Open lecture: Mayoral candidates in conversation

Three of the mayoral candidates from Dortmund will be attending the lecture "Political Thinking, Political Action" by Prof. Dr. Ute Fischer(Opens in a new tab) .

The lecture will be open to all students and colleagues at the university on this date. The focus will be on the topic of "Local politics and social work".

"We hope that these people will bring different perspectives and insights into the local political discourse on social work," says Ute Fischer. Thomas Westphal is responsible for city politics as the current mayor and heads up the administration, Katrin Lögering brings a parliamentary perspective as a member of the council, Alexander Kalouti is not currently in a position of local political responsibility but is applying for it - "another perspective", says Ute Fischer. The lecture "Political Thinking, Political Action" is part of the Bachelor of Social Work in the Faculty of Applied Social Studies(Opens in a new tab) .

In the course, the basics of the political system of the Federal Republic of Germany (polity), political processes (politics) and selected policy content (policy) are developed along the lines of specific political decisions. The political cycle as an analytical model structures the introduction to basic concepts of political science, in particular democracy and the Basic Law, institutions and actors, political decision-making and participation. From the definition of the problem, through the debate to the decision and evaluation of solutions, the framework conditions and possibilities for action in the German political system are examined.

Prof. Dr. Ute Fischer(Opens in a new tab) 

Lecture hall U33