ASOC 24A00 - Global Sociological Debates: European perspective

This seminar provides an overview of debates in contemporary political sociology in Europe and of the European Union. The course focuses on the relationship between citizens and polities, and includes topics such as political trust, identity, Euroscepticism, attitudes towards European integration and migration, as well as gender (in)equality in Europe. Students will read both theoretical and empirical texts, covering comparative and single-country case studies. Most texts focus on general theories, public opinion and political behaviour in the European Union and in its respective (former) member states, including, but not limited to, France and Germany. Part of this course are exercises using empirical material and discussing current research.

The final grade is composed to one-third (1/3) of lecture final examination and two-thirds (2/3) of a continuous assessment during the section.