Helpful information regarding academic research, writing, presenting and on how to find a topic and develop a rationale in the field of political theory can be found on the German part of our website (in German only).

Current taught courses in summer term 2026

(Detailed information in English is only available for those courses taught in English.)

15040 Lecture
Theories, history of ideas and fundamentals of politics

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Huhnholz

Schedule: Monday, 14-16h (Class starts on: 2026-04-13)
Location: Garystr. 35-37, HFB, Lecturehall D

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15041 Proseminar
Taxation as a fundamental political and historical concept, legal term and economic idea

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Huhnholz

Schedule: Tuesday, 8-10h (Class starts on: 2026-04-14)
Location: Ihnestr. 21, Room E

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15044 Proseminar
Reading seminar: Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Huhnholz

Schedule: Dienstag, 12-14h (Class starts on: 2026-04-14)
Location: Garystr. 55, Room A

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15431 Seminar        
Fiskalischer Konstitutionalismus – James M. Buchanan und die Genealogie der „Schuldenbremse“

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Huhnholz

Schedule: Dienstag, 16-18h (Class starts on: 2026-04-14)
Location: Ihnestr. 21, Room F

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15546 Colloquium        
Political and Legal Theory

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Huhnholz and Dr. Cord Schmelzle

Schedule: Monday, 16-18h (Class starts on: 2026-04-13)
Location: Ihnestr. 22, Lecturehall G

The colloquium is dedicated to presentations and discussions on ongoing research and qualification work by both external guests and doctoral candidates and students at the FU. To this end, the research areas “Political Theory and Philosophy” (represented by Cord Schmelzle) and “Political and Legal Theory” (represented by Sebastian Huhnholz) are cooperating. The series will be held in English and German (depending on the main speaker). You may write your thesis in German. Students may take the colloquium as a course for credits (course requirements will be discussed in the first sessions), but you may also participate without credits. All students are expected to attend all sessions, come prepared, and participate actively. In particular, it is necessary to attend the first sessions, during which we will finalize our program. To participate, please subscribe to the following TWO mailing lists by the official start of the semester at the latest: https://lists.fu-berlin.de/listinfo/kolloquium-ladwig and https://lists.fu-berlin.de/listinfo/ColloquiumPLT. General communication about the course and the distribution of working papers, etc., will be done via email (circulars).

Bei dem Kolloquium handelt es sich um das gemeinsame Kolloquium der Arbeitsbereiche Politische Theorie und Philosophie sowie Politische Theorie und Rechtstheorie. Im Rahmen des Kolloquiums werden Gastvorträge, Forschungsarbeiten aus den beteiligten Arbeitsbereichen sowie studentische Abschlussarbeiten diskutiert.

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15182 Advanced Seminar
Politische Theorie der Arbeiterbewegung

Jenny Stupka

Schedule: Mo 10-12h (Class starts on: 2026-04-13)
Location: Ihnestr.22, Room UG 4