Willy Brandt School of Public Policy

Academic ScheduleWinter Semester 2015/16

October 23th, 2015Please note that this information is subject to change.

Willy Brandt School of Public Policy

Contents

CONTACT INFORMATION 3IMPORTANT DATES 9PAYMENT INFORMATION 11PROGRAM INFORMATION 13COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 17

23.10.2015 Academic Schedule Winter 2015/16 2


Postal AddressUniversität ErfurtWilly Brandt School of Public PolicyP.O. Box 90 02 2199015 Erfurt

Visiting AddressNordhäuser Straße 74Building 3999089 Erfurt

Contact Information

Onlinewww.brandtschool.de

E-mailpublicpolicy(at)uni-erfurt.de

Main phone number+49 361-737-4640

Fax+49 361-737-4649

Brandt School & Administrative/ Project Staff Office HoursCommon Room: open Monday to Friday,

08.30 - 17.00 hrsMain Office: open Monday to Friday,

08.30 – 12.30 hrs14.00 – 16.00 hrs

It is also possible to arrange individual appointments with staff members outside of regular office hours. In this case please send an email to the respective staff.

mailto:[email protected]


Contact Persons at the Brandt SchoolAcademic Staff

Prof. Dr. Heike Grimm DirectorAletta Haniel Professor for Public Policy andEntrepreneurship

Building 39/0105 737-4671heike.grimm(at)uni-erfurt.de

Prof. Dr. Frank Ettrich Vice DirectorProfessor for the Analysis of the Structure of Modern Societies

LG1/241 737-4981frank.ettrich(at)uni-erfurt.de

Prof. Dr. Florian Hoffmann(on leave)

Franz Haniel Chair of Public Policy Building 39/0206 737-4660florian.hoffmann(at)uni-erfurt.de

Prof. Dr. Anja Mihr Visiting Professor for Public Policy Building 39/0206 737-4660anja.mihr(at)uni-erfurt.de

Prof. Dr. Dietmar Herz Professor for Comparative Government Building 39/0212 737-4910dietmar.herz(at)uni-erfurt.de

Prof. Dr. Solveig Richter Junior Professor for International ConflictManagement

Building 39/0112 737-4684solveig.richter(at)uni-erfurt.de

Dr. Edgar Aragón Visiting Professor for Public Finance Building 39/0106 737-4683edgar.aragon(at)uni-erfurt.de

Dr. Steffen Wetzstein Research Fellow Building 39/0207 737-4647steffen.wetzstein(at)uni-erfurt.de










Contact Persons at the Brandt School

Administrative Staff

Laura Held Managing Director Building 39/0004 737-4641laura.held(at)uni-erfurt.de

Kristiina Valdru(on parental leave until Dec. 2015)

Student Recruitment Manager Building 39/0005 737-4646kristiina.valdru(at)uni-erfurt.de

Raphael Zimmermann Robiatti Student Recruitment Manager Building 39/0005 737-4646raphael.zimmermann_robiatti(at)uni-erfurt.de

Theresa Herrmann MPP Program Coordinator Building 39/0005 737-4642theresa.herrmann(at)uni-erfurt.de

N.N. Program Coordinator Eastern Europe Building 39/0006 737-4643

Grit Kaufmann Team Assistant Building 39/0008 737-4640grit.kaufmann(at)uni-erfurt.de

Carolin Eichholz Assistant to the Haniel Chair, the Aletta Haniel Professor and the Junior Professor of International Conflict Management

Building 39/0210 737-4660carolin.eichholz(at)uni-erfurt.de

Stefanie Zimmermann Assistant to the Aletta Haniel Professor Building 39/0210 737-4660stefanie.zimmermann(at)uni-erfurt.de

Kathrin Eisenhauer Assistant to the Professor for ComparativeGovernment

Building 39/0213 737-4910kathrin.eisenhauer(at)uni-erfurt.de










Contact Information

Whom to Contact

Academic Advice and Letters of Recommendation(Course selection at the beginning of the term, etc.)

Your Academic Mentor or other Lecturers

Institutional Concerns Heike Grimm

Institutional Concerns, Scholarships and Study Trips, Conferences Laura Held

Administrative Issues, Scholarships, Tuition Fees, Letter of Confirmation(Handing in assignments, letters of confirmation, payment of fees, etc.)

Grit Kaufmann

Program Concerns, Course Administration and Study Program (Course hours and venue, readers, literature, proof of illness, grade sheets etc.)

Theresa Herrmann

Student Recruitment, Admissions Raphael Zimmermann Robiatti

Student Recruitment, Marketing, Alumni Kristiina Valdru (from Dec. 2015 onwards)

Internships(Internship data sheets, general information about internships, etc.)

Theresa Herrmann (until Dec. 2015)Kristiina Valdru (from Dec. 2015 onwards)

Haniel Spring/ Fall School, Haniel Cooperations and ScholarshipPrograms

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Contact InformationWhom to Contact

Course Contents (Syllabi, assignments, grades, exams)

Your respective course instructor/ lecturer

E-Mail Accounts / E.L.V.I.S. Grades Database(Passwords, login data)

Computer Service Dept. (Ms. Jäger)uta.jaeger(at)uni-erfurt.de

General Issues Concerning Life in Germany(Health insurance, work permits, etc.)

International Office (Ms. Linde)International(at)uni-erfurt.de

Housing / Dormitories Studentenwerk Thüringen (Ms. Hanselka) elvira.hanselka(at)stw-thueringen.de

Mental Distress / Psychological Problems Studentenwerk Thüringen (Mr. Köppe)uwe.koeppe(at)stw-thueringen.de

Student IDs and „Semesterbeitrag“ Dept. „Studium + Lehre“studierendenangelegenheit(at)uni-erfurt.de

Technical Equipment (for Presentations / research purposes)

Media Dept. (Mr. Ladewig) or Main Officematthias.ladewig(at)uni-erfurt.de

Transcripts (certification thereof) Dept. „Studium + Lehre“pruefungsangelegenheiten(at)uni-erfurt.de



Contacting You

The Brandt School exclusively uses your student e-mail address for official announcements.

Please also make sure that you signed in for all your courses on Campus. It is your responsibility to check your e-mail account on a regular basis.

Please remember to keep the Brandt School informed about your current whereabouts. (i.e., especially if you plan to leave Erfurt for a longer period of time).

It is your responsibility to also inform the University of Erfurt’s Registrar Dept. (Abteilung Studium und Lehre), the library and the Foreigners Registration Authority (Ausländerbehörde Erfurt) about any changes in your current address.The same applies for your bank institute, your health-insurance provider, telecommunications provider and any other companies or institutions you have accounts with.


Important Dates

Current Semester

October 01, 2015 Winter semester begins

October 03, 2015 German Unity Day* (Tag der deutschen Einheit)

October 05 – 08, 2015 Orientation Week (for incoming first-year students)

October 12, 2015 Lecture period starts

October 31, 2015 Reformation Day* (Reformationstag)

November 04, 2015 Course registration deadline

November 09, 2015 (date t.b.c.) Welcome Reception

December 20, 2015 – January 03, 2016 Break in lectures (Vorlesungsunterbrechung)

December 24, 2015 Christmas Eve* (Heiligabend)

December 25, 2015 Christmas Day* (1. Weihnachtsfeiertag)

December 26, 2015 Boxing Day* (2. Weihnachtsfeiertag)

December 31, 2015 New Year‘s Eve* (Silvester)

January 01, 2016 New Year* (Neujahr)

January 04, 2016 Lecture period resumes

* Public Holiday; all offices and shops closed; no classes


Important Dates

Current Semester

February 01, 2016 Deadline tuition fee payment for summer term 2016

February 06, 2016 End of classes

Please note that final exams may require presence in Erfurt after the end of the lecture period.

March 31, 2016 End of the winter semester

Summer Semester 2016

April 04, 2016 – July 07, 2016 Lecture period


Payment Information

All students are obliged to pay the semester contribution and the tuition fee on time in order to remain enrolled at the University of Erfurt. For the summer semester 2016, the deadline for the payment of fees is February 01, 2016, meaning that the University of Erfurt must have received both payments by February 01, 2016 at the latest. Please note that it often takes 2-3 days for German banks to complete transactions and that it is your responsibility to make sure your payment reaches the university in time. Otherwise, you will be charged (at least) a late fee of EUR 20.00 if your semester contribution is late.

Current payment information for the semester contribution is attached to your Student ID. For the summer semester 2015 the fee is expected to be EUR 219.30. Please use the form provided for your payment transaction. Should you make an online transfer, be sure to provide all the information given on the original form to ensure that your payment istransferred to the correct account. Once again, you are solely responsible for ensuring its accuracy.


Payment Information

Please note that hidden fees in international transactions may result in a reduced amount arriving at the University ofErfurt. In this case, you will be asked to pay the missing amount in cash to the university’s cashier.

For the MPP tuition fee, the payment information is as follows:

Recipient / Empfänger Universität Erfurt

Account No. / Konto Nr.: 300 444 299

Bank Code / BLZ: 820 500 00

Bank Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Erfurt

BIC: HELADEFF820

IBAN: DE16 8205 0000 3004 4442 99

Amount / Betrag: EUR 1,500.00

Reference / Verwendungszweck 1522157022018_Last Name

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Academic Schedule Winter 2014/15

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Program Information

Mandatory Courses for First-Year Students:All students must take the following courses:- Introduction to Public Policy + Academic Writing for Public Policy Tutorial- Economic Analysis and Modeling + Tutorial- Comparative Public Policy or Game Theory + Tutorial

In addition, only for 1st-year CSMP students:- Conflict Studies and Management: Theories and Concepts

Mandatory Courses for Second-Year Students:All students must take the following courses in their third semester:- Ethical Issues in the Public Sector- Political Advocacy and Leadership- One of the Project Groups offered

Project Groups: Please attend the introductory meeting of the Project Group(s) you are interested in. Submit your selectionof Project Groups (1st choice and 2nd choice) to publicpolicy(at)uni-erfurt.de until Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. Wewill confirm the distribution of students across Project Groups on Oct. 30 or Nov. 02.

Academic Schedule Winter 2015/16



Program Information

Basics and Language ModuleThe Rules and Regulations (“Studien- und Prüfungsordnung”) prescribe that you have to collect 9 credits in this module.This means that you can either take three courses with 3 credits each (3+3+3=9) or one course with 3 credits and one with6 credits (3+6=9). The sum of credits you earn needs to equal the figure 9 in any case. On top of that, should youwish to take more courses in this module, you are, of course, free to do so.

Specialization Modules• By the end of their study period (third semester), all students must complete two specialization modules by

obtaining a minimum of 9 credit points each in both modules (total of 18 credits)• You are, of course, free to audit additional courses with the instructor’s permission.• It is not possible to substitute credits earned in one module for credits earned in another module or to take a course

twice.• Only for CSMP Students: CSMP students are required to complete the courses designed for this program by earning

9 credits in each module (compulsory CSMP I courses and elective CSMP II courses).

Please check the “Prüfungs- und Studienordnung” (Examination and Study Rules) for more detailed and legally binding information regarding the structure of the MPP program. For easy reference, an unofficial English translation of this document is available on Brandt School’s website.

