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Can ideologies, when put into practice, live up to the utopian dreams of their visionaries? Or will they degenerate into dystopian nightmares? In this course in political theory, students study many of the ideologies that have shaped politics in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. They explore the core theoretical texts of nationalist, anarchist, socialist, liberal, and Islamist movements, including Marx, Mao, Mussolini, Qutb, and others. Finally, they reflect on the (perhaps utopian) ideals that shape these movements and on how those ideals have influenced politics and political arrangements.

Offered every other year.

CO24 - SOCSCI (Social Sci and Historical), CORE - SL (Social Scientific Approaches), INTD - HON-MN (Honors Minor (Fall 2023+) HON), INTD - HUM-EMPIRE (Intd Humanities-Empire IHE)