GPOL 5180 -

Institution:

The New School

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Carl Schmitt: Theories of Dictatorship and Constitution Fall 2008. Three credits. Andrew Arato The seminar will involve an intensive reading and analysis of Schmitt's Constitutional Theory, published in 2008 in English. In particular, we will examine the link between the idea of sovereign dictatorship to his conception of constituent power. Registered students (auditors will be permitted if they come to all sessions) will be asked to prepare in-class presentations, and a final paper on the relationship of one or two of the following to constitutional theory: 1. The classical doctrines of either Machiavelli, Bodin, Hobbes, Rousseau, Sieyes, Condorcet, Madison, or Jefferson 2. The contemporary works of Jellinek, Carre de Malberg, Hauriou, Heller, or Kelsen 3. Schmitt's own works: Roman Catholicism and Political Form, Die Diktatur ( available in Spanish, French, and Italian translations), Political Theology, Concept of the Political, Legality or Legitimacy, or The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy 4. Theorists influenced by Schmitt: Arendt, Ackerman, Mouffe, Agamben, Negri, Derrida, or Lindahl 5. Schmitt's American interpreters: Schwab, Bendersky, Kennedy, Scheuerman, Kalyvas et.al. The class schedule is organized according to student presentations, with the first five sessions focusing on the book Die Diktatur ( that will be made available through four languages and secondary treatments). Crosslisted with Sociology.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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