EXPOS 20.030 - Contesting Democracy

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

The word "democracy" literally means "the power of the people." But who are the people? And what is their power? Reading authors including Aristotle, James Madison, and several contemporary political theorists, this course examines the development of the idea of democracy from ancient Greece to the present-day United States. Our analysis will focus on one of the oldest and most powerful criticisms of democracy: that the power of the people turns inevitably into the tyranny of the majority.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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