The seminar pursues the goal of giving an introduction to theories in the social sciences with a focus on the interpretation of capitalism. The discussion of core texts by leading European thinkers will be complemented by an attempt to understand their specifically European bias and view of the social world. The course will deal with some of the most influential theories from Smith and Marx to Bourdieu and Foucault.
18.4. Introduction
25.4. Smith: Wealth of Nations
02.5. Durkheim: Social Division of Labour
09.5. Friedman: Capitalism and Freedom
16.5. Weber: Introduction to the Protestant Ethic
23.5. Polanyi: The Great Transformation
30.5. Ritzer: McDonaldization
06.6. Giddens: Reflexive Globalization
13.6. Marx: Introduction to Political Economy
20.6. Horkheimer/ Adorno: Dialectic of Enlightenment
27.6. Foucault: Knowledge/Power
04.7. Bourdieu: Social Space and Symbolic Space
11.7. Harvey: A Brief History of Neoliberalism |