PSCI 224
Neo-liberalism: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? Fall 2024
Division II

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We live in the era of neo-liberalism. But what does this mean? This course will focus on neo-liberalism in comparative perspective, looking mainly at the US and Europe. It will consider how neo-liberalism is defined, the role of states in making and maintaining neo-liberalism, the centrality of markets to neo-liberal conceptions, and the kinds of politics that produced and are produced by neo-liberalism. Economically, the course will look at the institutional configuration of neo-liberalism, changes in economies, growing inequality, the financial crises, and prevalence of debt. Politically, the course will address changes in the role of government, what governments do and do not do, the growing influence of financial interests, the role of identities in mobilizing support for and legitimating governments, and the impact of these developments on the status of citizenship and democracy.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 20
Expected: 20
Class#: 1710
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: three papers: one 3-page, one 5-page, and one 10-page paper
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: Political Science majors
Distributions: Divison II
Attributes: POEC Depth
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