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2018-2019 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

POL 395-02 - Advanced Special Topic: Theories of the State: Modern, Postmodern, and Postcolonial Approaches

4 credits (Spring)
The state is arguably the most important institution organizing  modern society. Important questions on the state include what is state power? Can state theories developed in the Global North explain states in the Global South, and vice versa? In an attempt to begin and grapple with these questions, we will explore modern, postmodern, and postcolonial theories of the state through the writings of Max Weber, Theda Skocpol, Michel Foucault, and James Scott, among others.

Prerequisite: POL 251 POL 255 , POL 257 POL 258 POL 261 POL 262 POL 263 POL 264 , or POL 295-02 .