PLSC 300 / INTS 398 - Special Topics: Italian political thinkers
Spring 2009
Instructor: Prof. Peter Sanchez
Meeting Days: Monday & Wednesday
Meeting Times: 9:30 - 10:45 am
Course Description
This course will introduce students to four Italian political thinkers of great renown - Antonio Gramsci, Niccolo Machiavelli, Gaetano Mosca, and Vilfredo Pareto. While developing their theories years ago, these scholars' ideas have significant contemporary relevance. All of them developed political thought that can be grouped into what is known as "elite theory." This course is ideal for any student who is interested in political ideas and in how elites gain and maintain their power.