30209
Advanced seminar
WiSe 23/24: Action and handling of the crisis in society
Rolf-Dieter Hepp
Comments
Two years ago, the Corona crisis dominated the political-media, scientific and everyday
discourse. Before Corona, the climate crisis was the media-dominating phenomenon. In
the past two decades, we have been confronted with the so-called refugee and migration
crisis, the banking, financial and economic crisis, the sovereign debt and euro crisis, the
crisis of democracy, (popular) parties and representation, the crisis of the welfare state,
the media crisis, the education crisis and the demographic crisis. In addition, there are
humanitarian crises as well as intra-societal or inter-state conflicts and wars, which are
perceived as crises. Not to forget, finally, relationship, marriage or family crises and
individual crises such as depression, burnout or midlife crisis. Individual economic
sectors or companies are constantly in crisis. In medicine, a critical turning point in the
course of a disease is defined as a crisis.
In addition to the periodically recurring economic crises, the profound transformation of societies in the 19th century contributed to the growing importance of the concept of crisis for the description of social conditions and forced the further scientific examination of the concept of crisis. It seemed particularly suitable for characterizing the uncertain, dynamic and open social development that resulted from the capitalist penetration of the economy and society and manifested itself, among other things, in the economic-social consequences of industrialization, urbanization, the founding of political associations, parties and trade unions, or in the progressive democratization of state and society and the first beginnings of welfare state services. close
In addition to the periodically recurring economic crises, the profound transformation of societies in the 19th century contributed to the growing importance of the concept of crisis for the description of social conditions and forced the further scientific examination of the concept of crisis. It seemed particularly suitable for characterizing the uncertain, dynamic and open social development that resulted from the capitalist penetration of the economy and society and manifested itself, among other things, in the economic-social consequences of industrialization, urbanization, the founding of political associations, parties and trade unions, or in the progressive democratization of state and society and the first beginnings of welfare state services. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2023-10-16 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2023-10-23 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2023-10-30 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2023-11-06 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2023-11-13 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2023-11-20 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2023-11-27 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2023-12-04 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2023-12-11 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2023-12-18 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-01-08 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-01-15 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-01-22 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-01-29 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-02-05 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-02-12 12:00 - 14:00