Teaching
Courses winter semester 2024/2025
Andor, László
The Political Machinery of Brussels
Seminar
MES: Zentralbereich Politik // MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa
Study trip to Brussels from 13.11 - 16 November 2024
ECTS credit points: 3
to the Moodle course
Beichelt, Timm
Auf welchen Werten/ValEUs fußt die Europäische Union?
Seminar
MES: Zentralbereich Politik // MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa // MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Monday, 16:15 - 17:45; Location: HG 162
ECTS credit points: 3/6/9 (proof of achievement: presentation, term paper or student policy paper)
to the Moodle course
Beichelt, Timm
Regieren im politischen System der EU
Lecture
BA Recht und Politik: Modul: II.2.: Recht und Politik im europäischen Kontext
Monday, 11:15 - 12:45; Location: AM 104
ECTS credit points: 6 (proof of achievement: written exam)
to the Moodle course
Priebus, Sonja
Die politischen Systeme im östlichen Europa im Vergleich
Seminar
MES: Zentralbereich Politik // MES: WPM1: Regieren in Europa
Thursday, 14:15 - 15:45; Location: GD 07
ECTS credit points: 3/6/9 (proof of achievement: reading of compulsory texts, presentation, term paper)
to the Moodle course
Priebus, Sonja
Einführung in die politikwissenschaftlichen Arbeitstechniken (Wahlobligatorik)
Seminar
Vergleichende Sozialwissenschaften: Einführung
Thursday, 9:15 - 10:45 a.m.; Location: GD 07
ECTS credit points: 6 (proof of performance: regular attendance, exercises, homework)
to the Moodle course
Helm, Christoph
Reichsgründung durch Otto den Großen und Ottonische Renaissance
Seminar
MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Wednesday, 14:15 - 17:45 (fortnightly); location: online
ECTS credit points: 3/6/9 (proof of achievement: short essays, presentation, term paper)
to the Moodle course
Further information on the courses can be found in the course catalogue on ViaCampus, in the "KVV" on the MES website, and on Moodle.
Please remember to register in ViaCampus so that your performance and grades can be recorded.
If you have any questions about the content, please contact the lecturer.
For organisational questions, please contact office-beichelt@europa-uni.de.
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Previous courses
The Eastern Dimension of the European Union
MES: Zentralbereich Politik // MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa // MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Beichelt, Timm
Florenz und die Toskana unter der Herrschaft des Hauses Habsburg-Lothringen
MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Helm, Christoph
All for one? Die Mitglieder der Visegrád-Gruppe und ihre Europapolitiken
MES: Zentralbereich Politik // MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa
Priebus, Sonja
Questions of Social Europe
MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa // MES: WPM 6: Wirtschaftspolitik in Europa
Andor, Làszlò
Regieren im Europäischen System: Einführung in die Politik der EU
BA Recht und Politik: Modul II.2.: Recht und Politik im europäischen Kontext
Beichelt, Timm
Glanzpunkt kultureller Symbiose: Europa und das Heilige Land zur Zeit von Kaiser Friedrich II von Hohenstaufen
MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Helm, Christoph
European Borders and Cross-Border Cooperation in Comparative Perspective
MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa // WPM 4: Stadt, Region und Grenze in Europa
Jańczak, Jarosław
Wer entscheidet in der EU
MES: GM 2
Kutter, Amelie
Wie geht klimaneutrale Transformation?
MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa // WPM 4: Stadt, Region und Grenze in Europa
Kutter, Amelie
Krisendiskurse. Diskursive Politikstudien und sozialwissenschaftliche Diskursanalyse
MES: ZB Politik // MES: ZB Kultur
Kutter, Amelie
Wie schreibe ich eine Masterarbeit?
