GPOL 6455 -

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The New School

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Politics & Political Theory in the United States: Power, Participation, and Choice Spring 2009. Three credits. David Plotke In the last half-century political scientists, political theorists, and public figures in the U.S. have made a number of contributions to contemporary thought about politics. These contributions have come both from political science and from politics in the U.S. (most but not all of the participants have been U.S. citizens). The authors range widely in their political views and aims. They share a preference for democratic political arrangements, though their views of democracy and its advantages vary greatly. They also share a temperament that might be described as analytical-empirical- linking general claims about the dynamics of political processes with relevant empirical work. We will consider the following subjects and authors: power (Dahl, Gaventa); political and social choice (Arrow, Riker, Olson); participation and representation (Pitkin, Mansbridge); protest and civil disobedience (King, Jr., Malcolm X, Rawls); equality (Hochschild, Okin, Young); and justice (Rawls, Walzer). We will examine the relations between these efforts and politics in the United States in the last half-century, with a focus on this question: Under what conditions do people manage to create theoretically original and practically significant works about politics Cross-listed as GHIS 6455.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

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(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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