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Global Fascism? Fascist Movements in Transnational Perspective
Termin: Montag 16-18 Uhr; Raum: KAI 1315; Dozent: Dr. Marcus Funck

This course addresses the question of what Fascism is, how it developed and changed over time, and how it unfolds in different regional contexts. We will compare various Fascist movements and regimes that existed in different times and spaces with a focus on Europe. The course will start with a discussion of a wide range of theories and definitions of Fascism, both contemporary and scholarly. From there, we are going to analyse distinct key aspects of (historical Fascism) in the first half of the 20^th century (ideology, organisation, practices). The second half of the course deepens the comparative aspect when we look at very different movements and regimes across the globe that have been labelled as either “Authoritarian”, “Populist”, or “Fascist”. Relating and comparing such different political systems to each other as well as to the historical Fascist regimes helps us to get a better understanding of what exactly might be “Fascist" about them.

Language: all readings are in English; language of instruction depends on participants.

Requirements: master students only (max. no. of participants is 30); attendance in class; careful reading of assigned course materials; willingness to actively participate; one (oral or written) course presentation; see module description for further requirements.

Literature: Arnd Bauerkämper/Grzegorz Rossoliński-Liebe (ed.), Fascism without Borders (2018); Robert Paxton, The Anatomy of Fascism (2005); Stanley Payne, A History of Fascism (1996); Sven Reichardt, Fascism's Stages (2021).

Modules: MA-ZfA 2, FW