MES: ZB Politik // MES: ZB Kultur
Kutter, Amelie
The Art of Being Soviet: Soviet Identity and its Dimensions
MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Mikheieva, Oksana
Deutsch-Polnische Beziehungen im heutigen Europa
MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa
Prawda, Marek
Die vergleichende Methode: Die politischen Systeme im östlichen Europa
KUL // BAC // REPO
Priebus, Sonja
Democratic Backsliding in the European Union – The EU’s Rule of Law Toolbox
MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa
Priebus, Sonja
Dekoloniale Kritik
MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Schindel, Estela
The Anthropocene and the Social Sciences
MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Schindel, Estela
Pour une approche comparative des génocides au XXe siècle : des Arméniens dans l’empire ottoman (1915) aux Tutsi au Rwanda (2014)
MES: WPM 3: Migration, Ethnizität, Ethnozentrismus // MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Théofilakis, Fabien
How should Nazi crimes be judged? The Second World War and its legacy in Europe (1945-2022)
MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Théofilakis, Fabien
Berufsfeld Diplomatie und Institutionen der Europäischen Union
MES: Praxismodul: praxisrelevante Fertigkeiten
Trautmann, Ulrich
Einführung in die Europasoziologie
MES: GM1: Einführung europäische Geschichte
Worschech, Susann
Protest, Political Violence, Revolutions: Sociology of large social change
MES: ZB Politik // MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Worschech, Susann
Environment and Climate Policies at EU level
MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa // MES: WPM 6: Wirtschaftspolitik in Europa
Xenakis, Yannis
Folgen des Krieges in der Ukraine – das Ende des postsowjetischen Paradigmas?
MES: ZB Politik // MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa
Beichelt, Timm
European Entrepreneurship
MES: ZB Politik // MES: WPM 6: Wirtschaftspolitik in Europa
Geisler, Robert
Poland and the EU: Regions and Regional Policy in Focus
MES: ZB Politik
Geisler, Robert
Europa und das Heilige Land zur Zeit von Kaiser Friedrich II von Hohenstaufen
MES: ZB Kultur // MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Helm, Christoph
Borders and Migration
MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa // MES: WPM 3: Migration, Ethnizität, Ethnozentrismus // MES: WPM 4: Stadt, Region und Grenze in Europa
Jańczak, Jarosław / Leutloff-Grandits, C.
Wie schreibe ich eine Masterarbeit?
MES: ZB Kultur // MES: ZB Politik
Kutter, Amelie
Wer entscheidet in der Europäischen Union? Das Beispiel der Migrationspolitik
MES: GM2
Kutter, Amelie
Wie geht klimaneutrale Transformation? Europäische Nachhaltigkeitspolitik und lokale Change-Maker
MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa // MES: WPM 4: Stadt, Region und Grenze in Europa
Kutter, Amelie
European peripheries
MES: ZB Politik // MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa // MES: WPM 4: Stadt, Region und Grenze in Europa
Kutter, Amelie
Energy Transitions
MES: ZB Wirtschaft // MES: WPM 6: Wirtschaftspolitik in Europa
Lowitzsch, Jens
Exploring Peace in a Time of War: war and society in sociological perspective
MES: ZB Kultur // MES: ZB Politik // MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Mikheieva, Oksana
Soviet Identity and its Spatial Coordinates
MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Mikheieva, Oksana
Qualitative data Analysis: collecting, description, analysis, and interpretation
MES: ZB Kultur // MES: ZB Politik
Mikheieva, Oksana
Using and Interpreting Images in Qualitative Research
MES: ZB Kultur // MES: ZB Politik
Mikheieva, Oksana
Aktuelle Problemfelder der europäischen Politik
MES: ZB Kultur // MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa
Prawda, Marek
Einführung in das politische System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
BA Recht und Politik: Modul III.1
Priebus, Sonja
Einführung in die politikwissenschaftlichen Arbeitstechniken
BA Recht und Politik: Sozialwissenschaftliche Grundlagen // BA KuWi: Vergleichende Sozialwissenschaften: Einführung
Priebus, Sonja
Sozial- und Gesellschaftstheorie
BA KuWi: Vergleichende Sozialwissenschaften: Einführung
Schneider, Friederike
Kulturwissenschaftliches Europa-Kolloquium IFES
Kolloquium
Schindel, Estela / Münnich, Sascha
Sozial- und Gesellschaftstheorie (Einführung)
BA KuWi: Vergleichende Sozialwissenschaften: Einführung
Schindel, Estela
Forschungsseminar: Die Oder als Rechtssubjekt
MES: WPM 4: Stadt, Region und Grenze in Europa // MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Schindel, Estela
Contemporary European Security after the invasion of Ukraine
MES: ZB Politik // MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa
Tugtan, Mehmet Ali (Aziz Nesin)
Wann ist der Krieg ein Krieg? – Begriffe und Diskurse in historischer Perspektive
MASS: Konflikt- und Gewaltgeschichte // KGMOE: Wahlmodul: Politische Ordnung – Wirtschaft – Gesellschaft
Theofilakis, Fabien / Weber, Claudia
