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Lehrende/r: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ruth Zimmerling
Veranstaltungsart:
Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
Sem EU-Pol. Philos.
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
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Prioritätsschema: Senatsrichtlinie
Zulassung gemäß Richtlinie über den Zugang zu teilnahmebeschränkten Lehrveranstaltungen vom 07. März 2007.
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Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:
Area: Political Theory/Philosophy
Valid for:
- MA European Studies (Modul 4, Seminar b: European Political Philosophy)
also (depending on space) for:
- BA Political Science (Advanced Modules 2, 3)
- MEd Sozialkunde ("fachwissenschaftliche Vertiefung")
- MA Empir. Demokratieforschung (Modul 3 Demokratietheorien)
- Staatsexamen
Inhalt:
Jon Elster is one of the most renowned, and most interesting, European political theorists.
He has acquired international fame for his books about methodological issues in the social sciences and about the role of rationality (e. g., "Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences", "Ulysses and the Sirens", "Sour Grapes", "Alchemies of the Mind", ...), but he has also written on "Political Sociology", on Marx and Tocqueville, on deliberative democracy, on "Local Justice", etc.
His latest book brings together insights from all these fields in order to explore questions democrats of all ages have tried to find answers to: How should public institutions be designed in order to protect optimally against the abuse of public power? What can we do, by way of institutional design, to prevent bad decision-making? And what does "bad decision-making" mean, in the first place?
By reading and discussing this book, participants will get an extensive introduction to the normative theory of democracy from a European perspective.
Empfohlene Literatur:
Course reading:
Elster, Jon 2013: Securities Against Misrule: Juries, Assemblies, Elections, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
It is strongly recommended that you acquire your own copy of this book (a paperback edition is available) BEFORE the beginning of the term!
An extended bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the seminar.
Zusätzliche Informationen:
The language of instruction is English.
Essays can be submitted in English or in German.
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