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Politics & Principles: Intro to Political Theory - ARTS1841
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: Contact School
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Excluded: POLS1018
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Introduces students to some of the key concepts, thinkers, and debates in contemporary political theory. The course begins with the perennial questions of the basis of political authority and the obligation on individuals to obey such authority. It then considers in turn the key ideas of social justice, liberty, equality, and democracy. Finally, it examines some of the main contemporary debates over liberalism, rights and justice, including: communitarianism, feminism, nationalism, and multiculturalism.

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