Contact person: Theresa Herrmann, MPP Program Coordinator


Program Information

“Belegbogen” / Course RegistrationAll courses for which you wish to receive credits during the winter semester must be marked on the so-called “Belegbogen”(Course Registration Form). Your “Belegbogen” is produced online on E.L.V.I.S. by yourself: https://sulwww.uni-erfurt.de/Account/Login.aspx (For the procedure, please see course platform Campus, Information Desk). Please make sure tochoose only those language courses which are open under the Master of Public Policy section.

The “Belegbogen” must be printed, signed by you and your academic mentor, and turned in the fourth week ofthe lecture period / no later than November 04, 2015. Please drop them off at the Brandt School Main Office nolater than 4 p.m.!

Keep in mind that your Academic Mentor must approve your course selection for each semester and thatchanges may be necessary before you turn the form in. Therefore, do not wait until the last possible day tomeet with your Mentor!

For further information, please check the Course Registration Info & Instruction document available on the CampusInformation Desk.

https://sulwww.uni-erfurt.de/Account/Login.aspx


MPP Program Structure


Courses of Instruction in the Winter Semester

• Policy Analysis Module• Leadership Module• Basics and Language Module• Specialization Modules:

• Public and Non-Profit Management• European Public Policy• International Affairs, International Cooperation

and Development• International Political Economy• Conflict Studies and Management I• Conflict Studies and Management II

• Practical Training Module• Additional Courses

Courses that were taught in the previous winter semester (2014/15) are marked with an asterisk (*). Courses that have been taught in an earlier semester are marked with two asterisks (**).New courses are marked with three asterisks (***).


Instructor Anja MihrECTS 6Time Tuesday, 10 – 12 hrs

No class on Nov. 10 and Nov. 17, 2015Extra session: Thu. Jan 21, 2016, 16–20 hrs, LG 2/ 213

Location LG 4/ D08Mandatory for first semester!

Recommended Literaturet.b.a.

About the InstructorDr. Anja Mihr is Visiting Professor for Public Policy at the Brandt School, currently covering for the Franz Haniel Chair of Public Policy. She has previously been Associate Professor at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), University of Utrecht, Netherlands; and is founder and Program Director of the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Center on Governance through Human Rights in Berlin, Germany. She is one of two principal investigators and research directors of the European ORA project on the Impact of Transitional Justice on democratic institution building. Her work focuses on Public Policy, Governance, Human Rights and Comparative Studies. She received her Ph.D. in Political Sciences from the Free University of Berlin, Germany, in 2001.

Contact information: anja.mihr(at)uni-erfurt.de

Course DescriptionThis course will give an introduction into theories, concepts, terms and methodologies associated with policy analysis. It is an introduction to the basic procedures and areas of public policy, with a focus on state and regime transformation and consolidation.By the end of this course students will be able to perform policy analyses, have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the literature, media, debates and effects of public policy. As policy analysts, students will learn to advice policy-makers in very different subject matters, regions or working environments. A particular focus will be on current issues such as climate change, cyber security and urbanization and its consequences, which represent large part of current policy-making areas.

Policy Analysis Module:Introduction to Public Policy *



Instructor Edgar AragónECTS 6Time Tuesday (B-weeks), 14 – 18 hrsLocation LG 2/ 131Mandatory for first semester!


Course DescriptionThe lecture introduces the basics of economic analysis and modeling. It provides an overview over different theoretical concepts in Economics. It includes aspects of microeconomics by introducing to the economics of private households, the production of companies, and the organization of markets. It also includes aspects of macroeconomic modeling and introduces the basic theoretical frameworks. Based on this, the lecture introduces the basics of the analysis of economic policy, focusing on aspects of fiscal policy and monetary policy. The aim of the lecture is to enable students to understand economic terms and to think in economic models, and to provide students with the economic tools to conduct policy analysis. The course will use a combination of lectures, cases, tutorials and discussions to first learn about standard economic theory and then to apply it in real life situations.

Policy Analysis Module:Economic Analysis and Modeling *

About the InstructorDr. Edgar Aragón is Visiting Professor for Public Finance at the Brandt School. Previously, he taught at the Graduate School for Public Administration and Public Policy of Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico (EGAP-Tec de Monterrey), where he was he was Director of the Master’s program in Economics and Public Policy until January 2008. During this time, he conducted socio-economic evaluations of public programs, such as lending to small and medium size firms; the social provisioning of milk; and the status of water infrastructure in Mexico. Before 2002, he worked as an economic and financial consultant in Mexico City and in Leuven, Belgium. He received both his PhD in City and Regional Planning and his Master’s degree in Public Administration from Cornell University. He has been a Fellow at the United Nations University (UNU/IAS) in Tokyo, and at the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) in Washington. He is co-author of Harvard case studies and his research currently focuses on cluster policies for regional development, microfinance for poverty alleviation, and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure projects. He is now the leader of the Policy Recommendations Work Package for Nopoor, a 7th Framework Research Program of the European Commission on poverty alleviation.

Contact Information: edgar.aragon(at)uni-erfurt.de



Instructor Joren van VeenECTS included in the „Economic Analysis and

Modeling“ gradeTime Tuesday (A-weeks), 14 -18 hrsLocation LG 2/ 131Mandatory for first semester!


Course DescriptionMandatory tutorial for Dr. Aragón’s Economic Analysis and Modeling course.

Policy Analysis Module:Economic Analysis and Modeling – Tutorial *

Contact Information: joren.van_veen(at)uni-erfurt.de



Instructors Heike Grimm, Wilfried ZoungranaECTS 6Time Monday, 10 – 12 hrsLocation LG 2/ 131Mandatory for first-semester students not taking Game Theory!


Course DescriptionThe central aim of the course is to give students the opportunity to examine concrete public policies across a variety of national and sub-national contexts. This requires theoretical policy background from politics, economics, and public administration as well as conceptual development. The first third of the course will provide an understanding of theoretical frameworks and methodologies for understanding and comparing public policy. In the second and third term, the course aims at teaching an advanced understanding on how to compare democratization processes, key policy and public management issues in various societies with a special focus on contemporary global policy concerns, including entrepreneurship, innovation, and micro financing. Finally, we will shed light on anti-corruption strategies in comparative perspectives.

Policy Analysis Module:Comparative Public Policy *

About the Instructors

Prof. Dr. Heike M. Grimm is Aletta Haniel Professor for Public Policy and Entrepreneurship, Director of the Brandt School and Vice President for International Affairs of the University of Erfurt. Before she was Professor in Policy Analysis and Public Management with the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy of the University of Malta. She served as the Director of the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy from 2006 until 2008 and as Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Economics in Jena from 2004 until 2008. She was Senior Researcher at the Johns Hopkins University and the German American Centre for Visiting Scholars in Washington, D.C.; Visiting Lecturer at the Higher School of Economics of the State University in Moscow and Visiting Professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs of Indiana University in Bloomington. Contact information: heike.grimm(at)uni-erfurt.de

Wilfried Zoungrana holds a Master of Public Policy and is a doctoral student at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy. Contact information: wilfried.zoungrana(at)uni-erfurt.de




Instructor Manfred KönigsteinECTS 6Time Tuesday, 18 – 20 hrs

(Lecture) Wednesday, 12 – 14 hrs(Tutorial)

Locations LG 2/ 207 (Lecture)LG 2/ 131 (Tutorial)

Mandatory for first-semester students not taking Comparative Public Policy!

Recommended LiteratureOsborne, Martin J. (2004). An Introduction to Game Theory. New York, Oxford University Press.

About the InstructorProf. Dr. Manfred Königstein is Professor for Applied Microeconomics at the University of Erfurt since 2002. Prior to that, he was acting chair forEconomic Theory at the University of the Saarland, Saarbrücken. Hegained his doctoral degree and postdoctoral qualification from Humboldt University Berlin and holds an M.A. from the University of Iowa, Iowa City as well as a Diploma in Economics from Goethe University, Frankfurt. His work and research focuses on Microeconomics, Game Theory, Experimental Economics, Human Recourses, and Organizational Economics.

Contact information: manfred.koenigstein(at)uni-erfurt.deCourse DescriptionThe lecture introduces the basic concepts of non-cooperative game theory. Special emphasis its put on applications to Political and Social Sciences. Students should have a basic background in mathematics and statistics.

Policy Analysis Module:Microeconomics I: Game Theory *



Instructors Laura-Lee Smith, Theresa HerrmannECTS part of the mandatory courses of the

Policy Analysis ModuleTime Monday, 16 – 18 hrs (from Oct. 19 onwards)

Extra sessions: Thu. Oct. 29, 2015, 8 -10 hrsThu. Nov. 05, 2015, 8 – 10 hrs

Location LG 1/ 125Mandatory for first semester!


Course DescriptionThis mandatory tutorial accompanies the compulsory courses of the Policy Analysis Module, in particular “Introduction to Public Policy” and “Comparative Public Policy.” After an introduction to academic standards at the Brandt School, it will cover the most important writing formats of the MPP: essays/ papers, case-based analysis, policy memos, position papers. Towards the end of the semester, there will be a peer-review and feedback session for the policy memos that the students have to produce for “Introduction to Public Policy.” NB: The class will be divided into a Group A and a Group B, so the tutorial will not take place on a weekly basis. The group division and schedule is communicated on the Campus platform.

Policy Analysis Module:Academic Writing for Public Policy – Tutorial **

Contact Information: laura-lee.smith(at)uni-erfurt.detheresa.herrmann(at)uni-erfurt.de




Instructors Markus Pins, Justus LenzECTS 6Time Thu. 22.10.2015 10 – 16 hrs

Thu. 19.11.2015 10 – 16 hrsThu. 03.12.2015 10 – 16 hrsThu. 14.01.2016 10 – 16 hrsThu. 28.01.2016 10 – 16 hrs

Location FH Erfurt, Steinplatz 2, room 206 (HS I)Mandatory for third semester!



Markus Pins, based in Düsseldorf, runs websites with about 2 million users per month and trades in online advertising. He used to advise large companies on their code of conduct. Markus earned a Master's degree in Political Theory from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Afterwards, he studied at Columbia University (New York), Université Paris 1 - Pantheon-Sorbonne (Paris) and University of Saarland (Saarbrücken). He participated in the EU Research Training Network "Applied Global Justice.' Meanwhile he worked as a speech writer for the President of the German Bundestag.Contact information: markus.pins(at)uni-erfurt.de

Justus Lenz works as head of fiscal policy for the German Family Business Association in Berlin. He is Research Associate at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI), Ph.D. student at the University of Erfurt and member of the Wilhelm-Röpke-Institute. His research interests include Constitutional and Institutional Economics, eGovernment and the network society paradigm. Justus studied Public Policy at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy and Philosophy & Economics at the Universities of Bayreuth and Valladolid.Contact information: justuslenz(at)gmx.de

Course DescriptionPolitics is supposed to provide public goods. The very structure of these specific goods combined with individual interest in their consumption requires institutions, which we conventionally term political and which are controlled by the struggle for power. But is there more to politics? Are there any specific ethical or moral constraints on politics? Do people have particular moral expectations when it comes to politics? The seminar discusses a set of modern attempts to answer these questions. It analyses the scope of these problems, and it ventures a new perspective: the perspective of moral goods.

NB: This course will take place off-campus in a building of the University of Applied Sciences (FHE) at Steinplatz 2: http://www.fh-erfurt.de/fhe/index.php?eID=tx_nawsecuredl&u=0&file=fileadmin/Material/Dokumente/Stadtplan_und_Campusplan/campusplan_steinplatz_2015.jpg&t=1442926780&hash=639c2511f0055092937ed5e25f502980

Leadership Module:Ethical Issues in the Public Sector *



Instructors Heike Grimm, Ayman El TarabishyECTS 6Time/ Tue. 10.11.2015 18 – 20 hrs LG 4/ D01Location Fri. 04.12.2015 10 – 18 hrs t.b.a.

