| Dozent/in |
Dr. phil. Antoinette Scherz |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Masterseminar |
| Code |
HS221344 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2022 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Politikwissenschaft |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
Mo, 26.09.2022, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, Intern, HS 5 (Einführungsveranstaltung)
Fr, 18.11.2022, 10:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 3.B48 (Terminierung 1)
Sa, 19.11.2022, 10:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 3.B47 (Termine)
Fr, 16.12.2022, 10:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 3.B48 (Termine)
Sa, 17.12.2022, 10:15 - 17:00 Uhr, 3.B48 (Termine) |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
Blockveranstaltung |
| Inhalt |
Current developments such as Covid, climate change and the war in Ukraine makes multilateral cooperation more necessary than ever. However, international institutions like the UN Security Council, the EU and European Court of Human Rights experience sever legitimacy challenges and even backlash from nationalist and populist forces. When should states comply with their decision? Is the membership structure of the UN Security Council legitimate? And is the EU democratic enough? Are international courts representative and should they even be?
The aim of the seminar is to discuss the concept of legitimacy and to understand how it can be application to international institutions. In the first part of the seminar, we will start out from classic texts like Kant or Raz and then move quickly to the current debate on international legitimacy. The second part focuses on the application of different legitimacy concepts and standards to specific international organizations (e.g. EU, WTO, UN, ICC). This seminar discusses the recent developments of international relations and law from a normative theory perspective. |
| Lernziele |
The objectives of the seminar are that students:
a. gain an understanding of fundamental concepts and key debates of normative legitimacy;
b. are able to apply theories of legitimacy to different international institutions;
c. learn to independently, systematically, and critically analyze and assess concepts, arguments, theories, and institutional designs presented in demanding theoretical texts;
d. develop their ability to engage in constructive and text-related discussion, both orally and in writing.
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| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Leistungsnachweis |
active participation, oral engagement, answering of reading questions, short comment and response on two texts/ 4. |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Aktive Teilnahme (Referat) / 4 Credits
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| Hörer-/innen |
Nein |
| Kontakt |
antoinette.scherz@doz.unilu.ch |