POLS312

Politics of Race and Ethnicity

30 points

Not offered 2017, offered in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences

Description

This course will examine controversial political ideologies that invoke ethnicity. These ideologies include Social Darwinism, nationalism, and socio-biology. Some of these ideologies have been associated with extreme racial politics while others, such as JS Mill's Nationalism, are compatible with conventional liberal values. This course is primarily designed to be useful to political theory students but it will also be valuable for students from other social and political sciences or from the humanities. The course material will include some 'classic' sources such as writings by J.S. Mill and Charles Darwin, but will mostly be drawn from current literature.

Prerequisites

15 points in POLS at 200-level for one course; 30 points in POLS at 200-level for two or more courses. Students without 15 points at 200-level in POLS but with at least a B average in 75 points in appropriate courses may be admitted to any one POLS course at 300-level with the approval of the Programme Director.

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