POL 1825 - Democracy

Institution:

Yeshiva University

Subject:

Political Science (UM)

Description:

A survey of several major aspects of democracy in America. Who really rules? Wealth and power. Types of political power. Democracy's relationship to social justice; its social requisites and historical development. Democracy and the public philosophy. Pathologies of pluralism and possible remedies. Feminist and Marxist analyses. Advanced democracy in the future.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.yu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 960-5400

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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