Sat. 05.12.2015 10 – 18 hrs LG 1/ HS 3Tue. 15.12.2015 18 – 20 hrs LG 4/ D01Tue. 05.01.2016 18 – 20 hrs LG 4/ D01Tue. 12.01.2016 18 – 20 hrs LG 4/ D01Tue. 19.01.2016 18 – 20 hrs LG 4/ D01Tue. 26.01.2016 18 – 20 hrs LG 4/ D01

Mandatory for third semester!


About the InstructorsProf. Dr. Heike M. Grimm is Aletta Haniel Professor for Public Policy and Entrepreneurship, Director of the Brandt School and Vice President for International Affairs of the University of Erfurt. Before she was Professor in Policy Analysis and Public Management with the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy of the University of Malta. She served as the Director of the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy from 2006 until 2008 and as Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Economics in Jena from 2004 until 2008. She was Senior Researcher at the Johns Hopkins University and the German American Centre for Visiting Scholars in Washington, D.C.; Visiting Lecturer at the Higher School of Economics of the State University in Moscow and Visiting Professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs of Indiana University in Bloomington. Contact information: heike.grimm(at)uni-erfurt.de

Dr. Ayman El Tarabishy is Associate Professor of Management at the George Washington University's School of Business. He is also Executive Director of the International Council for Small Businesses (ICSB), the oldest and largest non-profit organization across the globe devoted to advancing small business research and practices. Dr. El Tarabishy’s previous work experience includes the World Bank in the Corporate Strategy Group; he has assisted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to develop new and more effective methods for doing business in Egypt; and he consults and conducts executive training for several national and international organizations. His current research is on lean start-ups and design thinking for SME development in pursuit of solving social problems. Contact information: ayman(at)gwu.edu

Course DescriptionThis course seeks to familiarize students of public policy with the theories and practical concepts of leadership and political advocacy. It is designed to capacitate students to work successfully in management positions, to direct and coordinate human resources, and to advocate issues successfully in a political context. The course is designed to explain and engage with a range of theories and concepts applicable to the management of teams and individuals in organizations, and with a range of theories and concept applicable to political advocacy. It is expected that students will gain an understanding of both fields and be able to apply theories and concepts in practical settings.

Leadership Module:Political Advocacy and Leadership *




Instructor Gudrun HennigECTS 3Time Monday 08 – 10 hrs

Wednesday 08 – 10 hrsFriday 08 – 10 hrs

Location WBS/ 0114

Recommended Literature- MOTIVE, Kursbuch Lektion 1 – 8, Deutsch als Fremdsprache, HueberVerlag, ISBN 978-3-19-001880-2- MOTIVE, Arbeitsbuch, Lektion 1 – 8, Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Hueber Verlag, ISBN 978-3-19-031880-3

About the InstructorGudrun-Gerlinde Hennig has taught German as a foreign language since 1993 and for several years in close cooperation with the universities of Ilmenau and Erfurt. Since completing her studies in German and Russian at the Pädagogische Hochschule Erfurt, from which she graduated in 1973 with a teaching diploma, she has taught German and Russian at the high school level and as a freelancer.

Contact information: gudrunhennig(at)gmx.deCourse DescriptionGrammar, vocabulary, conversation for beginners (i.e. those students who did not qualify for “Grundstufe” during the university’s placement test).

Basics and Language Module:Deutsch als Fremdsprache 01 (German as a Foreign Language 01) *



Instructor Volker SöhnchenECTS 3Time Monday 08 – 10 hrs

Wednesday 08 – 10 hrsFriday 08 – 10 hrs

Location WBS/ -104


About the InstructorVolker Söhnchen works as a teacher for German as a foreign language with the International Students Program at the University of Erfurt since 2001. He obtained a Certificate in German as a Foreign Language in Theory and Practice in 2003, subsequent to completing a post-graduate course at the University of Kassel. Mr. Söhnchen’s polytechnic diploma in teaching (German and Russian) provided the foundation for this post-graduate certificate. As per his qualifications, Mr. Söhnchen holds classes for German as a foreign language using comparative language exercises based on German, Russian and English.

Contact information: volker.soehnchen(at)gmx.de

Course DescriptionGrammar, vocabulary, conversation for beginners (i.e. those students who did not qualify for “Grundstufe” during the university’s placement test). Since the instructor is using comparative language exercises based on German, Russian and English, this class is especially recommendable for Russian-speaking students.

Basics and Language Module:Deutsch als Fremdsprache 01 (German as a Foreign Language 01) *



Instructor Janin KemperECTS 3Time Wednesday, 14 – 16 hrsLocation LG 1/ 222


About the InstructorJanin Kemper has been teaching German for seven years. Her assignments comprise language classes for emigrants, students visiting Germany as well as courses on an advanced level at Bauhaus University Weimar. She holds a Master degree in African studies and history at the universities of Leipzig and Jena from which she graduated in 2003.

Contact information: janinkemper(at)gmx.net

Course DescriptionAt request of MPP students, this course combines “Hören, Lesen, Verstehen,” “Grammatik” and discussions of current issues of interest for MPP students at an A2 level. NB: The course is offered twice this winter semester, you can, however, take only one of them for credit points.

Basics and Language Module:Deutsch Konversationskurs I (A2) - German Conversation Course I (A2) *



Instructor Janin KemperECTS 3Time Wednesday, 16 – 18 hrsLocation LG 1/ 222


About the InstructorJanin Kemper has been teaching German for seven years. Her assignments comprise language classes for emigrants, students visiting Germany as well as courses on an advanced level at Bauhaus University Weimar. She holds a Master degree in African studies and history at the universities of Leipzig and Jena from which she graduated in 2003.

Contact information: janinkemper(at)gmx.net

Course DescriptionAt request of our MPP students, this course combines “Hören, Lesen, Verstehen,” “Grammatik” and discussions of current issues of interest for MPP students at an A2 level. NB: The course is offered twice this winter semester, you can, however, take only one of them for credit points.

Basics and Language Module:Deutsch Konversationskurs II (A2) - German Conversation Course II (A2) *



Instructors Victoria de Dios, Barbara Kuntze, Katharina Kraut

ECTS 3Time Wednesday, 12 – 14 hrsLocation LG 1/ 332


About the InstructorsAll three instructors are languge teachers at the University‘sSprachenzentrum – for Spanish (Victoria de Dios), English (Barbara Kuntze), and German (Katharina Kraut), respectively.

Contact information: victoria.dedios(at)uni-erfurt.debarbara.kuntze(at)uni-erfurt.dekatharina.kraut(at)uni-erfurt.de

Course DescriptionNB: This course is open for MPP students taking a German as a foreign language course; they can take this course in addition to the language course in order enhance their language learning experience with an intercultural and collaborative dimension. MPP students interested in joining this course should contact Mrs. Barbara Kuntze via e-mail in advance of the first session. German and international students will be brought together in order to learn from one another. A common learning environment will be established that will not only serve to broaden the language horizons (of the non-German speakers), but will also serve to provide ALL the language learners (German and non-German) with opportunities to reflect on one's own language and usage by being made aware of the cultural influence and then to question all these aspects. In contrast to the typical tandem exchange that is either a banter of small-talk or simply fizzles out after a couple of weeks, this project will be guided by

Basics and Language Module:Mehr als Sprache – Kulturen gemeinsam begegnen (More than Language – Encounter Cultures Together) ***

three language teachers with focused activities. Through direct(language) class involvement in a tandem manner, as well as mixed language groups (English, Spanish, German) , the students will be involved in thematic and problem-solving activities allowing each one to contribute to his/her own learning, as well as the others. Students will be active in: sitting in on another language class (e.g. a German student attending the German as a Second Language class; a Spanish student in a Spanish class), offering language-learning opportunities/activities outside the normal classroom, arranging/participating in cultural outings, completing a reflection log (e.g. diary, video, radio show, etc).





Instructors Juan Diaz, Ana BojadjievskaECTS 3Time/ Location Thu. 15.10.2015 10 – 14 hrs WBS/ -104

Fri. 11.12.2015 11 – 18 hrs LG 4/ D04Sat. 12.12.2015 10 – 15 hrs LG 4/ D04Fri. 29.01.2016 11 – 18 hrs WBS/ 0114Sat. 30.01.2016 10 – 15 hrs WBS/ 0114



Dr. Juan Armando Diaz is a mediator, trainer and facilitator working on political, economic and social integration. He teaches peace mediation and strategic negotiations at several European universities with an interactive experiential learning approach. Over the last 16 years, Dr. Diaz has dedicated his work to peace-building in regions such as South Eastern Europe, South Asia and North Africa. In 2005 he co-founded the CSSP: Berlin Center for Integrative Mediation and served as its Director and Chairperson from January 2005 to May 2012. In the last couple of years, he has accompanied the founding of the European Institute of Peace as the Lead at the European Forum for International Mediation and Dialogue. In this capacity, he has been advising international actors and working on developing a political party dialogue platform in Egypt. Dr. Diaz earned a B.A. in Political Science and Communication Arts from St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida; an M.A. in International Relations and Diplomacy from Schiller International University in London, UK; and a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Kent, UK.Contact information: jdiaz(at)ingroupberlin.org

Ana Bojadjievska works in the field of mediation for CSSP Berlin Center for Integrative Mediation, where she is primarily responsible for the development of training contents and strategy. She focuses on the MENA region (Egypt and Tunisia), but she has been also working on mediation projects for the Balkans and the South Caucasus. Ana Bojadjievska’s thematic interests lie in the potential synergies between conflict resolution and human rights, as well as the role of civil society in peace-building and democratization processes. Her background experience includes work on tackling interethnic segregation in the educational sector through the development of debate and non-formal education programs in Macedonia. Ana Bojadjievska holds a B.A. in Public Administration (South-East European University) and a Master in Public Policy (Brandt School). Contact information: abojadjievska(at)cssp-mediation.org

Course DescriptionIn this course Dr. Juan Armando Diaz introduces to the methods and styles of mediation. The study of mediation has two parts: theory and practice, and both are essential if one is to become effective at using the instruments available to solve international conflicts, organizational problems, or intercultural misunderstandings. In a globalized world, third-party intervention is a necessary part of international law, public policy, conflict resolution, or international relations. Conflicts are being solved by states, state-based actors, NGOs, persons and local community leaders. In your future career, you will have tasks and responsibilities that require you to negotiate with leaders, represent your organization, and mediate between conflicting stakeholders. Especially CSMP-Students are advised to take this course. Dr. Diaz will be assisted by Ana Bojadjievska.

Basics and Language Module:Introduction to International Mediation *




Instructor Hosea HandoyoECTS 3Time Monday, 18 – 20 hrs

No class on Nov. 09.Extra session: Mon. Jan. 18, 2016, 16 – 20 hrs

Location LG 1/ 104Also open in the European Public Policy Module. Recommended Literature

t.b.a.

