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Proseminar
From affluence to influence: Introduction to the role of the rich in politics
Andrea Binder
Comments
That money constitutes power is intuitive to most people. However, how affluence translates into influence, both on the domestic and the international level, is less obvious. The seminar enquires this question via the engagement with three recently published books. With Guido Alfani’s “As Gods Among Men. A History of the Rich in the West”, we ask what makes a person rich, what the richs’ role is in society and how either changed across history. With Katharina Pistor’s “The Code of Capital. How the law creates wealth and inequality”, we seek to understand the law and its international application as a core mechanism that turns affluence into influence. And with Helen Thompson’s “Disorder. Hard Times in the 21st Century” we assess the implications of “aristocratic excess” on contemporary democratic politics. The seminar is designed as an introduction to the topic and does not require any previous knowledge. However, it does require a commitment to reading substantive parts of each book. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2024-10-14 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2024-10-21 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2024-10-28 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2024-11-04 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2024-11-11 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2024-11-18 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2024-11-25 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2024-12-02 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2024-12-09 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2024-12-16 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2025-01-06 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2025-01-13 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2025-01-20 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2025-01-27 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2025-02-03 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2025-02-10 14:00 - 16:00