PS 1603 - MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course addresses the progress of democratic theory and relevant "challengers" in the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. Starting with post-revolutionary expressions of democracy, the class turns to the various challenges democracy faces in that time period: Marxism, communism, anarchism, fascism, and totalitarianism. It then looks at where democratic theory was left following these challenges in the 1960's and 1970's, and what that meant for the idea of democracy itself. Students in the class will gain exposure to Paine, Detoqueville, Marx, Lenin, Arendt, Goldman, Dahl, and Schumpeter. Grading will be primarily focused on short reaction papers, in-class writing and recall exercises, and a final argumentative research paper.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PS 0600

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