1 Winter Term 2020/2021 University of Cologne, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences Cologne Center for Comparative Politics (CCCP) Chair of International Comparative Political Economy and Economic Sociology “Gender and Politics” Bachelor Course No.14335.0407 (ECTS Points: 6 ) (Ergänzungsmodul Seminar Politikwissenschaft) Time: Wednesday, 14:00 – 15:45 First – Last Sessions: November 4, 2020 – December 16, 2020 Location: via ZOOM Instructor: Elifcan Celebi Email: ec@mpifg.de Office hours: Please make an appointment via email. Course description and structure This is an introductory course to the study of politics from a gender perspective. The course aims to introduce students to the fields of gender and politics by presenting main contributions of feminist theories to the analysis of states, institutions, policymaking and politics. This includes the introduction of basic concepts of gender and politics scholarship and using these theoretical approaches to analyze how citizenship is gendered. The readings engage with feminist analysis of politics in relation to various policy fields of political representation, labor, care and migration. Furthermore, the readings focus on the role of civil society, international governance and European Union on mainstreaming the gender equality agenda. Finally, the course brings forth the contemporary debates of the gender and politics scholarship: the feminist backlash and the right-turn in gender politics, as well as intersectionality and intersectional politics. This is a Bachelor course for students with a background in social science. The course is held as two sessions with 5 minutes break for seven weeks. Each week consists of 50 mins. first session + 5 mins. break + 50 mins. second session. Each session includes theory lectures, empirical examples, group work/assignments and class discussions. The seminar is held in English. Participants should be able to understand, write and articulate themselves in English, as this will be the general classroom language. Perfection is not required, but you should be able to make yourself understood.