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72878-01 - Seminar: European Values in Times of Crisis: A Comparison of Polish and Swiss Perspectives (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Laurent Goetschel (laurent.goetschel@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | European values are commonly referred to as given. Discussions about the war in Ukraine have shown how contested such values may be in times of crisis. The seminar looks at some foundational issues of political values and how they relate, in particular, to the European Union and its supposed identity. It analyses differences between ‘East’ and ‘West’ and looks in particular at the example of the war in Ukraine and expected international reactions. The comparison between Switzerland and Poland is a case study that is the center stage of the seminar and culminates in an excursion of three days to Posen in collaboration with Adam Mickiewicz University (Prof. Jaroslaw Janczak). |
| Learning objectives | Participants are familiar with different conceptions of political values, the state of the art of European political values, and how they can be researched empirically. They know about differences in the perception of the War in Ukraine between Western and Eastern European States and the comparison between Switzerland and Poland in particular. Based on a field excursion in Posen, participants know about the history of core European values in Poland and they are able to compare them with political values in Switzerland. |
| Bibliography | Will be provided on the ADAM workspace at the beginning of the course. |
| Comments | Due to the excursion, the number of participants in this seminar is limited to 20 persons. The excursion is scheduled to take place on 6-8 November. Participation in the excursion is mandatory for passing the seminar. The costs of the excursion will be covered by the University. More information about it will be given on the first day of the seminar. |
| Admission requirements | Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. Due to the excursion, the number of participants is limited to 20 persons. The costs of the The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Course application | Registration in MOnA |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 14.15-15.45 | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004 |
Dates
| Modules |
Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Module: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: Europeanization and Globalization (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Specialization Module Global Europe: Peace and Conflict Studies (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Specialization Module Global Europe: Regional Integration and Global Flows (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Lehrveranstaltungsbegleitend |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |