Along with freedom and equality, solidarity is the important third ingredient of democracy. In recent years, solidaristic or un-solidaristic politics molded the approaches on refugee flows and migration. During the COVID-19 pandemic claims are made for solidarity in dealing with particularly vulnerable populations, but also with global distribution issues. Solidarity is sometimes described as a non-hierarchical relationship of standing up for each other on the basis of shared challenges, experiences or projects. Solidarity therefore also has to do with ideas about the future and is clearly different from related concepts such as compassion or recognition. In this seminar, we relate solidarity to collectivity and power. In doing so, we discuss the temporalities that shape solidarity projects and practice, containing sometimes also antagonistic tendencies. In indigenous regions in Latin America, for example, community members speak of reciprocity rather than solidarity.
Objectives of the course:
Course format: ONLINE with weekly synchron sessions.
Background Readings:
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Studienleistung:
Presentations or Short Essays
Prüfungsleistung:
20-25 pages seminar work/essay (Hausarbeit)
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