Comment sort-on du génocide ? Shoah et génocide des Tutsi au Rwanda en regard
MES: ZB Kultur // MES: WPM 3: Migration, Ethnizität, Ethnozentrismus // MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Theofilakis, Fabien
Trials for history: the Second World War in the courts, the public space and memories in Europe
MES: WPM 3: Migration, Ethnizität, Ethnozentrismus // MES: WPM 5: Kultur, Geschichte & Gesellschaft in Europa
Theofilakis, Fabien
Konflikt- und Sicherheitsstudien
MES: ZB Politik // MES: WPM 1: Regieren in Europa
Worschech, Susann
Einführung in die Europasoziologie. Institutionen – Gesellschaft – Sozialer Wandel
MES: GM1
Worschech, Susann
Notes on term papers and final theses
Important documents:
Here you will find important documents and links to help you when writing term papers, BA theses and MA theses. Please pay particular attention to the document "Principles for term papers and final theses", which contains information on both the theoretical and conceptual approach as well as the formal rules of term papers/theses and, finally, the assessment criteria.
Final theses at the Chair:
Because of the many requests I receive, I have to set up some rules to limit the number of theses I supervise and assess as second examiner. You can write a Bachelor's or Master's thesis under my supervision if you have earned at least 6 ECTS in my courses during your studies. At the same time, you must have attended a methods course, preferably at one of the Chairs with a social science specialisation. Students on the double degree programmes (Istanbul, Poznan, Strasbourg) are exempt from this rule; they should contact me individually. Due to the high number of theses that I supervise, there can unfortunately be no exception to this rule (credit points + methods course).
If this condition does not apply to you, I would like to ask you to consider a supervisor or second examiner at one of the other Chairs with a social science specialisation, where you may have earned credit points. If you have completed a course by a lecturer who does not appear on this list: Please contact the Dean's Office or the MES office to find out which professor the lecturer in question is assigned to. Please note that supervision can generally only take place within the teaching and research competences of the individual lecturers. Therefore, when choosing your topic, please start from a course that you have actually attended. For "free-floating topics" it is usually very difficult to find a supervisor.
When searching, please document if you get a rejection. In my role as Head of MES, I will then try to help you as much as I can. Incidentally, please seek out your potential supervisors during consultation hours; simple e-mail contact is generally not sufficient.
I can take an oral examination (BA) for you if you have attended one of my courses during your degree programme and completed it with at least 6 ECTS.
Important documents and links
Notes on letters of recommendation
I receive 1-2 requests for letters of recommendation per week. Since the workload is hardly manageable, I had to establish some general rules for writing recommendation letters.
Which letters of recommendation do I issue?
Letters of recommendation are generally only issued for students who have earned at least 6 ECTS credits at the Chair. Other requests must be rejected for capacity reasons.
In order for a recommendation to be of any use, it must be positive. Therefore, students whose performance has not been graded 2.0 ("B") or higher should refrain from requesting a letter of recommendation (this is a general rule of thumb). A recommendation that results in "less than good" should generally have a counterproductive effect.
As a rule, I issue one recommendation per stage of study or career. If you wish to apply for multiple positions, a "general" recommendation is provided. This is not only due to capacity reasons; the idea behind it is that you should be clear about your own preferences.
What documents do I need?
The letters of recommendation are (of course) prepared by myself. However, I do require certain preparatory work, again for capacity reasons. On the one hand, I expect accompanying documents:
- CV in tabular form
- Explanation of the project for which you require a letter of recommendation (scholarship, internship, etc.)
On the other hand, I ask you to prepare the recommendation yourself in an electronic document containing the following elements:
- Exact address of the recipient (postal address, contact person if applicable)
- Exact "subject"
- A pre-formulated paragraph about your motivation for the scholarship, internship, etc.
- 3-4 bullet points on those elements from your CV that you would like to find in the recommendation
Please send all documents together in one e-mail.
What type of recommendation is issued?
In general, only closed letters of recommendation are issued.
Reviews for doctorates:
There are no fixed rules for doctorates; please contact me individually.