(08+05.11.2021)

This teaching unit will include two topics: we will start the session by exploring the Austrian political system. Topics to be discussed are constitutional framework, Parliament, political leaders (+ the 'Ibiza scandal'), Austrian political parties, and the current coalition.

Afterwhich (and in the next session), we will study Austrian political history by focusing on the Habsburg family. Topics to be discussed include the Austrian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, nationalism, and social multiculturalism. 

Mandatory reading

Allport A. Austria. Modern World Nations. Chelsea House Pub (May 1, 2002), Chapter 3.

Thaler, P. (2001). The ambivalence of identity: The Austrian experience of nation-building in a modern society. Purdue University Press (Chapter 1).

Further Reading

Thaler, P. (2001). The ambivalence of identity: The Austrian Experience of Nation Building in a Modern Society. Purdue University Press (Chapters 2+3).