- Trainer/in: Jules Bertemes
- Trainer/in: Lara Dose
- Trainer/in: Eva-Maria Trüdinger
Within few decades the European Parliament has developed from a consultative assembly into one of the most powerful elected parliaments world-wide. This course provides a research-based introduction to the European Parliament: How is the European Parliament elected? Who are the important actors? And which powers does the European Parliament have? The aim is to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the election, legislative organisation, decision-making processes, and influence of the European Parliament. This knowledge can serve as a foundation for a future job or for further research in fields like legislative politics, European Union, or international organisation. In addition, the course will enable the students to use the acquired knowledge to analysecurrentandfutureproblems,tounderstandandparticipateinpublicandscientificdebates, and to transfer their knowledge to other contexts.
- Instructor: Elena Frech
Europe has been portrayed as the second runner up in the race of Artificial Intelligence. Sandwiched between China and the US, Europe lags behind technically but positions itself to lead ethically. Broadly, we will explore how AI trends may influence European politics, and how the political institutions seek to influence AI development. Our discussion will be grounded in contemporary cases on computational propaganda (e.g., Cambridge Analytica scandal), privacy rights (e.g., GDPR), militarized technology (e.g., drone weapon), civic engagement (e.g., donating data for public good) and data-driven policy-making (e.g., robot politician). We will deliberate on difficult questions about how Europe can position itself in the AI race? Is trustworthy and accountable AI possible? Will small-data AI resolve political concerns about privacy? Can we prevent social media from polarizing our views?
- Instructor: Yee Wong
- Lehrender: Martin Gross
- Lehrender: Josef Lolacher
- Lehrender: Berthold Rittberger
- Lehrender: Simon Zemp
- Lehrender: Lars Colschen
- Lehrender: Janis Weingärtner
Was ist Globalisierung? Wer gewinnt von internationalem Handel und wer verliert? Welche Faktoren bestimmen Migration? Und wie beeinflussen internationale Institutionen wie die Weltbank oder der IMF das Geschehen? Dieser Kurs vermittelt Studierenden die Grundlagen der internationalen politischen Ökonomie. Basierend auf klassischen und aktuellen Texten diskutieren wir wichtige Fragen der IPÖ zu Handel, Migration, Steuerwettbewerb, Entwicklungshilfe, Internationalem Investment, Wechselkursen, Schuldenkrisen, Wachstum und Klima.
- Lehrende: Laura Seelkopf