This class reads intensively 'Beyond Left and Right: The Future of Radical Politics,' 'The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy' by Anthony Giddens. Giddens is one of the outstanding sociologist, and worked the brain of the Brair government in UK.
The purpose of this class understands the relation between politics, policy and sociology.
Students will be able to:
1) explain the importance of sociological analysis of policy and politics
2) explain the personality and works about Anthony Giddens
3) understand 'Beyond Left and Right: The Future of Radical Politics' 'The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy' deeply, and explain the detail of the text.
Sociology, Anthony Giddens, 'Beyond Left and Right: The Future of Radical Politics,' 'The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy'
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Reading and discussion intensively.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction | Quiz - the reason of joining this class |
Class 2 | Understanding the profile of Anthony Giddens and his works in sociological context. | The persons next in charge write resume. |
Class 3 | Reading 'Beyond Left and Right: The Future of Radical Politics'-Ⅰ | writing resume. |
Class 4 | Reading 'Beyond Left and Right: The Future of Radical Politics'-Ⅱ. | writing resume. |
Class 5 | Reading 'Beyond Left and Right: The Future of Radical Politics'-Ⅲ. | writing resume. |
Class 6 | Reading 'The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy'-Ⅰ | writing resume. |
Class 7 | Reading 'The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy'-Ⅱ | writing resume. |
Class 8 | Overview the class. | pursuant to final report. |
Giddens, Anthony,1994, Beyond left and right: The future of radical politics, Stanford University Press.
Giddens, Anthony, 1998, The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy, Polity.
It instructs appropriately.
Commitment: 40%
Final report: 60%
Nothing required.
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12:10-13:10, every Friday. required pre-contact.