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20Major: GovernanceIs the financial crisis a political or an economicproblem? What is the role ofNGOs in global governance? Are politicalparties outdated? Do we need moreEurope? Does it still make sense tospeak of Left and Right in politics? Candemocracy and expert advice go hand inhand? Can public administration be managedlike a company? Is there a newsocial question? How can commongoods be organized? Are we beyond thenation-state? Is democratization of countriesfrom the outside democratic? Questionslike these are at the heart of theMajor Governance.This Major is embedded in the social sciences,such as political science, sociology,economics, and legal studies. Itsspecific focus, Governance, is on howwe, as human beings, deal with commonproblems. How and by whom are suchproblems identified? By which institutions(like markets, states, public-privatepartnerships) and which means (like policies,hard and soft law, public communication)are these problems addressed?What conflicts and disputes are entailedin such problem solving? Our approachto these key questions have the followingcharacteristics: 1) a historical perspective– how all of these problems and institutionschange over time, in particularhow we can understand the currentchanges; 2) a focus on the interpretations,justifications and arguments givenby social and political actors; 3) the investigationof current practical politicalproblems with a reflection on fundamentalconceptual questions. Finally, the programputs specific emphasis on phenomenaand problems with a Europeandimension.If you opt for Governance as your Major,you take modules in your second yearthat introduce you to both key conceptsof knowledge about the social and politicalworld (e.g., analytical, evaluative,practical) as well as to the key methodologies(interpretative, qualitative, quantitative)used in their study. Building onthis, you can choose from a range ofmodules, many of which combine severalWebsite: www.ucf.uni-freiburg.de/go/major4
21social science disciplines as well as insightsfrom the Humanities, such as: Lawand Society; War and Images; ClimateChange and Global Justice; Culture andConflict. Even more importantly, you willbe prepared to understand crucial currentproblems and, on this basis, to makerelevant and insightful contributions todealing with them.For more information about this Major,please contact Dr. Volker Balli at volker.balli@ucf.uni-freiburg.deMajor: Methods (2 modules)Theoretical Foundations and Interpretative Methods in the Social SciencesEmpirical Methods in the Social SciencesMajor: Topics (6 modules)Area 1: Comparative GovernmentArea 2: Law and AdministrationArea 3: EconomicsArea 4: a further module from areas 1.-3.Area 5: a further module from areas 1.-3.Area 6: a further module from areas 1.-3., or from sociology, political theory,public management, political ethics or business ethicsWithin the areas of choice, modules focus on more specific topics, and several optionsmay be available in each area.Major: Special Topics (2 modules)2 specialized modulesTwo specialized modules have a direct link to current research and enable you to workclosely with a senior academic teacher.Bachelor ThesisIn their Bachelor thesis, students work closely on one specific scientific topic from theirMajor.
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