GOVT 4021

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GOVT 4021
American Conservative Thought

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

American conservative thought rests on assumptions that are strikingly different from those made by mainstream American liberals.  However, conservative thinkers are themselves committed to principles that are both quite varied and sometimes contradictory.  This course examines the assumptions upon which rest the libertarian, market/economic, and cultural/traditional strains of American conservatism and asks whether the tensions between them weaken or strengthen conservative thought as an alternative to mainstream liberalism.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023FA, 2023SP

Distribution Category (SSC-AS) (SBA-AG)

When Offered Spring.

Course Subfield (AM)

Satisfies Requirement This course satisfies the government major seminar requirement.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4021

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5589 GOVT 4021   SEM 101

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    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.

  • 10533 GOVT 4021   IND 601

  •  
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies