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History of Political Ideas Course

History of Political Ideas Course
flexible workload of 4 to 360h
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, then apply them to modern challenges including climate policy, migration, inequality, and digital surveillance, while building essential analytical, research, and writing skills for effective 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.

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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