220059 Herrschaft und Staatlichkeit in Europa in der Frühen Neuzeit (V+Ü) (SoSe 2026)

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Das Seminar untersucht Herrschaftsformen und Prozesse der Staatlichkeitsbildung in Europa zwischen ca. 1500 und 1800. Im Zentrum stehen zentrale Forschungsdebatten wie Staatsbildung, Konfessionalisierung und Absolutismus sowie vergleichende Perspektiven auf monarchische und republikanische Ordnungen in West- und Osteuropa. Anhand ausgewählter Fallbeispiele (u. a. Frankreich, England, Altes Reich, Niederlande, Polen-Litauen) werden Strukturen, Praktiken und Deutungen frühneuzeitlicher Herrschaft analysiert. Ziel ist es, zentrale Begriffe und Modelle kritisch zu reflektieren und die Vielfalt politischer Ordnungen der Frühen Neuzeit vergleichend einzuordnen.

Bibliography

Einführende Literatur:

Lars Behrisch, Democracy’s Double Helix. Particiation, Equality and Revolution in Early Modern Europe, Cambridge 2025.
Jonathan Israel, The Dutch Republic. Its Rise, Greatness and Fall 1477-1806, Oxford 1995.
Wolfgang Reinhard, Geschichte der Staatsgewalt, München 1999.
Heinz Schilling, Konfessionalisierung und Staatsinteressen, Paderborn 2007.
Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger, Des Kaisers alte Kleider, München 2008.
Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, London 2016.

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weekly Do 14-16 S1-149 13.04.-24.07.2026

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22-3.1 Main Module Pre-modern Period Hauptmodul Vormoderne
3.1.4 		Historische Orientierung Student information
22-3.8 Optional Main Module Wahlfreies Hauptmodul
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30-M11 Networking: Social Science-related Disciplines Vernetzung: Sozialwissenschaftliche Nachbardisziplinen 1. Vorlesung Student information
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