UNSW Handbook Course - Politics and Crisis: An Introduction to Western Political Theory

Politics and Crisis: An Introduction to Western Political Theory - POLS1005


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Politics and International Relations
	Contact: Curtis,Catherine Mary
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Offered: Session Two
	Fee Band: 1

Description

An introduction to Western political theory through the study of major texts taken from distinctly different political civilisations. Each text is studied against its social and intellectual background and in the context of the political crises to which it was addressed. The main themes of the lectures concern the relationship between political theory and practice and that between language and political awareness. The texts could include Plato, The Republic; Machiavelli, The Prince and Discourses; Hobbes, Leviathan; More,T, Utopia.

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