About the InstructorHosea Handoyo is a project consultant at a consulting company in Erfurt. Mr. Handoyo has been involved in several 7th Framework Programme R&D projects, ranging from 3D technology, satellites to development aid research. Currently, he focuses on project acquisition and management of Horizon 2020 funding programs. His focus is on ensuring that the projects are in synergy with broader European policy and agendas while working on dissemination and exploitation strategies to enhance the projects' impact.He obtained his engineering degree in Biotechnology from HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands and a postgraduate degree in Public Policy from the Willy Brandt School, with a focus on international affairs and cooperation as well as European RD&I policy.

Contact information: mail(at)hoseahandoyo.com

Course DescriptionThe European Union has ample funds to support various projects including research activities. The Horizon 2020 program of the European Union is one way in which transnational research and technological development (RTD) projects (which includes Social Studies and Humanities Funding Calls) may be co-funded. The seminar will focus on the European RTD funding landscape, particularly in Horizon 2020. The format will be very interactive; students can directly gain experience in proposal preparation and organizing a professional consortium meeting with people from various cultural and academic backgrounds. Several tools will be taught during the seminar: preparation of a GANNT chart, PERT chart, stakeholder analysis, dissemination strategies/ developing a communication plan, and exploitation strategy/ business model canvass. This will be complemented with discussions on public funding of security projects based on the recent Framework Programme 7 security research

Basics and Language Module:European Project Management ***

landscape. The seminar will combine the students' knowledge in public policy, political economy and European affairs and will accustom the students to European project terminologies. It is recommended that second-year students who take Dr. Aragón's Project Group also take this course.



Instructor Jamal MalikECTS 3Time Tuesday, 16 – 18 hrsLocation LG 4/ E01


About the InstructorProf. Dr. Jamal Malik is has been Professor for Islamic Studies at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Erfurt since 1999. He studied Islamic Studies and Political Science in Bonn and holds a PhD from the University of Heidelberg and a Habilitation from the University of Bamberg. His research focuses on Muslims in Europe and on Islam in South Asia.

Contact information: jamal.malik(at)uni-erfurt.deCourse DescriptionThe course will introduce graduate and postgraduate students to recent methodological developments and theoretical debates within the field of cultural and Islamic Studies. The texts will be subject to critical scrutiny on the basis of recently completed and ongoing research work. Participants are required to present and discuss one of the topics (moderation) and provide minutes for any another session.

Basics and Language Module:Methods and Theories in Islamic Studies ***



Instructor Alexander MühlenECTS 3Time/ Location Thu. 26.11.2015 16 – 20 hrs LG 2/ 213

Fri. 27.11.2015 10 – 16 hrs LG 2/ 131Fri. 27.11.2015 16 – 19 hrs LG 2/ 123Sat. 28.11.2015 09 – 18 hrs LG 2/ 123

Recommended LiteratureMühlen, A. (2013). International Negotiations: Confrontation, Competition, Cooperation. (2nd edition.) Münster: LIT-Verlag.

About the InstructorDr. Alexander Mühlen is a retired Ambassador and was posted in Sweden, Yemen, Geneva, Singapore, Chile, UAE and Uganda. He also worked for the Federal Parliament and is specialized in negotiation training, coaching and counseling. Dr. Mühlen's book International Negotiations: Confrontation, Competition, Cooperation, LIT-Verlag, Münster (both German and English editions), is considered standard reading material for this field. He conducts his training in English, German and French. Dr. Mühlen is married and has three grown children.

Contact information: a.muehlen(at)gmx.net

Course DescriptionThe teaching includes elements of the Harvard Method, but comes to win-win by a somewhat more „robust“ approach: Compared to Harvard, power/ balance, multilateral negotiating including majority voting, and international/ inter-cultural components play a prominent part. The aim is to find a zero-plus sum, based on solid individual interests. The phases confrontation, competition and cooperation are explained. Two-thirds of the event consists in role plays, all of which are based on practical cases and will be played by all participants.

Basics and Language Module:International Negotiation *


Basics and Language Module: Further Language Courses at the University

As every semester, a large variety of language classes falls under the “Basics and Language Module.” These are offered by theUniversity’s Language Center (Sprachenzentrum).

The general rule is that German students are supposed to take language classes and learn a language otherthan German and English, while students from abroad advance their German skills to the highest possiblelevel (cf. § 10 of the MPP study and examination rules).Check for time conflicts with mandatory MPP courses before signing up for a particular class!Note that several classes require an extra early (online) sign-up procedure or participation in entranceexaminations to determine your proficiency level.Some of these may be scheduled as early as the first or second week of the semester!

When you register for language courses on E.L.V.I.S., please make sure to register under the Basics andLanguage Module of the MPP, not under “Zusätzliches Sprachstudium.”

See the University of Erfurt’s online course catalog http://sulwww.uni-erfurt.de/ELVIS/vorlesungen/ for the full range of offers for this semester. Also make sure to refer to the Language Center’s website (http://www.uni-erfurt.de/sprachenzentrum/) for further information and detailed procedures!

http://sulwww.uni-erfurt.de/ELVIS/vorlesungen/

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Instructor Hasnain BokhariECTS 3Time Fri. 23.10.2015 16 – 20 hrs

Thu. 05.11.2015 14 – 20 hrsFri. 06.11.2015 10 – 15 hrsThu. 12.11.2015 10 – 18 hrsFri. 13.11.2015 10 – 15 hrs

Location WBS/ 0114

Recommended Literature t.b.a.

About the InstructorDr. des. Hasnain Bokhari worked as a Research Associate at the Chair of Muslim Cultural and Religious History at the University of Erfurt on a project "Challenges of Social Media in Muslim Countries", funded by the DAAD. Priorly, he was a Heinrich Böll doctoral fellow at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Erfurt. His research dealt with how the state in a developing country context deals with the phenomenon of eGovernment and how modern communication technologies go through retransformation and reshaping according to the socio-political culture of the country. He has also been a recipient of DAAD Stibet fellowship and the University of Erfurt's Vice President for Research & Young Scholars' fellowship. He was a co-founder of a start-up eCon Solutions and worked as a IT consultant to the GTZ’s BEFARe project in Peshawar, Pakistan. He has been associated with the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester as a visiting research fellow and holds Master's degrees both in Public Policy from Erfurt University and Computer Science from Bahria University, Islamabad. His research interests include, among others, eGovernment in developing countries, ICTs for sustainable human development, and media and the new public sphere.

Contact information: hasnain.bokhari(at)uni-erfurt.de

Course DescriptionThe spread of new IT combined with the reach of the Web, Internet, and mobile devices has created endless opportunities for individuals and companies to leverage IT to create new digital businesses. Digital Entrepreneurship has now become a fundamental aspect of national and international policy institutions such as the EU, World Bank or IMF. This course focuses on the role of entrepreneurial thinking and innovation in advancing IT-focused businesses by dwelling into concepts such as digital start-ups, the economics of the IT industry, the dynamics of crowd-funding, digital money, venture capitalists, adversity and failure of digital markets – to name a few. This course will comprise five modules, namely: theoretical foundations, policy perspectives, case studies, documentary and film sessions, and possibly a student excursion.

Public and Non-Profit Management Module:Digital Entrepreneurship ***



Instructors Heike GrimmECTS 3Time Tuesday, 12 – 14 hrsLocation WBS/ 0114


About the instructorProf. Dr. Heike M. Grimm is Aletta Haniel Professor for Public Policy and Entrepreneurship, Director of the Brandt School and Vice President for International Affairs of the University of Erfurt. Before she was Professor in Policy Analysis and Public Management with the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy of the University of Malta. She served as the Director of the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy from 2006 until 2008 and as Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Economics in Jena from 2004 until 2008. She was Senior Researcher at the Johns Hopkins University and the German American Centre for Visiting Scholars in Washington, D.C.; Visiting Lecturer at the Higher School of Economics of the State University in Moscow and Visiting Professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs of Indiana University in Bloomington.

Contact information: heike.grimm(at)uni-erfurt.de

Course DescriptionSocial entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs with a social mission. Not the generation of profits is the primary goal of the social entrepreneur, but rather the fulfilment of a social mission. Reversed, this does not mean that the social entrepreneur considers the generating of income as being of no value or interest. The social entrepreneur differs fundamentally from the traditional, purely altruistically acting philanthropist because the generating of income for the financial security of a socially motivated project is regarded as an important means to an end. In this seminar we develop a better understanding of the meaning and various forms of social entrepreneurship through guest speakers, case discussion, lectures, and student presentations. Students will be expected to develop a business plan for a social enterprise. Because the field of social entrepreneurship is interdisciplinary and in its infancy, the course will be introductory in nature and will draw heavily on cases, speaker experience, and student assignments. At the end of the course, students can expect to have gained an understanding of the field of social entrepreneurship and understand many of the opportunities, challenges, and issues facing social

Public and Non-Profit Management Module:Social Entrepreneurship **

.entrepreneurs. They will have learned from cases and have met leading social entrepreneurs who are using business skills to address complex social problems. Also, they will have learned to develop a business plan for a social venture.



Instructor Sebastian HaselbeckECTS 3Time/ Location Fri. 23.10.2015 14 – 16 hrs WBS/ 0114

Fri. 06.11.2015 16 – 20 hrs WBS/ 0114Sat. 07.11.2015 10 – 18 hrs WBS/ 0114Thu. 10.12.2015 12 – 18 hrs WBS/ 0114Fri. 11.12.2015 10 – 16 hrs WBS/ 0114Fri. 29.01.2016 12 – 18 hrs LG 1/ 219


About the instructorUntil June 2015, Sebastian Haselbeck was Managing Director of the Internet and Society Collaboratory e.V., a non-profit platform for internet policy, working on the intersection of business, politics, academia and civil society. He also works as consultant for lingohub GmbH on matters of business development and communications. Haselbeck studied Political Science at the University of Regensburg and Arizona State University, and received his MPP at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy with specialization in international affairs and political economy. His main research interests are open government, innovation and internet governance.

Contact information: sebastian.haselbeck(at)outlook.com

Course DescriptionThis seminar introduces students to the challenges and opportunities facing our societies and polities due to digitization and the internet. How does the internet transform models of governance and policy-making? What are today’s main issues in the information society? How is the digital sphere regulated, and by whom? Which areas of society, the economy and politics are affected by the digital transformation and how do we shape value creation in the information society to everyone’s benefit?

Public and Non-Profit Management Module:Policies and Governance for the Digital Society *

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Instructor Johannes NöldekeECTS 3Time/ Location Thu. 29.10.2015 14 – 18 hrs WBS/ 0114

Fri. 30.10.2015 10 – 16 hrs WBS/ 0114Fri. 22.01.2016 10 – 16 hrs LG 1/ 124Sat. 23.01.2016 10 – 16 hrs LG 1/ 110Fri. 05.02.2016 10 – 16 hrs WBS/ 0114


About the InstructorJohannes Th. Nöldeke is a project manager and facilitator at DIALOG BASIS - an interdisciplinary, science-based dialogue organization in the Stuttgart area with a main emphasis on stakeholder dialogues and public participation processes. He supervises projects mainly related to topics such as infrastructure, urban development and (the) energy (transition). Broadly speaking, his job is to make participation processes work, i.e. to bring individuals or groups with often conflicting views into an open an productive dialogue.Nöldeke studied Politics and International Relations at the Royal Holloway University of London and Public Policy at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt (with a focus on Conflict Studies and Management). He completed his studies with a master thesis on public resistance against energy grid expansion throughout Germany in which he pleaded for a resolute opening of large-scale planning processes.

