Contemporary Political Theory Course: An Introduction January 22, 2013

The course will cover ideas which are central to contemporary political theory, for example: Conflict Theories; Shared-Values Theories and Exchange Theories. We will begin with a short overview of the history of political theory as a background to the present, and will cover theorists such as Hobbes, Montesquieu, de Tocqueville, and others. Some of the topics covered in the course are: Civil Society and its role in contemporary political reality; Contemporary Social Contract theory and its relevance for today; Corporatism; Distributive Justice; Human Rights after six decades; And what constitutes The State. Details of this event may be subject to change. Please visit http://cce.sydney.edu.au/course/icpt for more information or to register.

Official Website: http://cce.sydney.edu.au/course/ICPT