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Start > Leuphana Bachelor (B.A./B.Eng./B.Sc./LL.B.) -> Major Politikwissenschaft (ab Studienbeginn WiSe 24/25) -> Vertiefung: Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte: Moderne politische Theorie

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Politische Anthropologie (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Astrid Séville

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Dienstag | 14:15 - 15:45 | 07.04.2025 - 11.07.2025 | C 40.255 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Das Seminar widmet sich der Rolle und Bedeutung von Menschenbildern in den Sozialwissenschaften, insbesondere in der politischen Theorie. Die Anthropologie berührt ganz grundlegende Fragen: Was ist der Mensch? Ist er ein von Natur aus kooperatives Wesen oder auf Konflikt aus und welche Konsequenzen ergeben sich daraus für ein Verständnis des Politischen und Sozialen? Was bedeutet es, von einer unveränderlichen Natur des Menschen zu sprechen und warum gibt es in der politischen Theorie einen Vorbehalt gegenüber anthropologischen Argumenten? All diesen Fragen geht das Seminar nach und diskutiert dazu einschlägige Texte.

The political economy of ideas (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Aanor Jeanne Sarah Roland

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Dienstag | 12:15 - 13:45 | 07.04.2025 - 11.07.2025 | C 6.026 Seminarraum

Inhalt: The seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and ideational foundation of the (global) political economy. Many developments in the global economy, such as markets, globalization, inflation or inequalities, are often portrayed as natural phenomena and economic policy decisions as inevitable responses to economic pressures, leaving little room for alternatives. One of the many insights to be gained from the study of political economy is that “the economy” and “politics” cannot be understood as separate and independent spheres, but as mutually dependent, i.e. the economy is fundamentally embedded in social and political structures. Another key insight from the constructivist tradition within political economy relates to the social construction of the global economy and the importance of shared ideas in shaping the interactions between the economic and political spheres. The goal of the seminar is to uncover precisely those ideas that constitutes the foundation of both the academic field of political economy and the functioning of the global economy. To this end, the seminar is divided into three parts. The first part introduces the academic field of political economy and its theoretical diversity, before taking a closer look at the constructivist perspective. The second part delves into the theoretical roots of political economy as developed by four schools of thought before 1945: classical economic liberalism, neo-mercantilism, Marxism and Keynesianism. The last part explores contemporary ideas that shape the global political economy, most notably neo-liberalism and how it is connected to the austerity imperative, patriarchal structures, as well as libertarian and authoritarian trends. The seminar concludes by discussing alternative models such as the EU's technocratic Keynesianism and China's state capitalism.