Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2022-2023
PLST 302 - CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY
Long Title: CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY: RESISTANCE AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
Department: Politics Law Social Thought
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Introduction to contemporary political theory. Topics include: freedom, democracy, and legitimacy; citizenship, equality, and human rights; contract theory and its relationship to gender, race, and empire; protest, civil disobedience, and social change. Topics for the Spring 2023 semester include: resistance and social transformation.