GOVT 4021

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GOVT 4021
American Conservative Thought

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

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.


Distribution Requirements (SBA-AG), (SSC-AS)

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

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Syllabi: none

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4031 GOVT 4021   SEM 101

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    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  6746 GOVT 4021   IND 601

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies