Spring 2024

GLOBAL 178 001 - LEC 001

Political Discourse in the Twenty-first Century

Darren C Zook

Jan 16, 2024 - May 03, 2024

Tu, Th

11:00 am - 12:29 pm

Anthro/Art Practice Bldg 160

Class #:22943

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Interdisciplinary Social Science Programs

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 62

Enrolled: 38

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 100

Waitlist Max: 60

Open Reserved Seats:

26 unreserved seats

18 reserved for Global Studies Majors

5 reserved for Undergraduates with a Human Rights Interdisciplinary Minor

2 reserved for Political Science Majors

3 reserved for Political Economy Majors

5 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission

3 reserved for College of Letters & Sciences Undeclared Students with 5 or more Terms in Attendance

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Other classes by Darren C Zook

This course situates the civil discourse of democracy in the larger context of political discourse in general. It does so at two levels: one that is academic and philosophical, and another that is personal and experiential. The course offers content for both reflection and practice. The course explains why democracy is currently in the crisis it is in, what the central role of civil/political discourse is in the context of democratic governance, and how the revival and expansion of civil/political discourse is essential to the project of restoring trust in democratic institutions. The course is international and comparative, drawing on an array of examples of world political systems, societies, and cultures, including the US.