Physics Department, TUM | Course 0000003464 in SS 2021

General Data

Course Type

lecture

Semester Weekly Hours

3 SWS

Organisational Unit

Chair of International Relations (Prof. Büthe)

Lecturers

Tim Büthe
Assistants:
Yvonne Buckley
Hedwig Schmid

Dates

18 dates in groups

Gruppe 1 iCalendar

	Date and Time	Room and Remark
	Thu, 2021-04-15, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.
	Thu, 2021-04-22, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.
	Thu, 2021-04-29, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.
	Thu, 2021-05-06, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.
	Thu, 2021-05-20, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.
	Thu, 2021-05-27, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.
	Thu, 2021-06-10, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.
	Thu, 2021-06-17, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.
	Thu, 2021-06-24, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.
	Thu, 2021-07-01, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.
	Thu, 2021-07-08, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.
	Thu, 2021-07-15, 08:30–11:00	In the beginning of the semester, the course will be online-only, with participatory live-stream ("synchronous") zoom lectures for those who are able to attend in real time, and a recording of those lectures posted on Moodle, where registered students can watch and review the lectures at any time. If the COVID-19 pandemic permits, the course will in late May or June switch to a hybrid format, combining in-person attendance to those who might want to attend in person with live stream and recordings. Regardless of whether the hybrid format is possible, video recordings will be made available for the entire course to ensure that students can complete the course regardless of pandemic travel restrictions or the strength of their internet connection.

Gruppe 2 iCalendar

	Date and Time	Room and Remark
	Thu, 2021-06-10, 08:30–11:00	Boltzmannstr. 15
	Thu, 2021-06-17, 08:30–11:00	Boltzmannstr. 15
	Thu, 2021-06-24, 08:30–11:00	Boltzmannstr. 15
	Thu, 2021-07-01, 08:30–11:00	Boltzmannstr. 15
	Thu, 2021-07-08, 08:30–11:00	Boltzmannstr. 15
	Thu, 2021-07-15, 08:30–11:00	Boltzmannstr. 15

Assignment to Modules

POL00011: Politics for Rocket Scientists: Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft für Nicht-Politikwissenschaftler / Politics for Rocket Scientists: An Introduction to Political Science for Non-Political Scientists
This module is included in the following catalogs:
- Catalogue of soft-skill courses

Further Information

Courses are together with exams the building blocks for modules. Please keep in mind that information on the contents, learning outcomes and, especially examination conditions are given on the module level only – see section "Assignment to Modules" above.

additional remarks	This course provides a broad introduction to the systematic study of politics from the local to the global level. We will study the sources of political preferences, as well as various forms of articulating those preferences (from public opinion polls and voting to political violence). We compare how legislative institutions translate public preferences into law and policy in democratic and non-democratic regimes--and we will examine the role of executives and courts in the political process. Addressing these issues requires empirical analysis but also raises fundamental questions of political philosophy, such as: What is the nature of power and how is it related to expertise, authority, legitimacy, and ethics? And what does democracy mean in international politics or global governance? We will also examine the relationship between politics, economics, law, and technological innovation, asking questions such as: Why is government intervention in the development of new technologies or elsewhere in the economy sometimes considered essential and other times the source of severe problems? What are the political consequences of various kinds of inequality in a democracy? Why are technically or scientifically optimal policies often passed up for sub-optimal policies that are no more than "second-best"? Are there ways to improve upon those second-best outcomes? And why is the realization that war makes everyone worse off no guarantee against the military escalation of interstate disputes? About 2/3 of each week's class will be devoted to the conceptual, theoretical and empirical-methodological tools of political analysis; during the remaining 1/3 of each class, we will explore the application of those tools to contemporary issues at the intersection of science, technology, economy and society.
Links	E-Learning course (e. g. Moodle) TUMonline entry

additional remarks

This course provides a broad introduction to the systematic study of politics from the local to the global level. We will study the sources of political preferences, as well as various forms of articulating those preferences (from public opinion polls and voting to political violence). We compare how legislative institutions translate public preferences into law and policy in democratic and non-democratic regimes--and we will examine the role of executives and courts in the political process. Addressing these issues requires empirical analysis but also raises fundamental questions of political philosophy, such as: What is the nature of power and how is it related to expertise, authority, legitimacy, and ethics? And what does democracy mean in international politics or global governance? We will also examine the relationship between politics, economics, law, and technological innovation, asking questions such as: Why is government intervention in the development of new technologies or elsewhere in the economy sometimes considered essential and other times the source of severe problems? What are the political consequences of various kinds of inequality in a democracy? Why are technically or scientifically optimal policies often passed up for sub-optimal policies that are no more than "second-best"? Are there ways to improve upon those second-best outcomes? And why is the realization that war makes everyone worse off no guarantee against the military escalation of interstate disputes? About 2/3 of each week's class will be devoted to the conceptual, theoretical and empirical-methodological tools of political analysis; during the remaining 1/3 of each class, we will explore the application of those tools to contemporary issues at the intersection of science, technology, economy and society.

Links

E-Learning course (e. g. Moodle)
TUMonline entry

Equivalent Courses (e. g. in other semesters)

Semester	Title	Lecturers	Dates
SS 2024	(POL00011) Politics for Rocket Scientists (An Introduction to Political Science for Non-Political Scientists)	Büthe, T. Assistants: Buckley, Y.Jakob, S.Schmid, H.	Thu, 08:45–11:15, 605
SS 2023	(POL00011) Politics for Rocket Scientists (An Introduction to Political Science for Non-Political Scientists)	Büthe, T. Assistants: Buckley, Y.Jakob, S.Schmid, H.	Thu, 08:45–11:15, 605 and singular or moved dates
SS 2022	(POL00011) Politics for Rocket Scientists (An Introduction to Political Science for Non-Political Scientists)	Büthe, T. Assistants: Buckley, Y.Schmid, H.	Thu, 08:45–11:15, 605
SS 2020	Politics for Rocket Scientists (An Introduction to Political Science for Non-Political Scientists)	Büthe, T. Assistants: Buckley, Y.Schmid, H.	Thu, 08:30–11:00, virtuell and singular or moved dates
WS 2018/9	Politics for Rocket Scientists (An Introduction to Political Science for Non-Political Scientists)	Buckley, Y. Büthe, T.	Fri, 09:00–11:30, H.001 and singular or moved dates
SS 2018	Politics for Rocket Scientists (An Introduction to Political Science for Non-Political Scientists)		Thu, 08:30–11:00, ZEI 0001
SS 2017	Politics for Rocket Scientists (An Introduction to Political Science for Non-Political Scientists)

Politics for Rocket Scientists (An Introduction to Political Science for Non-Political Scientists)

Course 0000003464 in SS 2021

General Data

Assignment to Modules

Further Information

Equivalent Courses (e. g. in other semesters)