Power: Its ambiguities and disguises
Clara Heinrich
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This seminar introduces students to the theories of power discussed and applied in the social sciences. A first conceptual block starts from classical theorists such as Hobbes and Aristotle, and moves on to the traditional sociological reading of power by Weber as well as the ``faces of power'' debate that has influenced the work of social scientists on power since the 1950s. In a second block, we will discuss questions of power in different contexts, including capitalism, race, gender, social systems and the state. The last block of the course focuses on different forms of business power and methodological considerations of the empirical study of power.
In terms of practical skills, the seminar will introduce students to the basics of literature research, structuring a coherent argument, and academic writing in the field of sociology and political economy.
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14 Termine
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