International Students and Scholars

Dear international students, a warm welcome to the Department of Political Science at Jena University!

For your orientation in terms of class selection, a few general remarks beforehand:

At our department, class topics change from semester to semester. Please inform yourself about the classes offered in the semester you intend to come to our University.
We have now decided to offer at least six clases per semester in English (worth 30 ECTS) where German and international students join in an international classroom. Below please find a list of the English-language classes offered in the last years.
International students are admitted to B.A. and M.A. level classes irrespective of their own current status (some classes are anyway designed for both grades). The paper requirements will be adjusted accordingly to suit your skills. Assignments can be done in english language.
You can participate in every lecture at will but please sign in for the seminars (due to limited space).
The seminar leaders are advised to admit foreign students even if classes are nominally full. If you have any questions, just contact the teacher per mail or in office hours.
Of course, you are very much invited also to attend German-language classes, given sufficient language proficiency. Exams and papers can be written in English in many Geman-language classes, provided this is arranged with the seminar leader beforehand.
Feel free to contact the deparment’s ERASMUS-coordinator if you have any questions.

English-language classes of the current Summer Term 2022

(Each course will be credited with 5 ECTS points)

B.A. classes

Progressivism in the United States (Dr. phil. Matthias Enders, B.A. and M.A. Seminar)
Politics of Westeros: Theories of Internationale Relations and Pop Culture (society and conflict in the Caucasus part II) (Dr. phil. Bidzina Lebanidze, B.A. and M.A. Seminar)
Poland’s Struggles with the Past: A Cartography of Public Memory (Adam Ostolski, B.A. Seminar)

M.A. classes

Global Sustainability Governance (Dr. phil. Sina Leipold, M.A. Seminar)
Humanitarian Aid (Dr. phil. Rafael Biermann, M.A. Seminar)
Natural Resources and Global Justice (Dr. Petra Gümplová)
Informal Governance in Transboundary Crises (Philip Tantow, M.A. Seminar)
Artificial Intelligence and the Global Governance of Emerging Technologies (Hendrik Schopmans, M.A. Seminar)

