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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course explores the foundations and content of norms of justice that apply beyond the borders of a single state. We examine issues of political justice, economic justice, and human rights. Topics include the case for skepticism about global justice; the idea of global democracy; intellectual property rights; the nature of distributive
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- political science
- norms of justice
- interstate
- political justice
- economic justice
- human rights
- skepticism about global justice
- global democracy
- intellectual property rights
- nature of distributive justice
- pluralism and human rights
- rights to control borders
- kant
- habermas
- rawls
- sen
- beitz
- nussbaum
- stiglitz
- ignatieff2
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course explores three fundamental questions about the ideal of a just society and the place of values of liberty and equality in such a society. Answers to the questions provided by three contemporary theories of justice: Utilitarianism, Libertarianism, and Egalitarian Liberalism will be examined. To assess the strengths and weaknesses
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- political science
- just society
- values of liberty
- equality
- utilitarianism
- libertarianism
- egalitarian liberalism
- moral-political controversy
- sexual morality
- financing schools and elections
- religious liberty
- labor markets
- health care
- affirmative action
- abortion
- global justice
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This course examines major texts in the history of political thought and the questions they raise about the design of the political and social order. It considers the ways in which thinkers have responded to the particular political problems of their day, and the ways in which they contribute to a broader conversation about human goods and
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- political science
- political theory
- social order
- history
- justice
- democracy
- state
- philosophy
- plato
- aristotle
- machiavelli
- hobbes
- locke
- rousseau
- marx
- de tocqueville
- individual
- political science
- political philosophy
- politics
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This course surveys American political thought from the colonial era to the present. Required readings are drawn mainly from primary sources, including writings of politicians, activists, and theorists. Topics include the relationship between religion and politics, rights, federalism, national identity, republicanism versus liberalism, the
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- political science
- american politics
- united states
- political theory
- colonial
- contemporary government
- national identity
- individual rights
- liberalism
- activism
- repulicanism
- radicalism
- revolution
- equality
- freedom
- protestants
- protestantism
- colonial america
- american revolution
- debate
- constitution
- jeffersonian republicans
- hamiltonian federalists
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course will serve as both an introduction to contemporary political philosophy and a way to explore issues of pluralism and multiculturalism. Racial and ethnic groups, national minorities, aboriginals, women, sexual minorities, and other groups have organized to highlight injustice and demand recognition and accommodation on the basis
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- political science
- citizenship
- ethnicity
- identity
- democracy
- nations
- politics
- class differentiation
- pluralism
- national unity
- contemporary
- political
- philosophy
- multiculturalism
- racial
- ethnic
- groups
- national
- minorities
- aboriginals
- women
- sexual
- injustice
- recognition
- accommodation
- democratic
- states
- group-differentiated
- rights
- exemptions
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Political Economy I explores the major social science paradigms for analyzing relations among state, economy, and society. Through readings, lectures and discussion of original texts in political liberalism and individualism, neo-classical economics, Marxism, sociological and cultural theories, and neo-institutionalism, the seminar examines
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- political science
- political science
- theories
- liberal
- neoclassical
- marxist
- modern society
- economic growth
- historical change
- state
- classes
- ideology
- political economy
- political liberalism
- individualism
- neo-classical economics
- marxism
- neo-institutionalism
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This course focuses on a range of theories of gender in modern life. In recent years feminist scholars in a range of disciplines have challenged previously accepted notions of political theory such as the distinctions between public and private, the definitions of politics itself, the nature of citizenship, and the roles of women in civil s
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- political science
- feminism
- political theory
- modern society
- citizenship
- women
- sexuality
- race
- class
- poverty
- welfare
- power
- culture
- morality
- gender
- modern life
- feminist scholarship
- public
- private
- roles
- civil society
- political culture
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This course explores effects of globalization of finance on international relations and domestic politics. Topics include international institutions and global governance; the multi-nationalization of production; effects of international capital markets on domestic politics; global finance and the developing world; and financial crises. Dis
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- political science
- multinational corporation
- bond market
- welfare state
- foreign exchange market
- exchange rate
- imf
- global economy
- globalization
- finanical crime
- money laundering
- international integration of capital markets
- national policymaking
- foreign direct investment
- international institutions
- global governance
- global finance
- developing world
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This is a graduate seminar for students who already have some familiarity with issues in political economy and/or European politics. The objective is to examine the ways in which changes in the international economy and the regimes that regulate it interact with domestic politics, policy-making, and the institutional structures of the polit
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- political science
- political science
- economy
- globalization
- europe
- politics
- international
- industrialized countries
- deomocracy
- 19th century
- 20th century
- policy
- state
- society
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Examines role of European states in postwar period of rapid economic growth and current crisis. Includes analysis of different state traditions ("etatist," liberal, authoritarian); government's role in decline of some economies and rise of others; why and where Keynesianism, indicative planning, and state enterprises were introduced; altern
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- political science
- europe
- postwar
- economic growth
- economic crisis
- etatist
- liberal
- authoritarian
- keynesianism
- indicative planning
- state enterprises
- economic problems
- division of labor
- oil shock
- industrial policy
- monetarism
- protectionism
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This course examines alternative conceptions and theoretical underpinnings of the notion of "sustainable development." It focuses on the sustainability problems of industrial countries (i.e., aging of populations, sustainable consumption, institutional adjustments, etc.); and of developing states and economies in transition (i.e., managing
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- political science
- political theory
- sustainable development
- industrial ized nations
- aging population
- consumption
- developing countries
- economics
- production
- sociology
- technology
- regulation
- public policy
- environment
- business
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This graduate research and reading seminar examines an array of issues facing labor in today's global world. The premise of this course is that recent developments (e.g., globalization, liberalization, privatization, etc.) have created a mix of opportunities and risks for labor in most developing countries.
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- political science
- political science
- labor
- politics
- globalization
- liberalization
- privatization
- foreign investment
- global supply chains
- economic development
- job growth
- social safety nets
- environmental standards
- poverty
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This seminar explores changes in the international economy and their effects on domestic politics, economy, and society. Is globalization really a new phenomenon? Is it irreversible? What are effects on wages and inequality, on social safety nets, on production, and innovation? How does it affect relations between developed countries and de
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- political science
- international economy
- domestic politics
- economy
- and society
- globalization
- wages
- inequality; social safety nets
- production
- innovation
- developed countries
- developing countries
- democracy.
- democracy
- inequality
- social safety nets
- society
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The course introduces the main debates about the "new" global economy and their implications for practice and policy. Experts from academia and business will share their findings about, and direct experiences with, different aspects of globalization.
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- political science
- political science
- working
- global economy
- practice
- policy
- experts
- academia
- business
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This course provides students with an introduction to the basic institutions of American government, especially as established in the constitution, and with an introduction to currents of thought among social scientists about the workings of U.S. politics. This is a communication intensive course. As such you are required to write at least
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- political science
- founding
- constitutional interpretation
- legislative processes
- presidential power
- public opinion and voting
- group mobilization
- political steering of the bureaucracy and the economy
- and federalism
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This class introduces students to innovative as well as classic approaches to studying U.S. government. The writing assignments will help you explore, through a variety of lenses, statis and change in the American political system over the last three decades. In the end each student will have a solid grounding in our national political inst
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- political science
- united states
- american
- politics
- government
- voting
- institutions
- policy
- legislation
- elections
- campaigns
- public opinion
- political interests
- welfare
- analysis
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