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Instructors: Prof. Dr. Peter Niesen; Prof. Dr. Antje Wiener
Event type:
Lecture
Displayed in timetable as:
GM: VL IPT
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
German/English
Min. | Max. participants:
10 | 40
Comments/contents:
International Political Theory (IPT) is a new sub-discipline which is situated at the interface between International Relations (IR) Theory and Political Theory. As such, IPT reflects the effects of globalisation and relatedly the extension of politics and law beyond the sovereign territory of nation-states. In the process, traditional modern concepts of order, governance, justice and law are considered as increasingly contested. Neither normative nor explanatory frameworks are readily available in order to guide research and analysis of, for example, human rights, global democratic governance, climate change or global poverty among many other current global issues. As sub-disciplines in the social sciences, IR Theory and Political Theory offer quite radically distinct understandings of how IPT is or how it ought to be defined. At the same time, however, there is a growing agreement among representatives of both fields that mutual engagement with the other sub-discipline offers novel and compelling insights with a view to addressing global issues. The lecture series reflects these pre-conditions by focusing on core concepts and theories from both fields in the beginning, and then turning to a selection of current themes in international political theory such as, for example, (1) contested fundamental norms such as human rights, sovereignty or the rule of law; (2) changing orders such as political, legal, societal, economic or epistemic orders; and (3) changing representations of multiplicity in global society.
Learning objectives:
- Good knowledge about methods and theoretical approaches of International Political Theory (IPT) with reference to their roots in International Relations (IR) Theory and/or Political Theory (PT), respectively
- Familiarity with the leading theories, concepts, debates and approaches in IR Theory and Political Theory
Didactic concept:
Presentation and discussion of the leading theoretical approaches, concepts, research questions as well as an overview on the relevant themes and issues with reference to core debates.
Preparation each week: reading two academic articles (min.)
The lecture course takes place as a synchronous weekly online seminar. Materials can be downloaded from OpenOlat and other platforms such as Lecture2Go. The fist half of the course (weeks 1-7) will be on IR theory and taught by Prof. Wiener. The second half of the course will be in Political Theory and taught by Prof. Niesen.
Additional examination information:
Studienleistung (pass/fail, not graded):
Two Take Home Exams, one on each of the two lecture blocks (IR-Theory, PT), to be handed in via e-mail at the chairs' offices.
Deadline International Relations: 22 December 2020.
Deadline Politcal Theory: 15 March 2021.
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