Global Arc

Investigation of a major theme in political theory. Reading and intensive discussion of selected issues in the literature. One three-hour seminar.

Investigation of a major theme in political theory. Reading and intensive discussion of selected issues in the literature. One three-hour seminar.

Investigation of a major theme in political theory. Reading and intensive discussion of selected issues in the literature. One three-hour seminar.

Investigation of a major theme in political theory. Reading and intensive discussion of selected issues in the literature. One three-hour seminar.

This course examines different forms of protest and resistance, with a special emphasis on the concept of civil disobedience. Our perspective is primarily that of normative political theory, but we will also draw on recent empirical work examining the effectiveness of different forms of protest and occasionally venture into legal theory. The main focus is on the US, but there will also be a ranger of international comparisons.

The distinction between public and private spheres of life is both foundational to modern liberal democratic politics and also fraught with controversy. This course examines such conflicts in the context of political theory, ethics, law, and public policy. Including the tense interface between public values and religious conscience and practice, and the scope of freedom with respect to marriage, family, and sexual relations. How broad are the claims of private liberty and what is the nature and extent of legitimate public authority when it comes to activities claimed to be private? Can paternalist and perfectionist policies ever be justified?

Investigation of a major theme in American politics. Reading and intensive discussion of selected issues in the literature. One three-hour seminar.

Investigation of a major theme in American politics. Reading and intensive discussion of selected issues in the literature. One three-hour seminar.

This course considers how gender enters and shapes politics, primarily in the US context. It addresses a range of questions that center elections: How did women gain the right to vote? Are women voters really different than men voters? Are women politicians really any different than men politicians? Has women's involvement in electoral and institutional politics changed anything? It also considers how the gendered space of the American electoral system has limited its effectiveness in delivering outcomes desired by some groups of women, what their alternatives might be, and how those alternatives have been and continue to be pursued.

Investigation of a major theme in American politics. Reading and intensive discussion of selected issues in the literature.