Teaching
Politics Department Course Offerings, Summer Semester 2021
According to the current situation all courses at the JFKI will be held using digital formats [synchronous online teaching at a designated time via webex].North American Studies Course Catalog (Summer Semester 2021)
Bachelor Program
Undergraduate Course
Understanding North America UNA B (Christian Lammert/Anne Nassauer/Max Steinhardt), Fridays, 10:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00
Orientation Module
The System of Checks and Balances, Christian Lammert, Wednesdays, 12:00-14:00
Colloquium
B.A. Colloquium, (Economics, History, Political Sciences, Sociology), Anne Nassauer, Thursdays, 16:00-18:00
Advanced Module A: Policies and Politics
The US in International Organizations, Lora Anne Viola, Mondays, 10:00-12:00
Inequality and Redistribution, Christian Lammert, Thursdays, 10:00-12:00
Advanced Module B: State and Civil Society
Inequality in the Global Order, Lora Anne Viola, Tuesdays, 12:00-14:00
A House Divided: Polarization in the United States, Robert Benson, Tuesdays, 14:00-16:00
Feminist Foreign Policy, Jessica Cheung, Wednesdays, 8:30-10:00
Policy Analysis and Current Issues, Betsy Leimbigler, Mondays, 16:00-18:00
Political Systems and Media Regimes, Curd Knüpfer, Thursdays, 18:00-20:00
Master Program
M.A. Colloquium
Mastercolloquium Political Science, (also for GSNAS), Lora Anne Viola, Tuesdays, 14:00-16:00 (also for GSNAS)
Module A: Theories and Methods in Political Science
“The Truth is out there”- Conspiracy Theories and the Politics of Fear, David Bosold / Birte Wege, Tuesdays, 12:00-14:00 (also interdisciplinary studies)
Module B: Institutions, Actors and Processes
The Politics of Social Policy and Control, Laura Kettel, Mondays, 16:00-18:00
Dimensions of Inequality: Race, Class, Gender. Christian Lammert, Thursdays, 16:00-18:00
Democracy and the State, Christian Lammert, Thursdays, 14:00-16:00
Multilaterialism in Crisis, Lora Anne Viola, Tuesdays, 14:00-16:00
Module C
A Tale of Two Countries: The Impact of Increased Political Polarization, Michael Oswald, Tuesdays, 14:00-16:00
US Africa Policy, Thomas Greven, Thursdays: 18:00-20:00
The United States and Latin America, Ana-Constantina Frost, Thursdays, 8:30-10:00
Political Communication and the American Public Sphere, Curd Knüpfer, Thursdays, 12:00-14:00
Cooperationwith the Institute for Journalism and Communication Science
Comparing mediated publics across different contexts, Anna Litvinenko,Thursdays, 14:00-16:00
Internet Policy, Jeannette Hofmann, Jeannette Hofmann, Wednesdays, 14:00-16:00
Interdisciplinary Studies
“The Truth is out there”- Conspiracy Theories and the Politics of Fear, David Bosold / Birte Wege, Tuesdays, 12:00-14:00 (also module A)
B.A. Program
All B.A. Students are required to take Understanding North America (UNA) as part of their studies.
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Semester |
Course |
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Winter |
UNA A (History, Culture, Literature) |
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Summer |
UNA B (Politics, Economics, Sociology) |
The following B.A modules are offered by the politics department:
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Semester |
Orientation Module |
Advanced Module A (Vertiefungsmodul) Policies and Politics |
Advanced Module B (Vertiefungsmodul) State and Civil Society |
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Winter |
Seminar |
Vertiefungsseminar I+II |
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Summer |
Proseminar |
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Vertiefungsseminar I+II |
The following M.A. modules are offered by the politics department:
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Semester |
Module A Theories and Methods in Political Science |
Module B Institutions, Actors and Processes |
Module C Politics and Policies |
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Winter |
Hauptseminar + Seminar |
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Summer |
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Hauptseminar + Seminar |
Hauptseminar + Seminar |
B.A. Modules in North American Studies, Dept. of Political Science (2014-2019)
M.A. Modules in North American Studies, Dept. of Political Science (2014-2019)
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