Contact information: johannes.noeldeke(at)dialogbasis.de

Course DescriptionIn recent years, the concepts of stakeholder engagement and public participation have attained more prominence than ever before – with profound and sustainable implications for policy-makers: large-scale change processes – i.e. the energy transition, urban development and infrastructure projects – cannot be planned, realized and advanced without some kind of public participation. Still too often, the full potentials of participative processes to activate local and collective intelligence, to strengthen acceptance and to collectively find better solutions for complex issues are not yet tapped.This course teaches the students to do just that. After introducing and discussing the related concepts, different practical approaches will be analyzed, compared and evaluated. In doing so, the students will be familiarized with the keys for the successful design and implementation of participative processes. .

Public and Non-Profit Management Module:On Dialogue: Stakeholder Engagement and Public Participation ***



Instructor Franz EichingerECTS 3Time Monday (A-weeks), 12 – 16 hrsLocation LG 1/ 102


About the InstructorDr. Franz Eichinger has made a professional career in the German Foreign Office. A main focus of his work was on European affairs. From 1993 to 2000, he was responsible for EU external relations in the Foreign Office. After that, he served for four years as a Director in the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU in charge of EU relations with Mediterranean, Middle East/ Gulf, Africa and Asia. He concluded his career in 2006 as German Ambassador in Central Asia where he helped to build a European Studies program at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek. After his retirement, he lectured there on European integration and European values. In 2010, he held seminars on European affairs for young Moldovan diplomats and other civil servants. Dr Eichinger graduated in business administration at Munich University where he was also awarded his doctoral degree.

Contact information: fe1(at)gmx.net

Course DescriptionThe seminar takes current challenges to the EU - the refugee crisis, the Greek debt crisis, the possible 'Brexit', declining confidence in the EU, and the Ukraine crisis - as points of departure for the analysis. The idea is to find out to which extent the challenging situations have their roots in the present system. This will help us to understand the basic concepts of the EU, its institutions and functioning, the policies involved, and to identify possible ways forward. Thus the seminar will, amongst others, touch upon the issues of economic growth and stabilization, democratic legitimacy, division of powers, and the EU’s capabilities in external and security policies. The main purpose of the course will be to enable students to acquire the competency necessary for following and assessing current and future European developments and putting them into the proper context. If there is time and interest, a short trip to Berlin to meet decision-makers and experts in EU matters can be envisaged.

European Public Policy Module:Understanding Europe through Its Current Challenges ***



Instructor Hosea HandoyoECTS 3Time Monday, 18 – 20 hrs

No class on Nov. 09.Extra session: Mon. Jan. 18, 2016, 16 – 20 hrs

Location LG 1/ 104Also open in the Basics and Language Module. Recommended Literature

t.b.a.

About the InstructorHosea Handoyo is a project consultant at a consulting company in Erfurt. Mr. Handoyo has been involved in several 7th Framework Programme R&D projects, ranging from 3D technology, satellites to development aid research. Currently, he focuses on project acquisition and management of Horizon 2020 funding programs. His focus is on ensuring that the projects are in synergy with broader European policy and agendas while working on dissemination and exploitation strategies to enhance the projects' impact.He obtained his engineering degree in Biotechnology from HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands and a postgraduate degree in Public Policy from the Willy Brandt School, with a focus on international affairs and cooperation as well as European RD&I policy.

Contact information: mail(at)hoseahandoyo.com

Course DescriptionThe European Union has ample funds to support various projects including research activities. The Horizon 2020 program of the European Union is one way in which transnational research and technological development (RTD) projects (which includes Social Studies and Humanities Funding Calls) may be co-funded. The seminar will focus on the European RTD funding landscape, particularly in Horizon 2020. The format will be very interactive; students can directly gain experience in proposal preparation and organizing a professional consortium meeting with people from various cultural and academic backgrounds. Several tools will be taught during the seminar: preparation of a GANNT chart, PERT chart, stakeholder analysis, dissemination strategies/ developing a communication plan, and exploitation strategy/ business model canvass. This will be complemented with discussions on public funding of security projects based on the recent Framework Programme 7 security research

European Public Policy Module:European Project Management ***

landscape. The seminar will combine the students' knowledge in public policy, political economy and European affairs and will accustom the students to European project terminologies. It is recommended that second-year students who take Dr. Aragón's Project Group also take this course.



Instructor Thorsten KäsebergECTS 3Time Sat. 28.11.2015 09 – 17 hrs

Thu. 07.01.2016 12 – 18 hrsFri. 08.01.2016 10 – 18 hrsSat. 09.01.2016 09 – 17 hrs

Location WBS/ 0114

Recommended LiteratureEl-Agraa, A.M. (2011). The European Union – Economics and Policies. (9th edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Baldwin, R. & Wyplosz, C. (2012). The Economics of European Integration. (4th edition). London: McGraw-Hill. De Grauwe, P. (2014). Economics of Monetary Union. (10th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

A Semesterapparat (Nr. 2020) is available in the University library (2nd floor).

About the InstructorDr. Thorsten Käseberg, a lawyer and economist, has been serving as a civil servant since 2007 in different functions in the area of economic policy. He is currently working in the German Economics Ministry’s policy planning unit. He is also an official of the European Commission (on leave), where he served in the Directorate-General for Competition (2009-2011). Dr. Käseberg has lectured at Humboldt University Berlin and published in particular on economic and regulatory issues, including the book Intellectual Property, Antitrust and Cumulative Innovation in the EU and the US (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2012). He was educated at the University of Bonn, Humboldt University Berlin, the London School of Economics and New York University.Contact information: thorsten.kaeseberg(at)gmail.com

Course DescriptionThe seminar will provide an overview over of the main EU micro- and macro-economic policies such as competition, trade, monetary, fiscal and financial market policies, including their objectives, legal framework, actors and interplay. For each of the policies, we will explore what is, what could be and what should be their substantive and institutional set-up. In particular against the background of the banking and debt crisis in the Euro zone, we will discuss shortcomings of the current European Economic and Monetary Union and potential solutions.

European Public Policy Module:EU Economic Governance and Policies *



Instructor Markus ZienerECTS 3Time/ Location Fri. 23.10.2015 10 – 14 hrs LG 2/ 112

Thu. 12.11.2015 10 – 16 hrs WBS/ -104Fri. 13.11.2015 10 – 16 hrs LG 2/ 112Sat. 14.11.2015 10 – 16 hrs WBS/ 0114Fri. 18.12.2015 10 – 16 hrs LG 1/ 124Sat. 19.12.2015 10 – 16 hrs LG 1/ 120

Recommended LiteratureA Semesterapparat (Nr. 2004) is available in the University library (2nd floor).

About the InstructorProf. Dr. Markus Ziener is a professor of journalism at the Hochschulefür Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft (HMKW), University for Applied Sciences, in Berlin. Between 2006 and 2012 he was Washington Bureau Chief for Handelsblatt, Germany's largest daily business newspaper. Prior to that, he worked as a field reporter, covering the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for the paper. He has also served as Handelsblatt's correspondent in Moscow (1994-99) and Eastern Europe, the latter position with an emphasis on the political and economic transition in Poland. From 1999 to 2001, he was Foreign Editor at the Financial Times Deutschland. Prof. Ziener holds a PhD in Politics from Humboldt University Berlin and graduated with a degree in Sociology and Economics from Friedrich-Alexander-University in Erlangen-Nuremberg. Since March 2015, Prof. Ziener is a Non-Resident Fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the United States. As a journalist he writes regularly for European Affairs, a political journal published in Washington D.C.

Contact information: mziener(at)gmail.com

Course DescriptionThe year 2015 marks a defining moment for the future of the Euro and the Eurozone. The drama around a third rescue package for Greece has highlighted the significant weaknesses of the single European currency. A key element of the way the crisis is perceived by the public is the media coverage. The media is not only transporting the news. The media has been shaping public opinion by choosing what to highlight – and what to not report about.In our seminar we will be looking into the media coverage. We will analyze it, compare the reporting of different media outlets and we will try to understand what mechanism are at work when it comes to reporting on a complex subject. We will explore the reasoning behind various editorial decisions. And we will debate the pros and cons of certain lead stories – and their repercussions on politics. After an introductory lecture we will be working on the topic in two block seminars over two respectively three days.

European Public Policy Module:The Euro Crisis in the Media ***



Instructor Edgar AragónECTS 3Time Wednesday (B-weeks), 16 – 20 hrs

No class on Nov. 18, 2015Extra session: Wed. Nov. 25, 2015, 16 – 20 hrs

Location LG1/ 214Also open in the International Political Economy Module.


About the InstructorDr. Edgar Aragón is Visiting Professor for Public Finance at the Brandt School. Previously, he taught at the Graduate School for Public Administration and Public Policy of Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico (EGAP-Tec de Monterrey), where he was he was Director of the Master’s program in Economics and Public Policy until January 2008. . During this time, he conducted socio-economic evaluations of public programs, such as lending to small and medium size firms; the social provisioning of milk; and the status of water infrastructure in Mexico. Before 2002, he worked as an economic and financial consultant in Mexico City and in Leuven, Belgium. He received both his PhD in City and Regional Planning and his Master’s degree in Public Administration from Cornell University. He has been a Fellow at the United Nations University (UNU/IAS) in Tokyo, and at the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) in Washington. He is co-author of Harvard case studies and his research currently focuses on cluster policies for regional development, microfinance for poverty alleviation, and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure projects. He is now the leader of the Policy Recommendations Work Package for Nopoor, a 7th Framework Research Program of the European Commission on poverty alleviation.


International Affairs, International Cooperation and Development Module:Local Problems – Global Solutions *

Course DescriptionThe purpose of this seminar is to discuss global issues suffocating local communities, analyzing some potential solutions, and providing a general framework to deal with them at the global stage. The seminar will motivate students to use their public policy skills in specific real-life situations in fields ranging from water provision, health care, crime and security to poverty alleviation and job creation. The course is based on real cases from different countries, allowing students to take a decision-making position during discussions in class. Theoretical frameworks from Amartya Sen, Michael Porter, and Tony Gomez-Ibañez will be introduced during the sessions themselves, as tools to approach specific problems.



Instructor Stefan CetkovicECTS 3Time/ Location Thu. 15.10.2015 16 – 18 hrs WBS/ 0114

Fri. 15.01.2016 12 – 18 hrs WBS/ 0114Sat. 16.01.2016 10 – 18 hrs WBS/ 0114Fri. 22.01.2016 12 – 18 hrs LG 1/ 135Sat. 23.01.2016 10 – 18 hrs LG 1/ 135

environmental problems and to provide them with insights into available policy instruments and practical policy challenges for promoting sustainable green transformation.


About the InstructorDr. Stefan Cetkovic holds a PhD in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin, Environmental Policy Research Centre, where he currently holds the position of research associate. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Belgrade and a Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Erfurt, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy. Dr. Cetkovic is also one of the founders and executive director of the non-governmental think-tank organizaitonInstitute for Green Economic Development, based in Belgrade, Serbia. He has published in both Serbian and international peer-reviewed journals and volumes. His research focuses on political-economic conditions for green transformations across different national and local settings, particularly in the energy and agriculture sectors.

