Lehrende: Prof. Dr. Helmut Willke
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar
Orga-Einheit: Sociology, Politics & Economics
Anzeige im Stundenplan: World Society & Int
Semesterwochenstunden: 3
Credits: 5,0
Standort: Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: 1 | 35
Prioritätsschema: Standard-Priorisierung
Inhalte: The seminar extends the perspective from the political systems of nation states to a globalized world. The core question will be: what kind of system is developing at the global level. Does it make sense to assume a world society or are we dealing with a differentiated and diversified global system or global contexts? How can a differentiated and diversified global system be integrated and preserve global collective goods? A crucial part of the seminar is the discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of modern democracy as seen against the background of the challenges of lateral world systems and an emerging knowledge society. This leads to the more general political/economic/sociological question of the possibilities and limitations of global governance.
Lernziele: Learning objectives Expected outcomes of the seminar are: • The ability to critically analyze and evaluate theoretical texts • The ability to summarize complex texts in a concise way and to document pertinent lessons learnt • The ability to understand concrete problems of political governance and to present them by means of literature, discourse and analysis • The ability to understand, evaluate and present methods and instruments of political governance • The ability to present problems and possible solutions of political governance at the level of nation states and transnational units.
Weitere Informationen zu den Prüfungsleistungen: presentation OR term paper
Literatur: Literature: Chhotray, Vasudha, and Gerry Stoker (2010): Governance Theory and Practice: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. Rosenau, James. 1999. The future of politics. Futures 31: 1005-1016. Willke, Helmut (2007): Smart governance. Governing the global knowledge society. Frankfurt und New York: Campus. Willke, Helmut, Governing. Manuskript, ZU 2015
