Course Description

Course Name

From Oppression to Justice: Contemporary Political Theory

Session: VRMS3125

Hours & Credits

3 Credits

Prerequisites & Language Level

Lower-level political science course 

Taught In English

  • There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Overview

This course is an examination of leading works in political theory of the late 19th and the 20th centuries. Central themes cover attacks on the reaffirmation of liberal democratic thought, problems or order and violence, social and political revolutions and democratic processes. Readings are drawn from original works in political theory by Arendt, Dewey, Hayek, Lenin, Marx and Sorel.

*Course content subject to change