Contact information: stefan.cetkovic(at)googlemail.com

Course DescriptionGrowing and multifaceted environmental problems represent one of the pressing global challenges facing the world today. There is increasing recognition among scientists and policy-makers that environmental problems cannot be successfully tackled without changes in political, economic, and social systems. This course introduces students to the major theoretical concepts, discourses and policy approaches that have shaped, and are continuing to shape, the governance of environmental problems (from the Stockholm conference in 1992, over Rio 1992, to Rio 2012). In addition, the course will discuss the value and the impact of different policy approaches by analyzing real-life case studies across major green policy areas (e.g. climate change, energy transition, mobility, sustainable agriculture). The objective of the course is to equip students with thorough understanding of the complex nature of contemporary

International Affairs, International Cooperation and Development Module:Governance of Environmental Problems: Towards Green Transformation ***



Instructor Petra GümplováECTS 3Time Monday, 12 – 14 hrsLocation WBS/ 0114


About the InstructorDr. Petra Gümplová is a Fellow at the Max Weber Kolleg at the University of Erfurt and teaches political theory at the Justus Liebig University Gießen. She is a researcher and lecturer in social sciences with specialization in (international) political theory, international law, human rights, and theories of territorial rights. Dr. Gümplová holds an MA in Sociology from Charles University in Prague and a PhD in Sociology from The New School for Social Research in New York City.

Contact information: petra.guemplova(at)uni-erfurt.de

Course DescriptionSovereignty is a central category of modern political thought and a distinguishing feature of the modern world order. Yet, there has never been much sympathy for sovereignty among political theorists who have criticized it, for the most part, for authoritarian implications based on sovereignty claims. Today many thinkers believe that the concept of sovereignty has finally been rendered completely obsolete in the process of globalization, European integration, and the rise of transnational governance and human rights law. This class offers an overview of the discourse on sovereignty and of current debates surrounding the institutions of sovereign statehood. The theories in focus will include works by Thomas Hobbes, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Hans Kelsen, Carl Schmitt, the Federalists, Hannah Arendt, and Michel Foucault. In the second part of the class, we will discuss areas of contemporary (global) governance that challenge the sovereignty of states (human rights, natural resources, the global economy, the European Union).

International Affairs, International Cooperation and Development Module:State Sovereignty in Theory and Practice ***



Instructor Dietmar HerzECTS 3Time Wednesday, 10 – 12 hrsLocation WBS/ 0114Also open in the Conflict Studies and Management II Module.

course will focus on the administration and substantial preconditions of warfare (i.e. the administrative structure in order to organize security and warfare, technology and capabilities).


About the InstructorProf. Dr. Dietmar Herz was the founding director of the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy and holds the Chair for Comparative Government at the University of Erfurt. From 2009 to 2015, he was on leave while he served as the State Secretary in the Thuringian Ministry of Justice. He holds an MPA degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He also studied Political Science, Law, Philosophy, and History at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in munich and the London School of Economics. He holds an MA and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Munich, where he also passed the state examinations in Law. Before taking up his current position, he has had academic appointments at the University of Bonn, Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee), Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University (Greifswald) and the Helmut Kohl Institute for European Studies of Hebrew University (Jerusalem).

Contact information: dietmar.herz(at)uni-erfurt.de

Course DescriptionIt is the principle of necessity that legitimates war and guides the administration of warfare. Simply stated: If every person is morally permitted to defend himself or herself – ethnic groups, religious communities and states should also be permitted to protect and defend themselves from an unwarranted attack. The latter seems to be merely a logical extension of the right of self-defense. This principle leads to the question regarding how wars should be prepared, administered and fought (i.e. the morality and administration of warfare). The course will look into this basic problem of governance. The first part will consist of a broad discussion of philosophical and historical approaches regarding the morality of warfare – covering a wide variety of arguments (i.e. the tradition of political realism, religiously or ethically founded pacifism and the so-called theories of just war). The second part of the course will analyze basic concepts and arguments of war and warfare: aggression and coercion, self-defense, pre-emption and prevention, terrorism and interventions (esp. humanitarian intervention). The last part of the

International Affairs, International Cooperation and Development Module:Governance in Times of War **

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Instructor Karl Theodor PaschkeECTS 3Time Thu. 22.10.2015 16 – 20 hrs

Thu. 19.11.2015 16 – 20 hrsFri. 20.11.2015 10 – 19 hrsSat. 21.11.2015 09 – 19 hrs

Location WBS/ 0114

Recommended LiteratureA Semesterapparat (Nr. 2021) is available in the University library (2nd floor).

About the InstructorKarl Theodor Paschke is a veteran of the German Foreign Service from which he retired after a 40-year career in November 2000. During his career as a diplomat, he served, inter alia, as Spokesman of the Foreign Office, Ambassador to the International Organizations in Vienna, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Embassy in Washington, D.C., and Director-General for Personnel and Administration at the Foreign Office. In 1994, he was selected by the United Nations as Under-Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services and worked in New York until 1999. Since his retirement, he has worked with several international organizations as a part-time management consultant . For example, he served for five years as Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee of the new International Criminal Court in The Hague. In 2006, Karl Theodor Paschke was re-activated for a year as Special Ambassador for the German government responsible for UN Management and Secretariat Reform. A native of Berlin, he holds both a law degree and a graduate degree from the German Foreign Service Academy.

Contact information: kpaschke(at)t-online.de

Course DescriptionThe course aims at providing the participants with a brief overview of the United Nations System: how it has developed, how it is structured, and what its future tasks and challenges are. The course will then try to help students understand the inner dynamics of this intergovernmental world organization by studying a few practical examples of UN policy-making. The complexity of multilateralism will be discussed recurrently throughout the seminar.

International Affairs, International Cooperation and Development Module:Policy Making at the United Nations: The Growing Importance of Multilateralism *



Instructor Laura-Lee SmithECTS 3Time Monday (B-weeks), 12 – 16 hrsLocation LG 1/ 102Also open in the Conflict Studies and Management II Module.


About the InstructorLaura-Lee Smith is a doctoral candidate at the Brandt School and a Research Associate at SRH Hochschule Berlin for the International Business Administration program. Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Heike Grimm, her dissertation topic is "An Empirical Study of Local Security in Afghanistan, 2008-2013." Smith graduated with honors from Drexel University, Pennsylvania, USA, with a B.Sc. In Business Administration and holds an M.A. in International Relations and Diplomacy from the American Graduate School in Paris (University of Arcadia) and a second French Master’s degree (Master II) in Diplomacy and Strategic Negotiations from l'Université de Paris Sud – XI, Paris, France. She specializes in foreign and security policy and acquired professional experience at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C., Académie Diplomatique Internationale in Paris, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik in Berlin. For almost two years, she performed a comprehensive study about German public opinion on the mission in Afghanistan, which was generously supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Her research interests include governance, international peace and security studies, and transatlantic relations.

Contact information: laura-lee.smith(at)uni-erfurt.de

Course DescriptionIn this course students learn about the complexities of the security ontology due to multilateral security sector reform and governance. The bridging of local expectations with national and international government interests is examined with the use of case studies and future scenario analysis. How can policy pitfalls be avoided? From where can practitioners draw the best examples for overcoming obstacles to sustainable security governance in principle and practice?

International Affairs, International Cooperation and Development Module:Multilateral Security Governance: Principles and Issues ***



Instructor Edgar AragónECTS 3Time Wednesday (B-weeks), 16 – 20 hrs

No class on Nov. 18, 2015Extra session: Wed. Nov. 25, 2015, 16 – 20 hrs

Location LG1/ 214Also open in the International Affairs Module.


About the InstructorDr. Edgar Aragón is Visiting Professor for Public Finance at the Brandt School. Previously, he taught at the Graduate School for Public Administration and Public Policy of Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico (EGAP-Tec de Monterrey), where he was he was Director of the Master’s program in Economics and Public Policy until January 2008. . During this time, he conducted socio-economic evaluations of public programs, such as lending to small and medium size firms; the social provisioning of milk; and the status of water infrastructure in Mexico. Before 2002, he worked as an economic and financial consultant in Mexico City and in Leuven, Belgium. He received both his PhD in City and Regional Planning and his Master’s degree in Public Administration from Cornell University. He has been a Fellow at the United Nations University (UNU/IAS) in Tokyo, and at the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) in Washington. He is co-author of Harvard case studies and his research currently focuses on cluster policies for regional development, microfinance for poverty alleviation, and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure projects. He is now the leader of the Policy Recommendations Work Package for Nopoor, a 7th Framework Research Program of the European Commission on poverty alleviation.


International Political Economy Module:Local Problems – Global Solutions *

Course DescriptionThe purpose of this seminar is to discuss global issues suffocating local communities, analyzing some potential solutions, and providing a general framework to deal with them at the global stage. The seminar will motivate students to use their public policy skills in specific real-life situations in fields ranging from water provision, health care, crime and security to poverty alleviation and job creation. The course is based on real cases from different countries, allowing students to take a decision-making position during discussions in class. Theoretical frameworks from Amartya Sen, Michael Porter, and Tony Gomez-Ibañez will be introduced during the sessions themselves, as tools to approach specific problems.



Instructors Joshua Curtis, Bettina RudloffECTS 3Time/ Location Thu. 15.10.2015 14 – 16 hrs LG 1/ 102

Thu. 17.12.2015 14 – 18 hrs WBS/ 0114Fri. 18.12.2015 10 – 16 hrs LG 2/ 112Sat. 19.12.2015 10 – 16 hrs LG 2/ 112Fri. 08.01.2016 12 – 18 hrs LG 1/ 104Sat. 09.01.2016 09 – 17 hrs LG 1/ 104



Dr. Joshua Curtis is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the interdisciplinary Human Rights Under Pressure Programme - Ethics, Law and Politics at the Freie Universität Berlin, and a Visiting Fellow with the Laboratory for Advanced Research into the Global Economy and the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a graduate of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland in Galway, where he gained a PhD in International Law and an LLM in International Human Rights Law. He received his BA (Honours) in Moral, Political and Legal Philosophy from the University of Adelaide, Australia.Contact information: nfaafah(at)gmail.com

Dr. Bettina Rudloff holds a Diploma in Agricultural Engineering and a PhD in Agricultural Economics. She is Senior Associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin. Priorly, she was Assistant Professor at Bonn University and researcher at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht, the Netherlands. She advises European and German institutions and is a member of several consultancy foraContact information: bettina.rudloff(at)swp-berlin.org

Course DescriptionSome of the most complex problems in global governance exist at the nexus between international trade, investment and development. Historically and structurally rooted tensions between the “North” and the “South” continue to undermine the creation of an effective and fair trading system, the regulation of foreign direct investment and the promotion of sustainable economic development. This course examines global governance challenges in trade, investment and development from a “North-South” perspective. Relying on historical analysis, conceptual approaches and case studies, this course aims to promote a better understanding of the current challenges facing developing and developed countries in the governance of economic and development issues. As a relevant case for trade, the EU-African Economic Partnership Agreements are examined. For investments, the case of land investments (“land grab”) will be presented.

International Political Economy Module:Governance Challenges in Trade, Investment and Development **




Instructor Tobias KnedlikECTS 3Time Thursday (B-weeks), 10 – 14 hrsLocation FH Erfurt, Steinplatz 2, room 307 (SR III)

Recommended LiteratureKrugmann, P.R., M. Obstfeld, & M.J. Melitz (2015). International Economics: Theory and Policy. (10th edition). Boston, Mass.: Pearson.