English-language classes in the last years

Term	Classes
Winter Term 2019/20	Climate Policy in Germany - Issues, Actors and Conflicts (Dr. Jörg Hebenstreit, B.A. Seminar) The Federalist Papers (Dr. Matthias Enders, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) Varieties of Democracy (Professor Dr. Vello Pettai, B.A. Seminar) Political Science Methodology (Professor Dr. Vello Pettai, B.A. Seminar and M.A. Seminar) Post-Communism (Professor Dr. Vello Pettai, M.A. Seminar) International Organizations: Coordination and Contestation in the Global Age (Julia Fuß, M.A. Seminar) World Model United Nations (Franziska Sandt M.A., M.A. Seminar) Secessionist Conflicts in Comparative Perspective: Nations, States and Violence (Ivan Laskarin, M.A. Seminar) Self-Observations from the Distance: The Transatlantic Imagination From Hegel to Marcuse (Eric Fraunholz, B.A. Seminar and M.A. Seminar)
Winter Term 2018/19	Veto Players in German Politics (Dr. Jörg Hebenstreit, B.A. Seminar) Tribalism, Populism and Polarization (Dr. Matthias Enders, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) Comparing secessionism - from Ukraine to Catalonia to New Caledonia (Prof. Dr. Rafael Biermann, B.A. Seminar) The (Israeli/Palestinian) conflict through the Lense (Dina Dajani Daoudi, B.A. Seminar)
Summer Term 2018	It´s the psychology, stupid! - Social psychology from an IR perspective (Dr. Carolina Rehrmann, M.A. Seminar) Human, sustainable, glocal: Development Policy after the Millenium (Dr. Manuela Scheuermann, B.A. Seminar) Turkish Politics (Dr. Mehmet Bardakci, M.A. Seminar) The End of US Conservatism as we know it? Trump, the Republican Party, and the Politics of Right-Wing Extremism (Sören Reimer M.A., B.A. and M.A. Seminar) Political Thought and the American Presidency I. Reading 19th Century Inaugural Addresses (Prof. Dr. Michael Dreyer, B.A. and M.A. Seminar)
Winter Term 2017/18	American Dream (Prof. Dr. Michael Dreyer, B.A. and M.A. Lecture) Human Rights and the Supreme Court (Prof. Dr. Michael Dreyer, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) Federalists, Anti-Federalists and the Birth of the American Nation(Dr. phil. Matthias Enders, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) Missing Persons in Postconflict Societies: A Comparative Perspective (Carolina Rehrmann, M.A. Seminar) German Politics (Richard Klimaczewski, B.A. Seminar) The United Nations in an era of Global Governance: Negotiating the Reform of the UN Security Council (Manuela, Dr. Scheuermann, M.A. Seminar) British conservative thought in European perspective (Philipp Ebert M.Phil. LL.M., B.A. and M.A. Seminar)
Summer Term 2017	American Conservatism (Dr. phil. Matthias Enders, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) Courts, Democracy, and the Rule of Law (Etienne Hanelt, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) The European Union in Crisis (Philipp Ebert M.Phil. LL.M., B.A. and M.A. Seminar) Needs, Emotions, Ideas: Understanding the Post-Truth Era (Carolina Rehrmann, M.A. Seminar) Decolonization and its impacts (Dr. Martin Welz, M.A. Seminar)
Winter Term 2016/17	Peace Operations (Dr. Martin Welz, M.A. Seminar) Political Processes in the USA (Prof. Dr. Michael Dreyer, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) Theory and Practice of Science Policy (Matthias Enders, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) Democracy, Trust and Political Ethics (Sören Christian Reimer, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) The Modern American Presidency (Etienne Hanelt, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) Making sense of the Middle East (Helena Burgrová, B.A. Seminar) The EU and its Partner Organizations (Prof. Dr. Rafael Biermann, M.A. Seminar)
Summer Term 2016	German Politics (Nils Fröhlich, B.A. seminar) The Republican and Democratic Parties before the Presidential Election (Sören Reimer, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) The American Constitution, Human Rights and the Supreme Court (Etienne Hanelt, B.A. and M.A. Seminar) War on Terror (Matthias Schulze, M.A. Seminar) Turkish Politics (Dr. Mehmet Bardakci, M.A. Seminar) The African Union (Dr. Martin Welz, M.A. Seminar)
Winter Term 2015/16	Introduction to the German Political System (Nils Fröhlich, B.A. seminar) World Model United Nations (Patrick Rosenow, M.A. seminar) Liberalism in the early American Republic (1776-1828) (Matthias Enders, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Law and Politics (Philipp Ebert, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Preventing Violent Conflict in International Politics (Prof. Dr. Rafael Biermann, M.A. seminar) Global Video Seminar on EU/Greece Crisis (Chair of International Relations, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Diversities of Innovation and their Social Basis (Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hilpert, M.A. seminar) Energy transformation and social sciences (Dr. Cornelia Fraune & Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hilpert, M.A. seminar) The Foreign Policy Georgia and the Caucasus (Dr. Kornely Kakchia, M.A. seminar) Peace Operations (Dr. Martin Welz, M.A. seminar)
Summer Term 2015	The German Political System (Prof. Dr. Torsten Oppelland, B.A. seminar) Hobbes, Locke, Smith, Mill - Classics of British Political Thought (M. Enders, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Innovation today. Increasing research diversity (Prof. Dr. Alain-Marc Rieu, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Cyberwar (Matthias Schulze, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Individual and World Politics (Prof. Dr. Rafael Biermann, M.A. seminar) From "English School" to "Postcolonialism": New Approaches in International Relations Theory (Prof. Dr. Manuel Fröhlich, M.A. seminar)
Winter Term 2014/15	Religion and Politics in the USA (A. Barb, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Progressivism in the United States (M. Enders, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Ideas, Emotions, Identities: Theory of reconciliation applied to Cyprus and Israel/Palestine (C. Rehrmann, M.A. seminar) Membership of Poland in the European Union – Ten years of success, problems or challenges? (M. Duszczyk, M.A. seminar)
Summer Term 2014	Religion and Politics in the USA (A. Barb, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Conservatism in the United States (S. Reimer, B.A. and M.A. seminar) (Geo)politics of the Middle East (H. Burgrová, B.A. seminar) Reforming International Organizations (Dr. A. Härtel, M.A. seminar) The UN Security Council (Prof. Dr. M. Fröhlich, M.A. seminar)
Winter Term 2013/14	The American Dream Revisited. Critical Perspectives on a National Idea (Prof. Dr. M. Dreyer, lecture series, B.A. and M.A.) Edmund Burke vs. Thomas Paine (S. Reimer, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Analyzing Cyberspace in International Relations: Cyber War, Governance & Revolutions? (M. Schulze, B.A. seminar) Legitimacy and Legality of Humanitarian Interventions (Prof. Dr. R. Biermann, M.A. seminar)
Summer Term 2013	Political processes in the United States (Prof. Dr. M. Dreyer, B.A. and M.A. level seminar) Federalism and Secession (M. Enders, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Philosophy of Human Rights (N. Fröhlich, B.A. and M.A. seminar) Theory and Practice of International Organizations (Dr. A. Härtel, M.A. seminar) The UN Secretary-General (Prof. Dr. M. Fröhlich, M.A. seminar)