POL 4 248 - Power and Politics

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Wellesley College

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Euben An examination of the nature and functioning of power in politics, with an emphasis on the following questions: What is the nature of power and how has it been exercised in political life, both past and present Who has power and who should have it Is power primarily wielded by political leaders and bureaucrats, or has the development of new technologies decentralized power Do the powerless understand and exercise power differently from those who traditionally hold it Are power and violence inextricably intertwined or are they opposites Au-thors include Thucydides, bell hooks, Hannah Arendt, Marx, Nietzsche, Foucault, Dahl, Michnik, and Vaclav Havel. Prerequisite: One unit in political science, philosophy, or history, or permission of instructor. Distribution: Religion, Ethics, and Moral Philosophy Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

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3.00

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www.wellesley.edu

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(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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