About the InstructorProf. Dr. Tobias Knedlik is Professor for Economics, specifically International Economics at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. Priorly, he has been Visiting Professor for International Economics at the University Erfurt and Research Associate at the Institut fürWirtschaftsforschung Halle, amongst others. Originally from Ilmenau, he studied Economics at the University of Würzburg and the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Afterwards, he earned a Ph.D. from the University of Bremen in international currency and exchange policy with a particular focus on emerging markets. He has authored or edited a number of books and articles, predominantly on the economics of developing countries. Prof. Dr. Knedlik is a member of various societies and has taught courses on topics such as globalization and monetary theory and policy both at German universities and abroad (South Africa, Ethiopia).

Contact information: tobias.knedlik(at)w.hs-fulda.de

International Political Economy Module:Fundamentals of International Political Economy *

Course Description:The course introduces to the economics and politics of international trade and the international mobility of capital and money. It provides a basic overview of related economic theories and discusses the role of regional and international organizations with regard to trade policy, monetary and exchange rate policy, and the politics of international financial stability. The seminar lays an economic foundation for discussions about current issues of the globalization debate.

NB: This course will take place off-campus in a building of the University of Applied Sciences (FHE) at Steinplatz 2: http://www.fh-erfurt.de/fhe/index.php?eID=tx_nawsecuredl&u=0&file=fileadmin/Material/Dokumente/Stadtplan_und_Campusplan/campusplan_steinplatz_2015.jpg&t=1442926780&hash=639c2511f0055092937ed5e25f502980



Instructor Steffen WetzsteinECTS 3Time Tuesday, 8 – 10 hrsLocation WBS/ 0114


About the InstructorDr. Steffen Wetzstein is a Research Fellow at the Brandt School (research project “Affordable Housing Crisis”). He is a Human Geographer with research, teaching and consultancy interests in economic governance, urban/ regional policy development, business political representation, political economy and globalization. After having studied engineering (1988-1993; Technical University of Dresden) and having worked for 5 years in a major German planning consultancy in Munich, he moved to New Zealand where he worked in a number of commercial roles. In 2001 he graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Science (Human Geography) from the University of Auckland, and in 2007 he was awarded a PhD from the same institution on the topic of Auckland’s economic and institutional development under globalizing conditions. He draws on more than ten years of professional experience in academic research, teaching and policy-focused work in New Zealand and Australia based on positions as Policy Analyst in Local and Regional Government (Auckland; 2001-2004), Lecturer in Urban and Economic Geography at Victoria University (Wellington; 2007-2009) as well as Assistant Professor (Human Geography) at the University of Western Australia and Researcher for Business Think-Tank ‘Committee for Perth’ (Perth; 2009-2012).Contact information: steffen.wetzstein(at)uni-erfurt.de

Course DescriptionThis course critically explores contemporary issues and strategies of governing sub-national territorial units in the context of a globalizing world. Based on engaging with the inter-disciplinary literatures on state restructuring, urban and regional development, governance, governmentality, local political economy and globalization, students investigate the role of sub-national public policy interventions in shaping economic, social, environmental, cultural and spatial outcomes in societies. Concepts such as governance, global policy transfer, the entrepreneurial city, urban growth machines and public-private partnerships serve as analytical frameworks to critically examine the relationship between economic and broader societal processes, and their institutional mediation. The empirical emphasis is on comparing larger city-regions in the developed world such as Sydney, Auckland, Singapore and Berlin in relation to key contextual features, current intervention challenges, actual political and policy strategies and their effects on people and places. Students will be equipped with a deeper understanding about, and appreciation of, the complexities, contingencies, constraints and possibilities faced by time- and place-specific governance actors in regards to facilitating, supporting and directing private and public investment into particular industry sectors, value chain segments and specific localities/ areas under a broadly neoliberal and globalizing political-economic framework.

International Political Economy Module:The World Economy and Its Governance *



Instructor Solveig RichterECTS 6Time Thursday (B-weeks), 10-14 hrs

No class on Dec. 17, 2015Extra sessions: 04.12.2015, 10 – 12 hrs and16.12.2015, 16 – 18 hrs

Location WBS/ 0114Mandatory for first-semester CSMP students.


About the InstructorProf. Dr. Solveig Richter joined the Willy Brandt School in January 2013 as Junior Professor for International Conflict Management. Her focus lies on external democracy promotion in post-conflict and transition societies, the role of international organizations, esp. the European Union, and on the effectiveness of instruments of civil crisis and conflict management. She has regional expertise on Eastern Europe and the Western Balkan countries. Before joining the Brandt School, Prof. Richter worked as a senior research associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs/ Stiftung Wissenschaftund Politik Berlin (SWP), in the research division EU External Relations. She studied Political Science, History and Communication Science in Dresden and Strasbourg and conducted research for her Ph.D. at the University of Technology Dresden and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy in Hamburg (IFSH). She is a trained international election observer and has also worked as lecturer, journalist and political consultant.

Contact information: solveig.richter(at)uni-erfurt.de

Conflict Studies and Management I:Conflict Studies and Management I: Theories and Concepts *

Course Description:Conflicts are ubiquitous and consequential social processes. Therefore it might be surprising that conflict studies are a rather young area of research within the social sciences. Subscribing to the project of modernity, sociologists as well as political scientists have tended to consider conflicts as disturbances, anomalies or even malfunctions of social life, which would disappear as men and society moved up the evolutionary scale. Therefore research revolved around the causes and the containment of conflicts. Contrary to this common approach, the social dynamics of conflict itself will be at the heart of this introductory course. The first part introduces classic and recent social sciences theories of conflict. Against this theoretical background, we will, in the second part of the course, study the empirical evolution of conflicts since 1945 from a historical perspective. The third part of the course addresses the problem of conflict management.The overall aim is to develop a basis for theoretically informed research on the dynamics of contemporary conflicts and conflict management.



Instructor Dietmar HerzECTS 3Time Wednesday, 10 – 12 hrsLocation WBS/ 0114Also open in the International Affairs Module.

course will focus on the administration and substantial preconditions of warfare (i.e. the administrative structure in order to organize security and warfare, technology and capabilities).


About the InstructorProf. Dr. Dietmar Herz was the founding director of the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy and holds the Chair for Comparative Government at the University of Erfurt. From 2009 to 2015, he was on leave while he served as the State Secretary in the Thuringian Ministry of Justice. He holds an MPA degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He also studied Political Science, Law, Philosophy, and History at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in munich and the London School of Economics. He holds an MA and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Munich, where he also passed the state examinations in Law. Before taking up his current position, he has had academic appointments at the University of Bonn, Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee), Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University (Greifswald) and the Helmut Kohl Institute for European Studies of Hebrew University (Jerusalem).

Contact information: dietmar.herz(at)uni-erfurt.de

Course DescriptionIt is the principle of necessity that legitimates war and guides the administration of warfare. Simply stated: If every person is morally permitted to defend himself or herself – ethnic groups, religious communities and states should also be permitted to protect and defend themselves from an unwarranted attack. The latter seems to be merely a logical extension of the right of self-defense. This principle leads to the question regarding how wars should be prepared, administered and fought (i.e. the morality and administration of warfare). The course will look into this basic problem of governance. The first part will consist of a broad discussion of philosophical and historical approaches regarding the morality of warfare – covering a wide variety of arguments (i.e. the tradition of political realism, religiously or ethically founded pacifism and the so-called theories of just war). The second part of the course will analyze basic concepts and arguments of war and warfare: aggression and coercion, self-defense, pre-emption and prevention, terrorism and interventions (esp. humanitarian intervention). The last part of the

Conflict Studies and Management II:Governance in Times of War **

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Instructor Anja MihrECTS 3Time Wednesday, 14 – 16 hrs

No class on Oct. 14, Nov. 11 and 18, 2015Extra session: Sat. Jan. 23, 2016, 12:30 – 18 hrs

Location WBS/ 0114

institutions over a longer period of time in a circular cumulative causal way turns into a spiral effect. This spiral effect can go in various directions and will be critically examined by students in workshops, papers, and presentations. Thus, TJ can strengthen democratic institution building by enhancing the quality of (democratic) institutions, but it can also strengthen a regime that turns to be autocratic or dictatorial.

Recommended Literaturet.b.a.About the InstructorDr. Anja Mihr is Visiting Professor for Public Policy at the Brandt School, currently covering for the Franz Haniel Chair of Public Policy. She has previously been Associate Professor at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), University of Utrecht, Netherlands; and is founder and Program Director of the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Center on Governance through Human Rights in Berlin, Germany. She is one of two principal investigators and research directors of the European ORA project on the Impact of Transitional Justice on democratic institution building. Her work focuses on Public Policy, Governance, Human Rights and Comparative Studies. She received her Ph.D. in Political Sciences from the Free University of Berlin, Germany, in 2001.


Conflict Studies and Management II:Regime Change through Transitional Justice ***

Course Description:Transitional Justice (TJ) has become a driver for regime change both in terms of democratic change as well as towards authoritarianism. TJ is a process and a concept that encompasses a number of different instruments and mechanisms that can strengthen, weaken, enhance, or accelerate processes of regime change over a short, medium, and long-term period. These measure aim at dealing with an unjust past and deligitimize it, and at the same time they re-establish and legitimize a new political regime. In this course students will study and question the evidence on whether and how TJ measures affect both autocratic and democratic regime change. The way TJ measures do this is best illustrated through a mutual reinforcing process between measures such as commissions of inquiry, memorials, lustration, amnesties, or trials as independent variables and regime change of political or state institutions as dependent variable as a result of them. This mutual reinforcement between measures and



Instructor Laura-Lee SmithECTS 3Time Monday (B-weeks), 12 – 16 hrsLocation LG 1/ 102Also open in the International Affairs Module.


About the InstructorLaura-Lee Smith is a doctoral candidate at the Brandt School and a Research Associate at SRH Hochschule Berlin for the International Business Administration program. Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Heike Grimm, her dissertation topic is "An Empirical Study of Local Security in Afghanistan, 2008-2013." Smith graduated with honors from Drexel University, Pennsylvania, USA, with a B.Sc. In Business Administration and holds an M.A. in International Relations and Diplomacy from the American Graduate School in Paris (University of Arcadia) and a second French Master’s degree (Master II) in Diplomacy and Strategic Negotiations from l'Université de Paris Sud – XI, Paris, France. She specializes in foreign and security policy and acquired professional experience at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C., Académie Diplomatique Internationale in Paris, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik in Berlin. For almost two years, she performed a comprehensive study about German public opinion on the mission in Afghanistan, which was generously supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Her research interests include governance, international peace and security studies, and transatlantic relations.

Contact information: laura_leesmith(at)yahoo.com

Course DescriptionIn this course students learn about the complexities of the security ontology due to multilateral security sector reform and governance. The bridging of local expectations with national and international government interests is examined with the use of case studies and future scenario analysis. How can policy pitfalls be avoided? From where can practitioners draw the best examples for overcoming obstacles to sustainable security governance in principle and practice?

