Political Ideologies

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Liberalism, conservatism, Marxism, democratic socialism, fascism, libertarianism, feminism, anarchism, ecologism, etc. We frequently encounter these ideologies ("isms") and may ourselves subscribe to one or more. But what are these things and what do they really mean? This course will explore through primary texts past and present debates on ideologies around the world from their origins in modern political thought to the present. Along with reading the theorists and thinkers grounding these ideologies, we will be exploring ideologies as they are practiced today, with the class culminating in a final project involving the ideological 'diagnosis' of a contemporary political leader. Offered as POSC 355 and POSC 455 . Counts as a Moral & Ethical Reasoning course. Counts as a Understanding Global Perspectives course.