Course description and objectives

This course introduces students to the main issues, concepts and methods of analysis in political science. It is an introductory course that intends to familiarize students with the basic concepts of politics and enable them to make intelligent inquiries into the controversies surrounding them. It does not aim to provide clear-cut solutions to such controversies. Instead, it expects the students to use the tools and frameworks provided and look at such issues from multiple angles. By the end of the course, you will be expected to have a working understanding of and an ability to question main concepts, topics and approaches in political science, using the analytical tools discussed throughout the course.