Conflict Studies and Management II:Multilateral Security Governance: Principles and Issues ***



Instructor Edgar AragónECTS 9Time Wed. 21.10.2015 12 – 14 hrsLocation WBS/ 0114Mandatory for second-year students: one of the Project Groups

About the InstructorDr. Edgar Aragón is Visiting Professor for Public Finance at the Brandt School. Previously, he taught at the Graduate School for Public Administration and Public Policy of Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico (EGAP-Tec de Monterrey), where he was he was Director of the Master’s program in Economics and Public Policy until January 2008. During this time, he conducted socio-economic evaluations of public programs, such as lending to small and medium size firms; the social provisioning of milk; and the status of water infrastructure in Mexico. Before 2002, he worked as an economic and financial consultant in Mexico City and in Leuven, Belgium. He received both his PhD in City and Regional Planning and his Master’s degree in Public Administration from Cornell University. He has been a Fellow at the United Nations University (UNU/IAS) in Tokyo, and at the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) in Washington. He is co-author of Harvard case studies and his research currently focuses on cluster policies for regional development, microfinance for poverty alleviation, and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure projects. He is now the leader of the Policy Recommendations Work Package for Nopoor, a 7th Framework Research Program of the European Commission on poverty alleviation.Contact Information: edgar.aragon(at)uni-erfurt.de

Course DescriptionStudents in this project group will develop proposal writing skills by formally responding to a Horizon 2020 research call. Horizon 2020 is a € 80 billion research EU program that promotes R&D across Europe. The final goal of the program is to generate new applied knowledge that in turn increases the competitiveness of Europe. The research topics are quite diverse. They range from the application of hard core science into businesses, from the analysis of current global trade to the implementation of social innovations through public policies. The students will be asked to work as policy consultants in the elaboration of one of the calls. The activities of the project group start by selecting the call itself, writing the literature review, identifying key stakeholders, and designing innovative ideas which respond to the requirements of the call. Then, the policy consultants will generate a strategy to present such ideas within the EU proposal format sections or work packages (WPs). Finally, the consultants will identify potential research partners to form a research consortium and to put together the management and the financial WPs of the call. Writing proposals to access EU funds or grants is a skill highly appreciated by consulting firms, government agencies and universities, i.e., it is a nice skill to show in the CV! Students signing up for this project group are highly encouraged to also follow Mr. Handoyo's course "European Project Management" in the BLM or EU Module.

Practical Training Module:Project Group: Horizon 2020 and EU Tender Proposals ***


For further information on EU research programs and calls, please refer to: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html and https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/draft-work-programmes-2016-17



Instructors Andreas Jaeger, Anastasiya SabatkouskayaECTS 9Time Tue. 13.10.2015 14 – 16 hrsLocation WBS/ 0114Mandatory for second-year students: one of the Project Groups


Andreas Jaeger is a graduate engineer (Diplom-Ingenieur) working in the City and Regional Development department at the Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft (LEG) Thüringen. Contact information: [email protected]

Anastasiya Sabatkouskaya holds a Specialist’s degree in World Economy and International Relations from the Belarussian State Economic University in Minsk and an MPP from the Willy Brandt School. She has work experience in both the private and the non-profit sector in Belarus. She wrote her Master thesis on migration and integration policies in rural regions of Germany. Contact information: [email protected]

Course DescriptionThe State Development Corporation Thüringen (Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft/ LEG GmbH), set up in 1992, performs tasks in the field of real estate management, the development of local sites and economic promotion. Its goal is to transform Thuringia into a modern business and technology location, to create attractive living areas. As a recognized urban modernization agency it also supports local communities and municipalities in urban development work.This Project Group, in cooperation with the LEG Thuringia, will examine the municipal project of Zeulenroda-Triebes (town in Eastern Thuringia) enacted in 2014: “150 Perspectives: Campus Zeulenroda-Triebes,” aimed at attracting 150 young specialists and students from abroad for employment, apprenticeships and internships in the local companies and institutions. The project “150 Perspectives” is designed and elaborated by the local administration, enterprises and housing companies in the context of The International Building Exhibition (IBA) supported by LEG, Welcome Center Thuringia, and the Thuringian Agency for the Attraction of Skilled Workers (ThAFF).The Project Group aims at developing the comprehensive approach to immigration in Thuringia based on the case study of Zeulenroda-Triebes. The group builds on 2-3 seminars (October, November), 2 project days (December, January) and a final presentation (February). Participation in the events is obligatory! German language skills are of advantage, but not absolutely necessary. Some study visits to the stakeholder institutions are planned.

Practical Training Module:Project Group: 150 Perspectives – Migration and Regional Development in Thuringia ***





Instructor Anja MihrECTS 9Time Tue. 20.10.2015 14 – 16 hrsLocation WBS/ 0114Mandatory for second-year students: one of the Project Groups

About the InstructorDr. Anja Mihr is Visiting Professor for Public Policy at the Brandt School, currently covering for the Franz Haniel Chair of Public Policy. She has previously been Associate Professor at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), University of Utrecht, Netherlands; and is founder and Program Director of the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Center on Governance through Human Rights in Berlin, Germany. She is one of two principal investigators and research directors of the European ORA project on the Impact of Transitional Justice on democratic institution building. Her work focuses on Public Policy, Governance, Human Rights and Comparative Studies. She received her Ph.D. in Political Sciences from the Free University of Berlin, Germany, in 2001.


Course DescriptionNon-state actors (NSAs) have become pivotal actors in the field of governance and human rights throughout the world. They are part of policy- and decision-making processes on local, national or international levels. Multi-stakeholder debates have recently increased the focus on the impact and effect that NSAs can have on policy cirles and on policy-making.This project group on non-state actors will focus on their role, the challenges they face, their impact and failures in the field of human rights promotion, monitoring or implementation.NGOs, foundations, CSOs, experts or corporates and business companies are all among those NSAs which have in the last two decades challenged but also increased the awareness and meaning of human rights in all aspects of life.Students will develop their own project as an NSA, i.e. for a local community, company, government, NGOs, foundations, or grassroots movements in the respective field.


Practical Training Module:Project Group: Non-State Actors in the Field of Governance and Human Rights ***



Instructor Solveig RichterECTS 9Time Thu. 29.10.2015 09 – 11 hrsLocation WBS/ 0114Mandatory for second-year CSMP students Recommended Literature

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About the InstructorProf. Dr. Solveig Richter joined the Willy Brandt School in January 2013 as Junior Professor for International Conflict Management. Her focus lies on external democracy promotion in post-conflict and transition societies, the role of international organizations, esp. the European Union, and on the effectiveness of instruments of civil crisis and conflict management. She has regional expertise on Eastern Europe and the Western Balkan countries. Before joining the Brandt School, Prof. Richter worked as a senior research associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs/ Stiftung Wissenschaftund Politik Berlin (SWP), in the research division EU External Relations. She studied Political Science, History and Communication Science in Dresden and Strasbourg and conducted research for her Ph.D. at the University of Technology Dresden and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy in Hamburg (IFSH). She is a trained international election observer and has also worked as lecturer, journalist and political consultant.Contact information: solveig.richter(at)uni-erfurt.de

Practical Training Module:Project Group: Illegal Economies in Borderlands – The Case of Western Africa ***

Course DescriptionTransnational organized crime (TOC) has been recognized as a major challenge for sustainable peace and development in transitional, post-conflict and developing countries. Empirical studies have found evidence that TOC not only causes instability and violence but also increases corruption and undermines public institutions. TOC flourishes especially in so called borderlands. One of the most prominent cases where illegal economies are established in borderland regions is Western Africa. During the project group we will deal with different aspects, such as different definitions of TOC in international legal documents, third-party management (mainly UN missions) and conflicts of objectives (e.g. between free trade and border control). Students have to define jointly in the group a concrete focus (or interest) and further on work on conceptual issues and case studies. The PG will be organized in cooperation with Dr. Judith Vorrath, Researcher at the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) in Berlin, who is the principal investigator in a research project on organized crime in borderlands. During the project group, students will thus learn how to arrange a policy-oriented analytical project and gain insights into (diverging) interests of policy-makers and academic researchers. All student activity will be closely linked to the research project and prepared in cooperation with Dr. Vorrath.

NB: This is the Project Group for CSMP students. If non-CSMP studentsare interested in joining, please contact Prof. Richter prior to the meetingon Oct. 29. A basic understanding of theories, concepts, and methods ofConflict Studies is necessary to participate in the Project Group.



Instructor Juan David Rivera AcevedoECTS 9Time Tue. 20.10.2015 16 – 18 hrsLocation WBS/ 0114Mandatory for second-year students: one of the Project Groups


About the InstructorJuan David Rivera Acevedo is an economist who studied at the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. In July 2014, he obtained his Master’s degree in Public Policy with a focus on International Political Economy and Public/ Non-Profit Management from the Willy Brandt School. Now he is a PhD candidate at the University of Erfurt and, since October 2014, Christoph-Martin-Wieland scholarship holder, connected as PhD Fellow to the Center for Empirical Research in Economics and Behavioral Science (CEREB). His research focuses on social entrepreneurship and on the new field of impact investing, such as the social impact bonds.

Contact information: juan_david.rivera_acevedo(at)uni-erfurt.de

Course DescriptionThe project group teaches students how to calculate the Social Return of Investment (SROI) using the software Sinzer and applies this knowledge by calculating it according to a specific social project provided by the Regionales Bildungszentrum Eckert gGmbH Augsburg. The students will formulate an SROI report for the external partner. It is recommended that participants have successfully completed Mr. Rivera's course "Market-Based Solutions to Social Challenges" in the summer semester 2015.The demand for businesses capable of delivering social and financial returns has increased dramatically in recent years. However, the supply of companies capable of delivering evidence-based social interventions is still very limited. One of the reasons for this disparity is that businesses do not calculate the cost of their social and environmental externalities. Furthermore, social service providers working for foundations or the government do not know the value of their social interventions and the prices for each social outcome. This gap between demand and supply creates a new market niche for professionals capable of implementing the SROI methodology. The international acceptance of the SROI network and its methodology

Practical Training Module:Project Group: Calculating the Social Return of Investment ***

(SROI) has reduced opportunity cost of calculating social returns. Furthermore, computer-based programs such as Sinzer or SAM are contributing to expand the reach of the SROI methodology. Governments around the world (e.g. Spain, the Netherlands, U.K., Australia, the U.S., etc.) are using the SROI for their public policies. It is therefore very important for future policy-makers to learn how to implement the methodology, use the related program, and formulate a standard SROI report.



Additional Courses and Independent Study Units

All students also have the possibility to enroll in selected classes (at MA level) offered by the departments of the University of Erfurt (especially the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences), provided that space is available in these courses. Whether at all and how many credit points can potentially be awarded is subject to approval by the MPP Examinations Committee. Students should present the MPP Examinations Committee, via the MPP Program Coordinator, with their respective selection. Please note that for courses at BA level no credits can be awarded and mandatory courses cannot be substituted. Most of the courses will be offered in German, thus sufficient proficiency of the German language is a precondition for participation.See the University of Erfurt’s online schedule for details: http://sulwww.uni-erfurt.de/ELVIS/vorlesungen/

Independent Study UnitsIndependent study units aim at deepening the students’ knowledge in certain public policy fields at an individual paceand geared to individual needs. Subject to approval by the academic mentor, you may approach the Brandt School’sacademic staff as well as faculty members or professors of the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences asinstructors for an independent study unit. According to Chapter 11, Sec. 3 of the Examination and Study Rules, anindependent study agreement must be signed by both the student and the instructor to receive credit for anindependent study unit. In this independent study agreement, the student pledges to work on an agreed topic andcorresponding questions regularly and independently as well as to spend the necessary amount of time to reach thelearning goals within a given time frame. To check the learning progress and to give the instructor an overview of theworking status, specific assignments are given and regular meetings should be agreed upon.If you are interested in enrolling in an independent study unit, please contact your academic mentor or the BrandtSchool’s MPP Program Coordinator for more details.

http://sulwww.uni-erfurt.de/ELVIS/vorlesungen/


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