Units: 5
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 3 hours; written work, 1 hour
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Prerequisites: upper division standing or consent of instructor
Description: A critical survey of the principal approaches to thinking about democracy since World War II. May cover elite, plural- ist, deliberative, and participatory theories. Addresses questions about inclusiveness and the optimal charac- ter and scope of democracy.
Credit: Credit is awarded for only one of POSC 117 or POSC 117S.