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Lehrende: Prof. Dr. Antje Wiener
Veranstaltungsart:
Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
24-206.12
Semesterwochenstunden:
2
Credits:
6,0
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
10 | 23
Weitere Informationen:
Verwendbar in folgenden Studiengängen bzw. Modulen:
M.A. Politikwissenschaft (FSB ab WiSe 2014/15): Modul Internationale Politische Theorie (IPT 1)
M.A. Politikwissenschaft (FSB WiSe 2013/14): Profilmodul
Masterstudiengänge der Fakultät WiSo: Wahlbereich
Kommentare/ Inhalte:
This class discusses recent developments in International Relations (IR) theory based on diverse ways of knowing and distinct approaches to knowledge generation (Schnegg 2019, Haraway 1988). It will especially address critical approaches that engage with knowledge generation in a globalized world. The results include, for example, revised understandings of key IR concepts including the 'liberal order', 'community', 'access to participation' and/or governance. Selected case studies have developed knowledge generation and implementation in light of global crises including, for example, climate, health, or security. To obtain an understanding of the concept of knowledge generation and use, students will work in teams of two and focus on a selection of two recently published single-authored books (including books from 2018 onwards) in order to prepare and present a critical review of the selected work. This review-based approach to teaching will enable students to obtain a sound understanding of the development of IR as the social science discipline which has been addressing political change, order, and justice beyond the boundaries of the nation-state. While textbooks have traditionally situated the discipline’s roots in the USA, today, the field has been expanded based on critical questions about practice, participation, and knowledge generation in the world of global international relations.
The reviews are to be presented in class, providing the core argument and identifying the contribution to theory development in IR.
Vorgehen:
Students will work in teams of two, focus on a selection of at least two recent single-authoured book publications since 2018, and prepare a critical review of the selected work.Book reviews must be submitted by email with the secretary Ms Lilli von der Ohe (lilli.ohe@uni-hamburg.de) by noon on the day before the in-class discussion.
Book reviews will comprise 3-4 pages, written in Times Roman 12pt or similar & 1.5 spaced. Make sure to list your student registration details, the proper reference of the book including the publisher, year of publication and page numbers.· For examples of good book reviews, check for example, the review section in major International Relations journals, such as, for example, International Affairs or Perspectives on Politics. These journals are available online. Some of these journals also have an online blog, which you may find to be helpful guidance.
Typically, a book review will be structured according to the following questions:
1: What is the research objective? E.g. is the contribution to the literature theory-oriented, or based on a particular case?
2: What is the leading research question?
3: What is the underlying assumption that the author derives from the extant literature?
4: What is the research problem (puzzle, hypothesis)?
5: What is the theoretical approach, and what is the related methodology (often the theoretical approach will be mentioned right at the beginning, when the author identifies the research objective).
6: What are the case studies? Which methodology is applied?
7: What are the findings of the case studies?
8: What is the contribution to the extant literature?
9: Critique: Does the book offer convincing answers to the questions raised in the introduction? Is the contribution to the extant literature relevant (why is that so)?
Students will continue to work in small groups, in direct discussion with the professor, or in interactive in-class discussions which include lectures, student presentations, group work, critical discussion and round-table debates. The teaching and learning tools include work with PPTs, audio-video material, the IT and common library research.
- Plattformen: STINE, OpenOLAT, Zoom
- Interaktion: Zoom Sessions, office hours by appointment
Literatur:
- Adler, Emmanuel (2019) World Ordering: A Social Theory of Cognitive Evolution, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Bueger, Christian, and Frank Gadinger (2018) International Practice Theory. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Garnsey, Eliza (2020) The Justice of Visual Art: Creative State-Building in Times of Political Transition, Law in Context series, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Kratochwil, Friedrich (2018) Praxis: On Acting and Knowing, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press..
- Lawson, George (2019) Anatomies of Revolution, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Lechner, Silvya and Frost, Mervyn (2018) Practice Theory and International Relations, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Reus-Smit, Christian (2019) On Cultural Diversity, International Theory in a World of Difference, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Steele, Brent J. (2019) Restraint in International Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Stilz, Anna (2019) Territorial Sovereignty: A Philosophical Exploration, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Sylvester, Christine (2019) Curating and Re-curating the American Wars in Vietnam and Iraq, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Tamir, Yael (2019) Why Nationalism, Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- Viola, Lora Anne (2020) The Closure of the International System: How Institutions Create Political Equalities and Hierarchies, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Wiener, Antje (2018) Contestation and Constitution of Norms in Global International Relations, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Zürn, Michael (2018) A Theory of Global Governance: Authority, Legitimacy, and Contestation. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen:
Leistungsanforderungen:
- FSB WiSe 14/15 (Masterzulassung ab 2014), Modul Internationale Politische Theorie (IPT1): Studienleistungen (siehe A) und ggf. Hausarbeit (siehe B)
- FSB WiSe 13/14 (Masterzulassung 2013), Profilmodul: Studienleistungen (siehe A) und Hausarbeit (siehe B)
- Wahlbereich: Studienleistungen (siehe A)
A) Studienleistungen (unbenotet):
Rezensionen, Arbeit in Kleingruppen, Beteiligung an Gruppenreferaten, Roundtable-Diskussionen.
B) Modulteilprüfung FSB WiSe 13/14 und WiSe 14/15:
Prüfungsart: Take-home exam
Bewertungsschema: benotet (RPO)
Umfang: 3.000 words
Abgabetermin: 26.2.2021
Abgabeort: Studienbüro Sozialwissenschaften
Ausgabeort der bewerteten Prüfungsleistung (gegen Empfangsbestätigung nach Eingabe der Noten in STiNE): Studienbüro Sozialwissenschaften
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