POLITICAL SCIENCE 366 - Theories of American Democracy

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Hobart William Smith Colleges

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Description:

This survey of American democratic theory covers a variety of competing ideas about politics, political identities, and political institutions. The class examines not only such issues as the roles of states and markets, but also how to balance collective goods with individual freedoms, obligations to citizenship and charity, and how particular narratives and myths have structured an American national identity. Readings span American history from the Puritans to the "New Right," from Benjamin Franklin to Malcolm X, and come in a variety of forms - e.g., manifestos, essays, speeches, memoirs, novels, Supreme Court decisions, and movies. (Staf f, offered alternate year s; subfield: TH

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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