POSC 111: Democracy and the Social Contract

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 380

Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: A study of the major political philosophers of the social contract and their critics on issues such as individualism versus community, the roles of religion and of markets in politics, and the adequacy of contract theory for women and minorities.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 75/80 75/80
2022-23 68/70 68/70
2021-22 36/37 36/37
2020-21 36/37 36/37
2019-20 37/37 37/37
2018-19 38/40 38/40
2017-18 33/40 33/40
2016-17 40/40 40/40