POSC 112L - Introduction to Political Theory

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course seeks to introduce students to the political ideas that have shaped western political systems. More specifically, the course is organized around the centrality of civil society to democracy. The classic thinkers presented are explored with the goal of understanding not only key concepts about the individual, community and the state, but also about the significant relationship between civil society and a flourishing polity. The course is divided into four parts: Civil Society in the Classical and Religious Traditions; Early Modern Approaches to Civil Society; Late and Contemporary Approaches to Civil Society; and Critiques of Civil Society.

Offered When: Annually.