For a century, various sorts of liberals have claimed to know how to produce prosperity, justice and lasting peace. But beleaguered liberals now look at a world that's ever more prone to war. In this class, we'll try to understand what's really going on.
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Is China rising and the US declining? Or is it the other way around? We'll try to answer such questions by looking at the interactions of geography, history, nations, ideas, riches, and weapons, with discussions of several current areas of conflict .
Political philosophy contains some of the greatest writings in the Western intellectual tradition. This online course introduces you to the central questions concerning the state, by means of classical and contemporary texts.
All of us are affected by government policies, and governments place particular emphasis on economic policies. This course will equip you to evaluate the economic arguments made about public policy choices.
All of us are affected by government policies, and governments place particular emphasis on economic policies. This course will equip you to evaluate the economic arguments made about public policy choices.
Explore how ideas about trade, value and society took shape in ancient Greece, China, India and Europe, before tracing how these traditions influenced the economic thinking that shaped the 20th century.
Explore how ideas about trade, value and society took shape in ancient Greece, China, India and Europe, before tracing how these traditions influenced the economic thinking that shaped the 20th century.
All of us are affected by government policies, and governments place particular emphasis on economic policies. This course will equip you to evaluate the economic arguments made about public policy choices.
Political philosophy contains some of the greatest writings in the Western intellectual tradition. This online course introduces you to the central questions concerning the state, by means of classical and contemporary texts.
Political philosophy contains some of the greatest writings in the Western intellectual tradition. This online course introduces you to the central questions concerning the state, by means of classical and contemporary texts.
What is the welfare state and what functions does it serve? Why and how do welfare states vary across countries and over time? What are the biggest challenges that welfare states face in the 21st century?
This global course analyses one of the most controversial public policy issues of the 21st century: how to regulate international labour migration and the rights of migrant workers.