17.960 Foundations of Political Science, Fall 2004
Author(s)
Cohen, Joshua
Alternative Title
Foundations of Political Science
Date Issued
December 2004
Abstract
This subject, required of all first-year PhD students in political science, introduces fundamental ideas, theories, and methods in contemporary political science through the study of a small number of major books and articles that are intrinsically good and have been influential in the field. The first semester focuses principally on issues of political theory and international relations, while the second focuses principally on American and comparative politics. Readings in the fall semester from Rawls, A Theory of Justice; Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty; Arrow Social Choice and Individual Values; Olson, The Logic of Collective Action; Waltz, Theory of International Relations; Bull, The Anarchical Society; Foucault, Discipline and Punish; Elster, Cement of Society; Keohane, After Hegemony, Allison and Zelikow, The Essence of Decision, and Doyle, "Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs."
Subjects
Political science
fundamental ideas
theories
methods
contemporary
major books
articles
political theory
international relations
American
comparative politics
Rawls
A Theory of Justice
Hayek
The Constitution of Liberty
Arrow
Social Choice and Individual Values
Olson
The Logic of Collective Action
Waltz
Theory of International Relations
Bull
The Anarchical Society
Foucault
Discipline and Punish
Elster
Cement of Society
Keohane
After Hegemony
Allison
Zelikow
The Essence of Decision
Doyle
Kant
Liberal Legacies
Foreign Affairs
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science
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