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30412-01 - Seminar: Jasmine and Lotus: Sociological Approaches to "Revolutions" and "Transitions" (3 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2012 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Philipp Casula (philipp.casula@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | The Arab Spring - including the Lotus and Jasmine revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, respectively - surprised politicians and social scientists alike. The events were hailed as the beginning of a move toward more democracy, although, months after the upheavals, there are also growing reasons for skepticism. History seems to repeat itself: the 1989 collapse of "communism" also marked an unpredicted revolutionary change, which was celebrated in the West as the "end of history" (Fukuyama). Hence, the Arab Spring, offers a point of departure to reconsider theories of revolution and political change. The seminar is aimed at discussing the most important approaches to the concept of revolution and its derivates, like "transition", and at analyzing their hidden or explicit premises, which might have deceived theorists or even those who applied revolutionary recipes. In addition, alternative concepts will be discussed. Particular attention will be paid to the cultural level of revolution. As will be seen, culture has an intimately political dimension. The focus of the seminar will thus be less on concrete analyses of revolutions and rather more on how these Events have been represented, including the Iranian Revolution, the fall of "communism", and the Arab Spring. Attention will be paid also on how the perceptions of revolutionary events have shaped and are shaping the relations between North and South. |
| Lernziele | In-depth knowledge of theories of revolution and transition. Ability to critically reflect on these concepts and to deploy them to concrete cases. In particular, the "North-Western" gaze on revolutions will be scrutinized. |
| Literatur | Afary, J. (2005) Foucault and the Iranian Revolution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Arendt, H. (1963) On Revolution. London: Faber & Faber. Forgacs, D. (2000) The Antonio Gramsci Reader. New York: New York UP. Sadiki, L. (2009) Rethinking Arab democratization. Oxford: Oxford UP. Selbin, E. (2010) Revolution, rebellion, resistance. London: Zed Books. |
| Weblink | Doktoratsprogramm Nord-Süd (DONOS) |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Ph.D. students affiliated to DONOS, Ph.D. students and MA-students (3rd semester onward) |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Please register also on http://www.isis.unibas.ch to access the latest course material. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Culture and Society (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Internationales Zusatzwissen (Master European Studies) Modul Politik und Entwicklung (Master Studienfach: Soziologie) Modul Wirtschaft, Politik und Entwicklung (Master Studienfach: Soziologie) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Regular attendance and active participation. Depending on the number of participants: a) One extended oral presentation of a class topic, preparation of either a handout or of ppt-slides OR b) short oral presentations of compulsory texts (5-10 min) and moderation of the class discussion + one 2-page essay or book review to be submitted by the end of the semester. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Universität Basel |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Europainstitut |