Political Ideas -- Fall 2005 -- Tentative schedule of topics and readings:

Part I: Development of the contemporary middle ground

Week 1-Sept 1- Introduction to the course and to each other.

Week 2- Sept.8-Classical liberalism vs. the old, authoritarian regime

Readings: Heywood, pp.1-57; Dogmas and Dreams, pp. 17-28, 57-66, 86-108; a bit more from Locke (handout)

Week 3-Sept.15-From classical to modern liberalism

Readings: Heywood, pp.57-68, 240-243, 252-255; Dogmas and Dreams, pp.29-40 (more of Mill if you have time), 67-85, 109-122, 489-496

Week 4-Sept.22-Traditional conservatism

Readings: Heywood, pp.69-90; Dogmas and Dreams, pp.129-164

Week 5-Sept.29-From traditional to modern conservatism

Readings: Heywood, pp.90-104 and pp.251-252; Dogmas and Dreams, pp.165-206

Part II: Challenges from left, right and elsewhere

Week 6-Oct.6- Early socialism and the ideas of Karl Marx

Readings: Heywood, pp. 105-139; Dogmas and Dreams, pp.213-313

Week 7-Oct.13-Contemporary democratic socialism

Readings: Heywood, pp.135-154 and 255-258; Dogmas and Dreams, pp.314-345 and 497-516

Week 8-Oct.20- Anarchism

Readings: Heywood, Chapter 6; Dogmas and Dreams, Part 4 (pp.347-399)

Week 9-Oct.27-Fascism

Readings: Heywood, Chapter 7; Dogmas and Dreams, Part 5 (pp.401-470)

Week 10-Nov.3-Feminism

Readings: Heywood, Chapter 8; Dogmas and Dreams, pp.517-568

Week 11-Nov.10-Environmentalism

Readings: Heywood, Chapter 9; Dogmas and Dreams, Part 7 (pp.569-639)

Week 12-Nov.17-Nationalism, anti-imperialism, anti-colonialism

Readings: Heywood, Chapter 5; Dogmas and Dreams, pp.647-672

Week 13-Dec.1-Fundamentalism, modernity, globalization

Readings: Heywood, Chapter 10; Dogmas and Dreams, pp.673-737

Week 14-Dec.8-Outstanding issues and debates.

Readings: TBA

Week 15-Dec.15-Wrap up