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POLI 172Liberalism, the State, and the War on Terror

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Examines the relation between the liberal State and perceived challenges to State sovereignty posed by transnational terrorism. How does terrorism as both a symbol and empirical phenomenon fit within the horizon of liberal ideology? What claim to sovereignty does the State make in the face of acts of terror? What political logic is required in/for a War on Terror? Students may not take both course 72 and this course for credit in the major.

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When it runs

Winter 2027Open Winter 2027

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Tue Thu 1:30pm–3:05pm
TBAT. SerresOpen 0/40

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Thomas Serres4.6 / 53.2 / 590%40

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