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Instructors: Prof. Dr. Andreas von Staden
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
Digitalisierung
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
4,0
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
10 | 23
Registration group: AG AM2 (HF, ab WiSe 14/15)
Comments/contents:
The continuing digitization of contemporary life also has an impact on international relations: It results in additional channels for communication and information transfer ("digital diplomacy"), but also in new problem areas such as cyber warfare and misinformation campaigns, which would not be possible in this way without digital media. In this seminar we will focus on the manifold effects - positive and negative - that digital technologies have on the process and quality of international and transnational relations. Special attention will be paid to multilateral as well as unilateral attempts to regulate their cross-border use and to the effectiveness of such measures, including with respect to normatively problematic objectives such as the suppression of civil society and of pro-democracy movements.
Learning objectives:
The objective of the course is to equip students with insights into the interactions of technology and politics and to enable them to employ theories and research methods to investigate that relationship in a social scientifically sound manner.
Didactic concept:
This seminar will be conducted in block format, with two 90-minute sessions each Friday on the dates indicated in STiNE. Each session will include a presentation prepared by one or more participant(s) on a select topic or case. Signing-up for presentations will be possible during the first session. The course will conclude with a four-hour take-home exam (for those students that need a grade), a reading list to prepare for the exam will be provided as the course progresses.
For the interactive seminar sessions, we will use the videoconferencing software Zoom, while asynchronous information exchange (readings, slides etc.) will be done through MS Teams.
Literature:
- Corneliu Bjola and Marcus Holmes (eds.), Digital Diplomacy: Theory and Practice (Routledge 2015)
- Christopher Whyte and Brian Mazanec, Understanding Cyber Warfare: Politics, Policy and Strategy (Routledge 2018)
- Melissa Zimdars and Kembrew McLeod (eds.), Fake News: Understanding Media and Misinformation in the Digital Age (MIT Press 2020)
Additional examination information:
Requirements:
- B.A. major in Political Science, advanced module 2 - Governance in Inter- and Transnational Institutions: Course credits (see A); in addition, an exam may be taken in the seminar as a final module exam of AM 2 (see B).
- B.A. major in Political Science, elective: course credits (see A); examination not possible.
- B.Sc. economics: course work (see A) and examination (see B).
- B.A. minor in political science, subject-related elective: course work (see A); examination not possible.
A) Course work (ungraded): presentation/group presentation
B) Module Examination:
Type of exam: four-hour take-home exam (December 17, 2021)
Grading scheme: graded (RPO)
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