Participation in discourse about political matters inculcates in students practical wisdom by which they can, first, rule their own lives and, second, as citizens, help their political society achieve a just internal order. It is only through this perennial approach to politics that the mature person can successfully defend political life against its internal and external enemies. A comparative examination of the political traditions of Great Britain, France, and Germany. An attempt is made to situate their governmental traditions within Western civilization. An analysis of the major forces at work in the international political process.
Attention is given to international organizations and modern international political problems.
3 credits Modern Ideologies A study of the phenomenon of ideological thought and its causes, characteristic of major modern social movements. An analysis of the political institutions of state and local government. Focuses on the state-federal relationship. A treatment of classical and modern political philosophers. Clarification of the major theoretical problems which have been at the center of the science of politics.