POL 314 - American Political Thought- hrs

Institution:

University of Portland

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Description:

A survey of selected writings representative of American political theory from the colonial period to the present. This course focuses on colonial and revolutionary political thought; the theories and debates of the era of constitution making; Federalist and Jeffersonian political thought; Jacksonian democratic thought; theories of slavery, abolitionism, and reconstruction; the theory of Social Darwinism; progressive political thought and the philosophy of pragma222 - Political Science COURSE DESCRIPTIONS tism; theories of post World War II realism; New Left political thought; and the contemporary political theories of conservatism, liberalism, and communitarianism.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.up.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 943-7911

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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