POL2027H1S L0101
Undergraduate Course Code: POL485H1S L0101
Topics in Political Thought II
Power and Interest in Political Theory
Themes
Main approaches to understanding power (as power-to, power-over, or power-with) and interest (informed, prudent preference, rational-care, or constructivist); the aggregation, articulation, and representation of interests; how different ideologies treat power and interest.
Texts
(Tentative and non-exhaustive): Arendt, On Violence; Foucault, Discipline and Punish; Hirschman, The Passions and the Interests; Lukes, Power: A Radical View; Pitkin, The Concept of Representation; Roepke, The Social Crisis of Our Time; articles/chapters by G. Almond and G. B. Powell, W. Connolly, P. Morriss, S. Darwall, L. Disch, M.P. Follett, P. Railton.
Format and Requirements
Format: Seminar (details TBA). Requirements: one short analytic paper; term paper (12-15 pp.); class participation.