PS 450

spring 2012
 
All Classes

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Examination of civic engagement and democratic governance; the contemporary literature documenting the decline of civic engagement in modern society is explored and its consequences examined. Perspectives on the current state of engagement in the US are compared, and the American experience is compared with that of other nations. The civic engagement theories are then placed in the context of political science theories on democratic governance, political participation, political legitimacy, and interest groups.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: PS 100 or PS 101, plus six hours of Political Science credit, or consent of instructor.

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