Freshman Seminar
POLECON 24 Freshman Seminar: Political Economy in Contemporary Perspective
Restrictions: By category
Class #: 23551
Units/Credit: 1 (P/NP)
Time/Location: Tu: 4-5pm / 106 Wheeler
Final Exam Group: TBA
Instructor: Alan Karras
This seminar will require students to engage with current events, international and domestic, through the lens of political economy. Those who are enrolled will be required to read The New York Times and/or The Economist each week, identify issues of political economy that are being discussed, and present them to their peers for discussion. Differing perspectives on the news, as well as the different ways in which political economy theorists would interact with the events, will be discussed. Students should expect vigorous engagement and critical thinking. Enrollment is limited to 15 freshmen.
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