About SOC 3990 C
See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisites: SOC 1500; SOC 2500 or SOC 2550; minimum Junior standing.
Notes
Prereqs:SOC 1500 AND (SOC 2500 or POLS 2800 or SOC 2550) Minimum Junior standing Special Topics sections cannot have CC designations PACE students by permission and override.
Section Description
This course will introduce some of the major fields of study and theoretical debates in political sociology. The course combines key foundational texts with contemporary studies from the US and around the world organized around central themes in the field. Topics covered in this course include the state, political institutions, rights and democracy, social movements, nationalism, international migration, globalization, and urban politics. The course material is organized into two parts: In the first part of the course, we will cover a selection of core texts and debates in political sociology that provide a foundation for later course material on more specialized topics. The texts will introduce key concepts and theoretical arguments around power, the state, rights, and democracy that will shape the remaining content of the course. The second part of the course will cover further specialized topics in political sociology such as social movements, nationalism, international migration, globalization, and urban politics through a selection of studies from the US and across the world. We will discuss key concepts and major works in these fields, while also thinking about how to analytically apply this knowledge to historical and current events in international and comparative perspective.
Section Expectation
By the end of the course, you should have developed an understanding of a selection of core foundational and contemporary texts, concepts, and debates in the field of political sociology. These include: •What are the key theoretical and historical foundations of the contemporary state? What are the arguments on who governs and holds power in the modern democratic state? • How are social movements related to rights? What factors influence the emergence of and eventual success or failure of certain social movements to create social change? • What are the political, economic, and social foundations of nationalism? What is the relationship between international migration, rights, and the nation-state? • Has globalization decreased or increased the power of the nation-state? How do politics in contemporary cities in the Global South compare to those in cities in the West?
Evaluation
Class attendance and participation; 2 x reflection papers (300-500 words); student-led discussion; midterm and final papers (2000-2500 words)
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