PLS522J1 POLITICAL SCIENCE _ CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY


To provide students with an in-depth understanding of the evolution and contemporary debates in political theory, focusing on the decline and resurgence of the discipline, and the role of the state across various ideological perspectives, including liberal, neo-liberal, Marxist, and neo-Marxist approaches.


To explore critical concepts of social justice, rights, democracy, and diversity through the works of prominent theorists such as John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Amartya Sen, Michael Sandel, Will Kymlicka, Bikhu Parekh, and Brian Barry, enabling students to critically analyze contemporary challenges related to equity, inclusivity, and multiculturalism

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