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Undergraduate Record 2012-2013 
    
Undergraduate Record 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

PLPT 4080 - Political Representation


Examines practices of political representation within and outside of formal institutions. Does your US Congressperson represent you well? Does Bono represent poor Africans well? Is representation less democratic than direct participation? Should representatives ever be selected by lot rather than voting? Why are Congressional districts organized geographically? Course also examines the politics of visual representations (i.e. portrayals). Prerequisites: One political theory class.



Credits: 3