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Instructors: Prof. Dr. Dirk Enzmann
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
Profilseminar B9
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
German
Min. | Max. participants:
10 | 20
Comments/contents:
The seminar will address the currently debated issue whether a theory of rational choice can be the foundation of an analytical criminology or whether it can be an alternative to a situational action theory (SAT) of crime.
Learning objectives:
In-depth understanding of different approaches in criminological theory; ability to argue and discuss taking into account multiple theorical approaches
Didactic concept:
In the course of the seminar all participants will collectively read and discuss basic articles and chapters of rational choice theory, analytical sociology, as well as criminology that are prominent in the current debate.
Literature:
- Esser, H. (1999). Soziologie: Allgemeine Grundlagen. Frankfurt/Main: Campus.
- Hedström, P. & Ylikoski, P. (2014). Analytical sociology and rational choice theory. In G. Manzo (Ed.), Analytical Sociology: Actions and Networks (pp. 57-70). Chichester: Wiley.
- Kroneberg, C. & Kalter, F. (2012). Rational choice theory and empirical research: Methodological and theoretical contributions in Europe. Annual Review of Sociology, 38, 73-92
- Matsueda, R. L. (2017). Toward an analytical criminology: The micro-macro problem, causal mechanisms, and public policy. Criminology, 55, 493-519.
- Wikström. P.-O. (2014). Why crime happens: A situational action theory. In G. Manzo (Ed.), Analytical Sociology: Actions and Networks (pp. 74-94). Chichester: Wiley.
Additional material will be made available online during the seminar.
Additional examination information:
Examination: Homework assignment
Evaluation scheme: RPO (graded)
Submission date: 20.09.2019
Issue of graded assignments: Studienbüro Sozialwissenschaften
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