Roads to Democracies - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Politics and Culture University of Siegen

Overview

Programme Details

• The programme Roads to Democracies - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Politics and Culture at the  University of Siegen  aims to provide students with analytical tools and theoretical knowledge that help to understand and explain the interrelation between institutional structures, political processes, and the social and cultural foundations of democracy. Students shall develop a broad, comparative understanding of the mechanisms behind democratic processes from a historical and social scientific perspective. Thus, students will acquire the competence to assess present-day democratic developments on a national and supranational level. They will obtain theoretical knowledge and gain advanced insights into comparative research methods in history and the social sciences. The interdisciplinary curriculum focuses on political, economic, historical, social and cultural aspects of democratic ideas, institutions, and structures within and outside Europe.

International Aspects

The possibility of an integrated semester abroad at a partner university as well as joint web-based seminars and an international learning environment give students the opportunity to gain experience in international working groups and to experience intercultural exchange. The partner universities of the Roads to Democracy(ies) program degree offered by the University of Siegen are currently:

• University of Bologna (Campus Forlí) in Italy, School of Political Sciences
• University of Coimbra in Portugal (Faculty of Economics including Socilogy)
• University of Palermo in Italy (International Relations)

• University of Lucerne, in Switzerland (Political Sciences)

Partner universities with combination of courses and research for M.A. Thesis:

• Marmara Üniversitesi (Turkey): Turkish language skills required
• Piraeus (Greece): EU thesis topic required
• Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie (Poland): Institute of Political Science and Administration

The Erasmus + program supports your stay. There are no tuition fees to be paid at the respective locations. The semester abroad is not mandatory. The course can also be completed at the University of Siegen.

Career prospects:

The Master‘s program provides a good basis for responsible positions in, e.g.: international organisations and NGOs, international aid and development agencies, private and public research institutions and institutes of higher education, culture agencies and cultural heritage institutions, publishing houses, journalism and media agencies concerned with international and intercultural communication, political parties, associations, foundations, international and internationally operating companies.

Accreditation

National Accreditation