S. Democracy's Futures

Course Information

Course Number
L9464
Curriculum Level
Upperclass
Areas of Study
Administrative Law and Public Policy, Environment and Energy, Intellectual Property and Technology, Labor and Employment Law, Legal History and Law and Philosophy, National Security and Privacy, Racial, Economic, and Social Justice
Type
Seminar
Additional Attributes
New Course

Section 001 Information

Instructor

Section Description

This seminar will meet on 9/15, 9/29, 10/13, 10/27, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1.

This seminar examines the crisis of contemporary liberal democracy by imagining its possible futures. Each week explores a particular dimension of democracy, ranging from its constitutional structure to the social forces that sustain and undermine it. Leading scholars in each field present their own work in conjunction with selected canonical readings. The seminar meets every two weeks and students are expected to submit response papers for each session (1200 words each) and are encouraged to participate. This course counts towards the JD Minor Writing Credit.

Professor(s) selected students via questionnaire.

School Year & Semester
Fall 2022
Dates
September 12 - September 16
Location
JGH 701
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Thursday
4:20 pm - 6:10 pm
Dates
September 26 - September 30
Location
JGH 701
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Thursday
4:20 pm - 6:10 pm
Dates
October 10 - October 14
Location
JGH 701
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Thursday
4:20 pm - 6:10 pm
Dates
October 24 - October 28
Location
JGH 701
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Thursday
4:20 pm - 6:10 pm
Dates
November 7 - November 11
Location
JGH 701
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Thursday
4:20 pm - 6:10 pm
Dates
November 14 - November 18
Location
JGH 701
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Thursday
4:20 pm - 6:10 pm
Dates
November 28 - December 2
Location
JGH 701
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Thursday
4:20 pm - 6:10 pm
Points
1
Method of Evaluation
Paper
J.D Writing Credit?
Minor (automatic)

Course Limitations

Instructor Pre-requisites
Constitutional Law
Instructor Co-Requisites
None
Requires Permission
No
Recommended Courses
Any background in political science, democratic theory, technology and the law, or history is helpful but not required
Other Limitations
None