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166-106 Introduction To Political Ideas | |
Availability | Not offered in 1998. |
Credit Points | 12.5 1st year |
Coordinator | Brian Galligan |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | An introduction to political ideas through critical reading of a select number of classic texts which have shaped political thinking and raise current issues. Topics covered will include the nature of politics and political power, the origins of individual rights and private property, the design of constitutions arguments about democracy and liberal capitalism. Students who complete this subject should: have an understanding of a select number of classic texts in political theory; have developed critical skills in reading and analysing political texts; be able to evaluate and make political arguments, and relate traditional concerns of political theorists to contemporary issues. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 3000 words, and a 1-hour written class test totalling 1000 words. |
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