ASOB16013U Knowledge, Organization and Politics

The course provides the student with insight into fundamental sociological concepts and theories, making him or her able to investigate how knowledge, organisation and politics mutually affect each other.

Knowledge:

The student acquires knowledge of a number of core concepts in sociology addressing the interaction between knowledge, organisation and politics. Upon completing the course, students must be able to:

• Account precisely for selected concepts and approaches in the course literature, their central assumptions and their implications for how knowledge, organisation and/or politics can be analysed
• Compare selected concepts and approaches from the course literature and give an account of their similarities and differences as well as their respective analytical strengths and challenges.

Skills:

Upon completing the course, students must be able to conduct analyses at the intersection between knowledge, organisation and politics in an independent fashion. More specifically, the students must be able to:

• Produced qualified analytical observations and analyses of specific social phenomena at the intersection of knowledge, organization and politics
• Assess the applications of different sociological concepts and approaches in relation to selected social phenomena

Competences:

Upon completing the course the student must have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills to conduct independent work on the course topics, including the ability to:

• Independently acquire knowledge of the central sociological concepts and approaches in the field, including acquisition and assessment of relevant literature
• Turn central concepts and approaches into concrete analyses of both quantitative and qualitative nature, which address the interaction between organization, knowledge and politics.
• Report on such analyses in a precise and concise manner