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History of Political Ideas Course

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

What Will I Learn?

This course provides a concise journey through major political thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Marx, Arendt, Foucault, and Rawls. Learners explore the evolution of concepts such as justice, sovereignty, liberty, and rights, and apply them to contemporary challenges including climate policy, migration, inequality, and digital surveillance. It develops essential analytical, research, and writing skills for producing rigorous, well-supported reports.

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Develop Skills

  • Analyse classical political texts to draw out key ideas for today's discussions.
  • Compare liberal, socialist, and conservative ideologies in current policy disputes.
  • Evaluate power dynamics, discourse, and exclusion through Foucault and similar thinkers.
  • Use Rawls, Arendt, and Marx to address modern problems like inequality, climate, and migration.
  • Write a precise, properly referenced 1,500–2,000 word political analysis 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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