{"id":35959,"date":"2023-03-29T11:45:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/?page_id=35959"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:35:49","slug":"power-and-political-ideas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/undergraduate\/programs\/power-and-political-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Power and Political Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Power and Political Ideas\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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The world today can sometimes seem overwhelmingly divided and unequal; those \u2018at the top\u2019 seem to \u2018have it all\u2019, while vast numbers of individuals and groups remain excluded, marginalized, or even oppressed. Why are some people so powerful, or able to exercise their rights so freely, while others are not? How can we, as students of politics, make sense of this? The concentration in Power and Political Ideas is designed to enable students to understand the way that political ideas \u2013 such as justice, equality, democracy, civic virtue, rights, oppression, and freedom \u2013 shape and are shaped by the real world where politics takes place, from legislatures, courts, and social movements to everyday political spaces such as households, schools and even universities. In so doing, students will gain insight into key political issues, such as racial injustice, colonialism, gender inequality Indigenous-settler relations and wealth inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The courses available to students in this concentration include those focusing on intellectual history, gender, race, human rights, ideology, popular culture and more. Some courses within the concentration will include close reading of historical or contemporary theoretical texts, while others will focus on the empirical study of institutions and modes of governance. Emphasis is placed on understanding how political ideas shape and are shaped by the wider socio-political realm, and how this realm is constituted through multiple and intersecting relations of power.
\nThe concentration will afford students the latitude to develop this understanding through a broader study of political thought and theory, or through a closer focus on questions of identity and diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This concentration provides a valuable foundation for students seeking a deeper understanding of the nature of power in political life, and its effects on social justice; the skills gained will transfer well to graduate studies in politics, or to careers in political organizations of all kinds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concentration Core Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PSCI 2301 & 2302 – History of Political Thought
\nPSCI 2500 – Gender and Politics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concentration Electives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Choose from a wide array of specialized topics and courses at the 3000- and 4000-levels, such as:
\nPSCI 3108 – Politics of Popular Culture
\nPSCI 3109 – Politics of Law and Morality
\nPSCI 3307 – Politics of Human Rights
\nPSCI 3311 – History of Muslim Political Thought
\nPSCI 3802 – Globalization and Human Rights
\nPSCI 3805 – Politics of Race
\nPSCI 4318 – Concepts of Political Community
\nPSCI 4500 – Gender and Globalization
\nPSCI 4807 – Politics of Citizenship and Migration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please refer to the undergraduate calendar<\/a> for full list of courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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