“… why am I so interested in politics? If I were to answer you very simply I would say this: why shouldn’t I be interested? That is to say, what blindness, what deafness, what density of ideology would have to weigh me down to prevent me from being interested in what is probably the most crucial subject to our existence, that is to say the society in which we live, the economic relations in which it functions, and the system of power which defines the regular forms and regular permissions and prohibitions of our conduct? The essence of our life consists, after all of the political functioning of the society in which we find ourselves.” – Michel Foucault.

Learning Objectives:  In today’s world, it is critical that the students have a solid comprehension of government and politics.  The objective of this course is:

1.  To familiarize students with a framework of the various fields and topic areas in Political Science including American politics, comparative politics, international politics and political philosophy.
2. Students examine the origins of our political values, analyze political ideas, theories, ideologies, systems and policy, and then investigate political problems on a national and global level.
3. This course is designed to promote citizenship and engagement in political issues and events. The uninformed citizen is the easiest one for political leaders and government to take advantage of.

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