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Political Theory and Ideologies
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: 8/30/21 - 12/23/21
Political Theory and Ideologies
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 17050
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
DESCRIPTION
UNIT I: METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT AND NORMATIVE POLITICAL THEORY
Concept of Ideology
Political Ideologies: Fundamental Features
Ideologies and Political activism
Approaches to Political Theory
Functions of Political Theory
Research fields on current Political Theory
UNIT II: LIBERALISM
Origins and Development. Historical Overview
Classical Liberalism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
Contemporary Liberalism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
UNIT III. CONSERVATISM
Origins and Development. Historical Overview.
Classical Conservatism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
Neo-Conservatism and Contemporary Conservatism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
UNIT IV: SOCIALISM AND IDEOLOGICAL VARIANTS
Origins and Development. Historical Overview.
Classical socialism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
Marxism: Fundamental Features
Ideological variants: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
Contemporary Socialism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
UNIT V: OTHERS IDEOLOGIES
Racialism, Colonialism, Imperialism, Totalitarianism
Origins and Development. Historical Overview.
Concept of Ideology
Political Ideologies: Fundamental Features
Ideologies and Political activism
Approaches to Political Theory
Functions of Political Theory
Research fields on current Political Theory
UNIT II: LIBERALISM
Origins and Development. Historical Overview
Classical Liberalism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
Contemporary Liberalism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
UNIT III. CONSERVATISM
Origins and Development. Historical Overview.
Classical Conservatism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
Neo-Conservatism and Contemporary Conservatism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
UNIT IV: SOCIALISM AND IDEOLOGICAL VARIANTS
Origins and Development. Historical Overview.
Classical socialism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
Marxism: Fundamental Features
Ideological variants: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
Contemporary Socialism: Central Themes and Political Thinkers
UNIT V: OTHERS IDEOLOGIES
Racialism, Colonialism, Imperialism, Totalitarianism
Origins and Development. Historical Overview.