Political Theory and Philosophy

 


Research focus

Research in this area prevalently focuses on theories of democracy, legitimacy, constitutionalism and (transnational) governance. Theories encompass classical normative as well as empirically grounded approaches. As the chair also includes European politics, theories of regional integration play a major role. Since 2002 this area of scholarship has been under the direction of Prof. Sonja Puntscher-Riekmann.

 


Staff

The following personnel of the Department of Political Science is doing research and teaches in the field of political theory and philosophy:


Research projects

Information concerning research projects which are carried out at the interdisciplinary Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies (SCEUS) with participation of faculty members of the department of political science may be found at the SCEUS research site.

 


Recent Publications

2023

2022

  • Wintersteiger, Mario (2022a). Die Politik der Spiele und das Spielen von Politik: Aspekte der politischen Imagination in Computerspielen, in: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 51(2), 1-11.  https://doi.org/10.15203/ozp.3061.vol51iss2.
  • Wintersteiger, Mario (2022b). Die Wiederkehr des Winters: Politische Krisenzyklen und ihre mythischen Strukturen, in: Christian Schwaabe / Nicoletta Scotti Muth (eds.): Eric Voegelin Studies: Yearbook 1, Paderborn, 216-228.  https://doi.org/10.30965/9783846766552.
  • Wintersteiger, Mario (2022c). Natur, Geschichte und die Tradition des Mittelmeeres: Zur politischen Geophilosophie von Albert Camus, in: Dennis Sölch / Oliver Victor (eds.): Albert Camus – ein Philosoph wider Willen? Zur Geschichte und Gegenwart seines Denkens, Berlin, 159-175.  https://doi.org/10.24894/978-3-7574-0091-0.

2020

  • Wintersteiger, Mario (2020a). Enlightenment from the Orient: The ‚Philosophical Esotericism’ of the Falasifa, in: Bogoslovni Vestnik / Theological Quarterly, 80(3), 585-594.  https://doi.org/10.34291/BV2020/03/Wintersteiger.
  • Wintersteiger, Mario (2020b). Schönheit, Kunst und Macht: Politischer ‚Ästhetizismus’ aus ‚ästhetisch-politologischer’ Sicht, in:  Jahrbuch Politisches Denken 2018, Bd. 28, Berlin, 81-101.

2019

  • Wintersteiger, Mario (2019). Politikwissenschaft, Humanismus und politische Anthropologie. Plädoyer für eine Renaissance klassischen politischen Denkens, in: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 48(2), 35-42.  https://doi.org/10.15203/ozp.2960.vol48iss2.

2018

Complete lists of publications of the staff members in political theory and philosophy may be found on their personal websites.