Global Studies in the heart of Europe GILBERT AHAMER, Austria Global Studies Consortium Meeting, Moscow, 20-23 June 2013

The theoretical World System Cores and peripheries … moving … in alliance ;-) Core of GS within Austria = International Development (IE) Vienna Peripheries of GS within Austria = Global Studies (GS) GS Graz: Bundle of electives (2004-) Master‘s curriculum (2010-) GS Salzburg: Bundle of electives (2009-) Master‘s curriculum (2013-) GS Linz: GS & M‘s sociology (2008-)

Austrian timelines sequence: W  G  S  L, I GS Graz: A long story of developmental curricula sequence: W  G  S  L, I GS Graz: A long story Now role model? www.researchgate.net/profile/Gilbert_Ahamer/

Visibilities Vienna (Mattersburg Circle): GEP, JEP, HSK Publication outlets Vienna (Mattersburg Circle): GEP, JEP, HSK Graz: METJ 3 special issues: Emerald (UK), scopus listed; 4th: CWIS, invitation!

Unique selling proposition of GS Graz: inter-faculty "GS" - Social and Cultural Geography Unique selling proposition of GS Graz: inter-faculty Values are created by appreciation The lecturer’s pro-fessional experience shows that only appreciation for all paradigms (= views, perspectives) can provide the full picture of reality. Training for self-responsibility, e.g. by Surfing Global Change Intern. law Culture Technology Environmt. History Economics Gilbert Ahamer Global Studies 6 (c) Gilbert Ahamer

GS Graz: Interparadigmatic approach Contemplate theoretical “clarities” along your paths (e.g.: link) World systems theory Critical geography Dependency theory Quantitative revolution Growth theory Possibilism Narrative history Environm. determinism Neo-classical economics Keynesian economics Political economics What is each theory’s explanatory power? GS Graz trains: “When do I use which theory?”

GS Graz (link) - plan of studies (link)

GS Graz: specific lectures only for GS Basic lecture GS: 6 SWS (6 hours per week per semester) Ring lecture GS: 2 SWS Introductory lecture GS (Karl Kumpfmüller, 2SWS) Analysis of practical GS: 2SWS (10 weeks placement) Master‘s seminar GS Rest: selectable from many lectures according to modules

GS Graz: original bachelor of students (source)

GS Salzburg Master‘s Curriculum “Geographies of Uneven Development”: … at the Institute for Geography (link) Bundle of electives Global Studies (~ 30 students) Basic module: 12 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System, ~1.5 SWS) Complementing module: 24 ECTS Focus module: 36 ECTS Master‘s Curriculum “Geographies of Uneven Development”: 120 ECTS Lecture “Economic Change” Lecture “Global uneven Development” Seminar “Problems of globally uneven Development” Head: o.Univ.Prof. Dr. Christian Zeller

GS Linz Students come from sociology and political science elective, module Students come from sociology and political science

Multicultural Education & Technology METJ - Special Issue: Your chance! There are 3 issues on GS: 1. link + 2. link after peer review high-quality submissions: deadline June 2013: CfP

Interdisciplinary literature on GS & development Source: my handbook articles (in print): link & link How do we measure scientific quality Citation lists, e.g. from economics

Traditional hit lists of development oriented journals

Time series of impact factors of journals According to ISI, Scopus, Google Scholar

…  my hit list According to ISI, Scopus, Google Scholar

… my hit list in detail METJ & JEP The 14 “best” developmental journals METJ & JEP

“History of developmental research” According to Google Scholar

Analysis of performance: impact factors … according to ISI, Scopus, ERIC, Google Scholar

Analysis of performace: “h index” … according to ISI, Scopus, Google Scholar A self-referential system ...

… Interdisciplinarity: how measurable?

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