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SOC 257

Socialism and its Future
SOC 257 FA

Crosslistings: LAST248

Next Offered in 9798 FA

This course is about the Left and its visions of socialism as an alternative to capitalism. The course will begin by critically engaging the writings of Marx and Engels on capitalism and socialism. We will then consider the perspectives of several Left critiques of the socialist experiments in Eastern Europe and the Third World, especially in the Caribbean and Central America. The course will end by considering the prospects for socialism in the post-Cold War era.

MAJOR READINGS

David McLellan, ed., KARL MARX: SELECTED
WRITINGS
Edward Bernstein, EVOLUTIONARY SOCIALISM
M.C. Howard and J.E. King, A HISTORY OF MARXIAN ECONOMICS
Michael Kaufman, JAMAICA UNDER MANLEY: DILEMMAS OF SOCIALISM
AND DEMOCRACY
P. Berdhen and J. Roemer (eds.), MARKET SOCIALISM: THE
CURRENT DEBATE
J. Cohen and J. Rogers, ON DEMOCRACY: TOWARD A
TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY
Thomas S. Walker, ed., REVOLUTION AND COUNTERREVOLUTION IN
NICARAGUA
Frank T. Fitzgerald, THE CUBAN REVOLUTION IN CRISIS
Adam Przeworski, DEMOCRACY AND THE MARKET: POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC REFORMS IN EASTERN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA
Robin Blackburn, ed., AFTER THE FALL: THE FAILURE OF
COMMUNISM AND THE FUTURE OF SOCIALISM
William K. Tabb, ed., THE FUTURE OF SOCIALISM: PERSPECTIVES
FROM THE LEFT

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three short take-home essays (8-10 pages) or a research paper (25-30 pages).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students who do not have the pre-requisite may enroll with permission of the instructor. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS SOC

Prerequisites: SOC 151

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997




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