Sophomore Government Tutorial: The Rise of the Modern Nation-State
CSS 230
Fall 2015
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01
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| Certificates: International Relations |
This course will analyze the principal processes that have led to the rise of the modern nation-state. The theoretical focus will be oriented around the main factors that account for the rise and legitimation of the state, while the historical focus will be on the political evolution across differing systems of governance from prehistorical societies up to the modern period and Fascism. We begin with an analysis of the foundations of the theory of the state. Here we will compare and evaluate differing theories of the rise, consolidation, and legitimation of political communities. This will be followed by a theoretical and historical assessment of the rise and fall of differing systems of governance across time. This evolution will be considered within an interdisciplinary framework that is oriented around the political adaptation to social and economic modernization. |
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| Credit: 1.5 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 - 1st Trimester |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Gianfranco Poggi, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN STATE
Sam Huntington, POLITICAL ORDER IN CHANGING SOCIETIES
Barrington Moore, SOCIAL ORIGINS OF DICTATORSHIP AND DEMOCRACY
Vladimir Lenin, WHAT IS TO BE DONE
Alexis de Tocqueville, DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
F.L. Ganshof, FEUDALISM
Niccolo Machiavelli, THE PRINCE
Daniel Quinn, ISMAEL
Mark Breault and Martin King, INSIDE THE CULT (is only available at Amazon for about 4 dollars with shipping)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Assignments will consist of weekly essays of five double-spaced pages. Essays will be written on problems posed in sections entitled "Essay Topic." Readings are accompanied by questions and suggestions which will underscore important topics in the readings. All of the weekly readings listed are required and have been placed on E-reserve (however, the readings from the books required for purchase are not on E-reserve and some shorter readings that are not on ERES are in the CSS library). I have recommended for purchase the books which will be most extensively used, hence it would be convenient to own them. |
| Instructor(s): Gallarotti,Giulio Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC402; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 10 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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