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Nov 25, 2024
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POLI159 PO - Diversity and DemocracyWhen Offered: Spring 2023.
Instructor(s): E. Dobbs
Credit: 1
Democracy is described as government ‘of the people, for the people, by the people.’ But what if a society consists of multiple peoples? How do we come to agreement about the common good? How do we reconcile individual rights with demands for group rights ? Or can we? Can democracies be both diverse and inclusive, or are these societies doomed to be fractious or failures? Through putting the United States in comparative perspective with other pluralistic liberal democracies, we will explore how different countries deal with similar competing demands for rights and recognition. Key topics include multiculturalism, religious freedom, minority language rights, indigenous rights, electoral access, immigration, and the legacy of slavery. Letter grade only.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
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