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The State Strikes Back!? Governing the Economy in the 21st Century

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Beschreibung

In the aftermath of the financial and economic crisis of the late 2000s and parallel shifting power rela-tions in the world economy, ‘the state’ has gained greater visibility in the public debate of economic matters. Or, put differently, the economic system has seen a veritable politicization over the past dec-ade. Some observers have seen the ‘end of neoliberalism’ coming, while others mainly point to a new age of economic nationalism and protectionism. Either way, the current pandemic as well as the public responses to it reinforce an underlying key debate in political economy: what is the role of the state in capitalist market economies? Empirically, this role has shifted over time and across countries, but the current period has begged the question if and how ‘the state strikes back’ after periods of liberalization and privatization. In this course, we set out to deal with these questions in two ways. In a first step, we engage with a host of theoretical and illustrative arguments about state-economy relations, ranging from institutionalist, liberal and neo-marxist conceptions. In addition, we will reflect on recent debates over states governing through markets and the rebirth of a ‘developmental state’. In a second step, students will prepare their own projects on contemporary issue areas that range from state banking to industrial policy, from public housing to climate change – or, as a matter of urgency, to state-economy relations under the Covid-19 pandemic.

In this course, students will be equipped to read and discuss sophisticated state-of-the-art and classical texts. Some prior knowledge of political economy is an asset, but no requirement. By offering students different issue areas to specialize in, the course intends to create synergies with other research interests and thereby strengthen students’ transfer capacity. It furthers aims to improve the self-organizing and presentation skills of participants.

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Ort: 02/E03: Donnerstag, 04.06.2020, Donnerstag, 02.07.2020 16:00 - 20:00, 11/115: Freitag, 05.06.2020 09:00 - 16:00, 04/E51: Freitag, 03.07.2020 09:00 - 16:00
Zeiten: Termine am Dienstag, 14.04.2020 18:00 - 20:00, Donnerstag, 04.06.2020 16:00 - 20:00, Freitag, 05.06.2020 09:00 - 16:00, Donnerstag, 02.07.2020 16:00 - 20:00, Freitag, 03.07.2020 09:00 - 16:00, Ort: 02/E03, 11/115, 04/E51
Erster Termin: Dienstag, 14.04.2020 18:00 - 20:00
Veranstaltungsart: Blockseminar (Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen)

Studienbereiche

  • Europäische Studien > Master-Studiengang > Wahlbereich
  • Sozialwissenschaften > Master Soziologie
  • Sozialwissenschaften > Master Politikwissenschaft
  • Cultural Studies and Social Sciences (e.g. European Studies, International Relations)

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