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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Introduction to Political Theory
POLI1001Y(1)*
3
0
6

Description
The meaning of Politics. Fundamental rights and freedoms. The values of a liberal society. The State and the individual. Socialism and Marxism. Totalitarian regimes; fascism and communism. Topics will also include discussions concerning the nature of man, the origin of government and law, man’s relation to society and the state, the nature of just and unjust government with reference to thinkers such as: Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES Department of Social Studies
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: DILMAHOMED BOCUS Bibi Swaleha
Telephone: 4037400
Email: s.dilmahomed@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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