MA course aims to explore the multifaceted impact of these changes on various aspects of life and society. While previous research has particularly focused on labour market transformations and changes in skill requirements, the effects of digital transformation and technological change have the potential to reverberate throughout society, influencing inequalities across different domains of life, such as education, employment, health, social security, and political participation, among others. The course examines the determinants and consequences of technological change and the digital transformation across different life stages and institutional settings, with a focus on the ways in which various groups in society, including gender, age, ethnicity, and regional populations, are impacted. Some of the example questions that will be explored in this course include: How do technological changes and digitalisation either exacerbate or alleviate social inequalities? What is the relationship between skill requirements in the workplace and the reproduction of social inequality? How do technological advancements benefit some groups, while leaving others behind? How do these changes impact political attitudes and participation? These and other pressing questions will be examined through a variety of theoretical frameworks and empirical studies, with the aim of providing a comprehensive understanding of the complex intersection between digital transformation, technological change, and social inequality. Technological change and the digital transformation have brought about significant implications for social inequality. This MA course aims to explore the multifaceted impact of these changes on various aspects of life and society. While previous research has particularly focused on labour market transformations and changes in skill requirements, the effects of digital transformation and technological change have the potential to reverberate throughout society, influencing inequalities across different domains of life, such as education, employment, health, social security, and political participation, among others. The course examines the determinants and consequences of technological change and the digital transformation across different life stages and institutional settings, with a focus on the ways in which various groups in society, including gender, age, ethnicity, and regional populations, are impacted. Some of the example questions that will be explored in this course include: How do technological changes and digitalisation either exacerbate or alleviate social inequalities? What is the relationship between skill requirements in the workplace and the reproduction of social inequality? How do technological advancements benefit some groups, while leaving others behind? How do these changes impact political attitudes and participation? These and other pressing questions will be examined through a variety of theoretical frameworks and empirical studies, with the aim of providing a comprehensive understanding of the complex intersection between digital transformation, technological change, and social inequality. |
Seminar | 2 |
Prof. Dr. Gundula Zoch |
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| 1.07.046Z |
Methodenworkshop "Data Science with Wikipedia" (in Englisch)
Dates on Friday, 05.05.2023 14:15 - 18:00, Saturday, 06.05.2023 09:00 - 15:00, Friday, 09.06.2023 14:15 - 18:00, Saturday, 10.06.2023 09:00 - 15:00, Friday, 07.07.2023 14:15 - 18:00, Saturday, 08.07.2023 09:00 - 15:00
Description: The aim of this seminar is to introduce Wikipedia data for social science research. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia entirely written and edited through user contributions. It became the world's largest "collective intelligence" experiment. Most part of Wikipedia data, such as edit history of articles and activities of editors, is freely open to the public and has great potential to answer social science questions. The seminar starts with introducing recent studies using Wikipedia data. After discussing research questions and analytic strategies using Wikipedia data, students will learn how to obtain and wrangle the data for analysis. The seminar also provides a demonstration of basic analysis using the data. As for programming languages, we use Python for connecting the Wikipedia APIs to obtain the data and R for analysis. The seminar provides basic Python programming, which covers the skill required for the course. R refresher can be offered upon request from students. The course is held in English. However, students can write a final paper either in English or German. The aim of this seminar is to introduce Wikipedia data for social science research. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia entirely written and edited through user contributions. It became the world's largest "collective intelligence" experiment. Most part of Wikipedia data, such as edit history of articles and activities of editors, is freely open to the public and has great potential to answer social science questions. The seminar starts with introducing recent studies using Wikipedia data. After discussing research questions and analytic strategies using Wikipedia data, students will learn how to obtain and wrangle the data for analysis. The seminar also provides a demonstration of basic analysis using the data. As for programming languages, we use Python for connecting the Wikipedia APIs to obtain the data and R for analysis. The seminar provides basic Python programming, which covers the skill required for the course. R refresher can be offered upon request from students. The course is held in English. However, students can write a final paper either in English or German. |
