Political Theory Concepts and Debates (BPSC 103)
Section A Core Concepts
Freedom
UNIT 1
LIBERTY – AS THE ABSENCE OF EXTERNAL INTERVENTION
UNIT 2
LIBERTY – AS SELF-DETERMINATION
UNIT 3
Alienation, Oppression and Freedom (Key Issues: Freedom of Belief, Expression and Dissent)
Equality
UNIT 4
Equality before law and equality of opportunity
UNIT 5
Analogy: Similarities and Differences
UNIT 6
Differential Treatment and Equity of Outcomes
Justice
UNIT 7
Justice as Fairness (Distributive Justice)
UNIT 8
The Idea of Just Desert
UNIT 9
JUSTICE IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
Right
UNIT 10
THE IDEA OF RIGHTS: Rights and Limitations
UNIT 11
BASIS OF RIGHTS:
- legal
- Moral
- Natural
UNIT 12
Rights and Responsibilities
Section B Major Debates
UNIT 13
Law and Civil Disobedience
UNIT 14
RIGHTS AND UNIVERSITY
UNIT 15
Multiculturalism and Tolerance
