When do governments deserve our allegiance, and when should they be denied it? This course explores the main answers that have been given to this question in the modern West. We start with a survey of the major political theories of the Enlightenment: Utilitarianism, Marxism, and the social contract [...]

Political Theory

Politics

Enlightenment

Utilitarianism

Marxism

Democracy

Coursera Plus

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Apr 21st 2025

Course Auditing

39.00 EUR

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JuryX: Deliberations for Social Change (edX)

Course Auditing

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Marketing & Communication

Effort

Languages

Deliberate emotionally charged issues with your peers online without fear or rancor, and experience a system by which a jury, or any community, can move from a place of deep division to agreement and action. Today, you are the law. What does it mean to be a citizen? It [...]

Democracy

Political Theory

Law

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Marketing & Communication

66.00 EUR

Self Paced

Free Course

Categories

Effort

Languages

This is a survey course, and as such it can either be used by students who are looking to take just one general overview course, or for students who want to go on to more advanced study in any of the subfields that comprise the political science discipline, such [...]

Political Science

Political Theory

International Politics

Politics

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Self Paced

Free Course