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INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
1. What is socialism?
2. Who were the early socialist philosophers and politicians? What did they believe?
3. What are the different types of socialism?
4. Does Japanese society have any elements of socialism?
5. Which countries in the world have the best functioning socialist or socialist "style" systems?
6. What are the criticisms of socialism?
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
Nothing |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
To research any aspect of socialism. It's history. It's philosophers. Its variations. Its success. Its failings.
Its application in different countries around the world etc. |
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SOCIALISM
Students will give 5 or 6 minute reports on their area of research. They should conduct their research at the library or on the internet using academic sources.
DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH FOR NEXT WEEKS TOPIC.
1. What is communism?
2. Who was Marx? What were his main ideas?
3. What are the different types of communism?
4. Have there ever been any successfully run communist societies or countries?
5. What was the communist system like in the USSR?
6. Is China really communist? Has it ever been really communist as Marx would understand?
7. Is Cuba really communist? Has it ever been really communist as Marx would understand?
8. Has the Cuban system had any success over the last 60 years?
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
To research any aspect of socialism.
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| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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COMMUNISM
Students will give 5 or 6 minute reports on their area of research. They should conduct their research at the library or on the internet using academic sources.
DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH FOR NEXT WEEKS TOPIC.
1. What is classical liberalism?
2. Who was John Locke? What did he believe?
3. Who was Thomas Paine? What did he believe? What did he do?
4. Who was Benjamin Franklin? What did he believe? What did he do?
5. Who was Thomas Jefferson? What did he believe? What did he do?
6. Who was James Madison? What did he believe? What did he do?
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
To research any aspect of communism. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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LIBERALISM
Students will give 5 or 6 minute reports on their area of research. They should conduct their research at the library or on the internet using academic sources.
DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH FOR NEXT WEEKS TOPIC.
1. What is capitalism
2. Who were the founding thinkers of capitalism? What did they believe?
3. Who was Margaret Thatcher? How did she change Britain?
4. What are the arguments in favor of capitalism?
5. What are the arguments against capitalism?
6. How are American capitalism and Japanese capitalism different?
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
To research any aspect of classical liberalism. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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CAPITALISM
Students will give 5 or 6 minute reports on their area of research. They should conduct their research at the library or on the internet using academic sources.
DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH FOR NEXT WEEKS TOPIC.
1. What is neoliberalism?
2. Who was Frederick Hayek? What did he believe?
4. What are the arguments in favor of neoliberalism?
5. What are the arguments against neoliberalism?
6. Are there any societies today that can be described as neoliberal?
7. How are those societies doing?
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
To research any aspect of capitalism. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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NEOLIBERALISM
Students will give 5 or 6 minute reports on their area of research. They should conduct their research at the library or on the internet using academic sources.
DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH FOR NEXT WEEKS TOPIC.
1. What is conservatism?
2. Who was Edmund Burke? What did he believe?
3. What are the arguments in favor of conservatism?
4. What are the arguments against conservatism?
5. What aspects of conservatism are there in Japan?
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
To research any aspect of neoliberalism. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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CONSERVATISM
Students will give 5 or 6 minute reports on their area of research. They should conduct their research at the library or on the internet using academic sources.
DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH FOR NEXT WEEKS TOPIC.
1. What is fascism?
2. Who were the philosophers of fascism? What did they believe?
3. Why did fascism become popular in Italy and Germany in the 1930's?
4. How did Hitler come to power?
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
To research any aspect of conservatism. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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FASCISM
Students will give 5 or 6 minute reports on their area of research. They should conduct their research at the library or on the internet using academic sources.
DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH FOR NEXT WEEKS TOPIC.
1. What is populism?
2. In which European countries are populists in power or sharing power?
3. Why has populism become more 'popular' recently?
4. Who is Viktor Orban? How did he come to power? What populist policies has his party introduced?
5. Who is Rodrigo Duterte? How did he come to power? What populist policies has his party introduced?
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
To research any aspect of fascism. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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POPULISM
Students will give 5 or 6 minute reports on their area of research. They should conduct their research at the library or on the internet using academic sources.
DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH FOR NEXT WEEKS TOPIC.
1. What is anarchism?
2. Who was William Godwin? What did he believe?
3. Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon? What did he believe?
4. Who was Mikhail Bakunin? What did he believe?
5. Who was Peter Kropotkin? What did he believe?
6. Has there ever been an anarchist society? If yes, what happened to it / them?
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
To research any aspect of populism |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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ANARCHISM
Students will give 5 or 6 minute reports on their area of research. They should conduct their research at the library or on the internet using academic sources.
DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH FOR NEXT WEEKS TOPIC.
1. Chose a political philosopher from your book whose hasn't been discussed so far on this course.
2. Go to the library or by using the internet research that philosophers ideas.
3. PREPARE TO GIVE A 10 MINUTE SPEECH TO YOUR TEAM NEXT WEEK ABOUT THE LIFE, IDEAS, AND INFLUENCE OF THAT POLITICAL PHILOSOPHER. |
| 事前学習/Preparation |
To research any aspect of anarchism. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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STUDENT'S GIVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT A POLITICAL PHILOSOPHER. |
| 事前学習/Preparation |
1. Chose a political philosopher from your book whose hasn't been discussed so far on this course.
2. Go to the library or by using the internet research that philosopher's ideas.
3. PREPARE TO GIVE A 10 MINUTE SPEECH TO YOUR TEAM NEXT WEEK ABOUT THE LIFE, IDEAS, AND INFLUENCE OF THAT POLITICAL PHILOSOPHER. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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STUDENT'S GIVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT A POLITICAL PHILOSOPHER. |
| 事前学習/Preparation |
1. Chose a political philosopher from your book whose hasn't been discussed so far on this course.
2. Go to the library or by using the internet research that philosopher's ideas.
3. PREPARE TO GIVE A 10 MINUTE SPEECH TO YOUR TEAM NEXT WEEK ABOUT THE LIFE, IDEAS, AND INFLUENCE OF THAT POLITICAL PHILOSOPHER. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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STUDENT'S GIVE 10 MINUTE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT ANY SUBJECT THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON THIS COURSE. |
| 事前学習/Preparation |
To research any aspect of this course that has been interesting to the student and to give a presentation about that subject. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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STUDENT'S GIVE 10 MINUTE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT ANY SUBJECT THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON THIS COURSE. |
| 事前学習/Preparation |
To research any aspect of this course that has been interesting to the student and to give a presentation about that subject. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Students should take notes on their classmates research and do some follow up research on the topic that most interested them. |
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POLITICS QUIZ |
| 事前学習/Preparation |
1. Review the lives and ideas of the political philosophers you have studied on this course.
2. Review all the political ideologies we have studied on this course. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
NONE! |
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