Profile of the der professorship
Political Science, Educational Policy and Political Education
The teaching offered by the Department of Political Science, Educational Policy and Political Education (W3) is aimed at student teachers (primary, lower and upper secondary, vocational college, special education) as well as Bachelor's and Master's students from the fields of Educational Science (EZW), Intercultural Communication and Education (IKB) and Gender and Queer Studies.
The aim of the professorship is to address in research and teaching the explosive current challenges that are relevant to questions of educational policy and political education (e.g. crisis of democracy, populist and extreme right, racism and anti-Semitism, conspiracy ideologies, poverty vs. wealth, violence, socio-ecological crises). In this way, it contributes to the understanding of the multiple socio-political crises in the global transformation process and at the same time shows critical reflection possibilities, courses of action and alternatives.
The specialist courses cover the following areas of political science:
1. political theories and theories of democracy
2. international relations and European studies
3. political system
4. political field analyses
5. political actors and interests
These fields are explored in greater depth using the following courses as examples:
1. theories of democracy, crisis of political representation, ideologies of inequality (racism and anti-Semitism, etc.)
2. peace and conflict research; wars and civil wars; processes of neoliberal globalization and Europeanization; politics in the multi-level system; European border policy
3. social policy and social inequality, (refugee) migration and social challenges for the education system, education policy and inclusion, discrimination and anti-discrimination
4. new formations on the right edge of the party spectrum in Germany and Europe (Pegida, Querdenken, Coronaleugner)
5. social movements and forms of solidarity in the EU (in times of austerity policies)
6. global climate, energy and environmental policy, socio-ecological transformation processes
7. historical foundations of political science, Holocaust and memory studies, European culture of remembrance
8. working world/skills shortage/ representation of interests (education/school and various sectors)
In addition to the actors, principles and objectives as well as the history and self-image of formal and non-formal civic education, the civic education courses also focus on historical-political education. In addition, overlaps with cultural education, e.g. political education and music, are also addressed in teaching.
The teaching department is also responsible for political didactics in schools. Specialized didactic courses teach students the central didactic principles and skills in formal and non-formal political education. In addition, the basics and objectives of gender-reflective, classism- and class-theoretical, racism- and anti-Semitism-critical education as well as critical political education are discussed and deepened.