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History of Political Ideas Course

History of Political Ideas Course
4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country

What will I learn?

This course provides a concise journey through pivotal political thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Marx, Arendt, Foucault, and Rawls. It examines the development of concepts such as justice, sovereignty, liberty, and rights, applying them to contemporary challenges including climate policy, migration, inequality, and digital surveillance, while fostering analytical, research, and writing skills for producing robust reports.

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Develop skills

  • Analyse classical political texts to draw out core ideas for contemporary discussions.
  • Compare liberal, socialist, and conservative ideologies amid present-day policy disputes.
  • Evaluate power dynamics, discourse, and marginalisation drawing on Foucault and similar thinkers.
  • Apply insights from Rawls, Arendt, and Marx to topics such as inequality, climate change, and migration.
  • Craft a succinct, properly referenced 1,500–2,000 word analytical political report.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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