GSOC 6304 -

Institution:

The New School

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The Politics of Difference Spring 2009. Three credits. Aristide Zolberg At the dawn of the 21st century, issues of "difference" have quiteunexpectedly emerged in the central political arena of many states. These issues have emerged in both long established and post-colonial states, within both democratic and authoritarian regimes, and have occasionally led to major conflicts. Many of these issues reflect challenges to unequal institutional arrangements concerning language, religion, gender, or ancestry of established populations arrived at in earlier periods, but some reflect a broadening of differences due to recent immigration. The course considers these matters in a comparative perspective, drawing examples from North America, the European Union, and sub-Saharan Africa, with emphasis on "differences among differences"-i.e. normatively fair solutions tdifferences of gender, language, religion, and ancestry entail significantly different institutional arrangements. It also takes into consideration "global interactivity," i.e. that the internal political dynamics of a given country are often significantly affected by developments elsewhere.

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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

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Semester

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