Seminar | - |
Dr. Taehee Kim Funktionskonto 3go |
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| 1.07.0971 |
Social Geographers and the City: Knowing Urban Spaces (Social Geography, Lehrsprache Englisch)
Thursday: 16:15 - 17:45, weekly (from 13/04/23) Description: Geography is the study of spaces and places. It is a discipline that has often relied on fieldwork – or direct observation – in the study of the world around us. However, geographers have become increasingly interested in how we can experience and ‘know’ spaces, not simply by being there, but via representations: books, films, magazines, maps, music, policy reports and beyond. These resources provide a crucial window for knowing the world around us. This seminar course supports the lecture course ‘Social Geographies of Urban Space: Understanding Cities’ by enabling students to ‘travel’ to three city locations and explore, in-depth, their social geographies using a range of secondary resources including audio-visual, textual media and academic and popular resources (books and papers, to magazines, websites and brochures). Drawing from the three city examples of Liverpool, New York and Auckland – spanning Europe, America and Oceania; in the northern and southern hemisphere – this course deploys seminar-based and practical activities to build students’ knowledge of the cities as social spaces. It will enable them to grasp contested issues related to, for example, globalisation and colonialism, architecture and power, and environmental justice. Students will use their understanding of the social geographies of these cities to write three timed essays and produce a recorded presentation. The module portfolio relies on proactive engagement and reading, and students are strongly advised to attend all lecture and seminar sessions in order to maximise their marks. Geography is the study of spaces and places. It is a discipline that has often relied on fieldwork – or direct observation – in the study of the world around us. However, geographers have become increasingly interested in how we can experience and ‘know’ spaces, not simply by being there, but via representations: books, films, magazines, maps, music, policy reports and beyond. These resources provide a crucial window for knowing the world around us. This seminar course supports the lecture course ‘Social Geographies of Urban Space: Understanding Cities’ by enabling students to ‘travel’ to three city locations and explore, in-depth, their social geographies using a range of secondary resources including audio-visual, textual media and academic and popular resources (books and papers, to magazines, websites and brochures). Drawing from the three city examples of Liverpool, New York and Auckland – spanning Europe, America and Oceania; in the northern and southern hemisphere – this course deploys seminar-based and practical activities to build students’ knowledge of the cities as social spaces. It will enable them to grasp contested issues related to, for example, globalisation and colonialism, architecture and power, and environmental justice. Students will use their understanding of the social geographies of these cities to write three timed essays and produce a recorded presentation. The module portfolio relies on proactive engagement and reading, and students are strongly advised to attend all lecture and seminar sessions in order to maximise their marks. |
Seminar | 2 |
Dr. Jennifer Turner |
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| 1.07.242 |
Freiwählbares Modul: Acting Together - The Logics of Collective Action (Lehrsprache englisch/Prüfungsleistung deutsch o. englisch)
Tuesday: 12:15 - 13:45, weekly (from 11/04/23) Description: Social dilemmas form the core of many societal problems ranging from the international level (e.g. the fight against climate change) to interpersonal relations (e.g. work on a joint student project). In such situations, conflict arises frequently because individual and collective interests collide. In a typical social dilemma, mutual cooperation among all involved actors leads to an efficient collective outcome. However, all actors have an incentive to defect and free-ride on the other actors’ cooperation. Thus, if all actors follow their narrow self-interest, the community will not be able to reach their common goal. In this seminar, we will identify and discuss factors influencing the level of cooperation among actors in a large variety of different social dilemma situations. In doing so, we will take an interdisciplinary approach encompassing theories and methods from political science, sociology, economics, and social psychology. Social dilemmas form the core of many societal problems ranging from the international level (e.g. the fight against climate change) to interpersonal relations (e.g. work on a joint student project). In such situations, conflict arises frequently because individual and collective interests collide. In a typical social dilemma, mutual cooperation among all involved actors leads to an efficient collective outcome. However, all actors have an incentive to defect and free-ride on the other actors’ cooperation. Thus, if all actors follow their narrow self-interest, the community will not be able to reach their common goal. In this seminar, we will identify and discuss factors influencing the level of cooperation among actors in a large variety of different social dilemma situations. In doing so, we will take an interdisciplinary approach encompassing theories and methods from political science, sociology, economics, and social psychology. |
Seminar | 2 |
Prof. Dr. Jan Sauermann |
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| 4 Seminars | |||||
