History of Political Ideas Course
The History of Political Ideas Course traces key thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Marx, Arendt, Foucault, and Rawls. It explores the evolution of concepts such as justice, sovereignty, liberty, and rights. Students connect these classic theories to contemporary challenges including climate policy, migration, inequality, digital surveillance, nationalism, and human rights. The course builds strong analytical, research, and writing skills for producing rigorous, well-argued reports, equipping learners to analyze today’s political debates effectively in humanities and other fields.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a compact journey through major political thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Marx, Arendt, Foucault, and Rawls. Learners trace the development of core ideas like justice, sovereignty, liberty, and rights. They apply these concepts to modern issues such as climate policy, migration, inequality, and digital surveillance while developing essential analytical, research, and writing skills for creating well-supported political reports.
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Develop skills
- Analyze classical political texts to extract core concepts for modern debates.
- Compare liberal, socialist, and conservative ideas in current policy conflicts.
- Critically assess power, discourse, and marginalization using Foucault and others.
- Apply Rawls, Arendt, and Marx to issues like inequality, climate, and migration.
- Produce a concise, well-cited 1,500–2,000 word analytical political report.
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