| Dozent/in |
Dr. phil. Antoinette Scherz / Attila Mráz, Ph.D. |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Hauptseminar |
| Code |
FS251564 |
| Semester |
Frühjahrssemester 2025 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Politikwissenschaft |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
Mi, 26.02.2025, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS5
Fr, 07.03.2025, 09:15 - 17:00 Uhr, 4.B54
Sa, 08.03.2025, 09:15 - 17:00 Uhr, 4.B54
Fr, 02.05.2025, 09:15 - 17:00 Uhr, 3.B52
Sa, 03.05.2025, 09:15 - 17:00 Uhr, 3.B52 |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
Blockseminar |
| Inhalt |
After the hopeful
waves of democratization in the 1990s and early 2000s, recent decades have
witnessed a troubling trend of (re-)autocratization and democratic erosion,
both in Europe and across the globe. Democracy remains the gold standard for
evaluating the moral evaluation of states and political institutions in public
discourse and academic debates. Yet, its current crisis demands a deeper
exploration of what democracy truly entails, why it matters, and how we can
respond strategically and morally to its decline.
This seminar will tackle pressing questions such as: What distinguishes a
faltering democracy from an outright autocracy? When does a state cease to be
democratic? What are the normative implications of this assessment for its
legitimacy and authority? How should domestic and international actors resist
autocratization or democratic decline? What responsibilities do citizens have
toward a declining democracy or an autocratic state?
The seminar critically examines foundational debates on legitimacy, the nature
and value of electoral democracy, and the ethics of resistance to injustice,
including civil disobedience, in light of the contemporary crises facing
democracy. Drawing on key concepts and arguments from political theory, while
integrating insights from comparative political science, this course provides a
normative perspective on de-democratization and autocratization. |
| Lernziele |
The objectives of the seminar are that students:
a. are able to reconstruct fundamental concepts and key debates in the normative theories of democracy, autocratization and resistance;
b. are able to compare these theories, and related concepts in political theory and comparative political science;
c. are able to critically analyse and assess concepts, arguments, theories, and institutional designs presented in demanding theoretical texts;
d. are able to synthesize the key terms and arguments of the discussed texts, both orally and in writing. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Anmeldung |
***Wichtig*** Um Credits zu erwerben ist die Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung über das UniPortal zwingend erforderlich. Die Anmeldung ist ab zwei Wochen vor bis zwei Wochen nach Beginn des Semesters möglich. An- und Abmeldungen sind nach diesem Zeitraum nicht mehr möglich. Die genauen Anmeldedaten finden Sie hier: www.unilu.ch/ksf/semesterdaten |
| Prüfung |
No exam. Active participation, answering of reading questions, podcast episode on one text and response to someone else’s podcast in writing/ 4CR.
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| Abschlussform / Credits |
Presentation, Group work and active participation (graded) / 4 Credits
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| Hörer-/innen |
Nach Vereinbarung |
| Kontakt |
antoinette.scherz@philosophy.su.se;
mraz.attila@btk.elte.hu; |
| Material |
Wird auf OLAT publiziert |
| Literatur |
TBA |