Overview
Please answer two of the following questions. Go into depth and detail.
Each question is for twenty five points
1. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of elite theory. In your essay be sure to discuss the work of Mosca and Michels. You should also discuss any relevant material found in the lectures. Feel free to supplement your discussion with your own observations of politics and society. (However, be sure to demonstrate you knowledge of the material that we have studied.) Finally, remember that elite theory can be empirical and/or normative
Learning Resources: Readings in text by Mosca and Michels. Lectures included in the module on elite theories
2. Compare, contrast and evaluate, how Lenin and Bernstein would respond to the following question. "How is socialism to be achieved?" In your essay briefly mention what Gramsci would say
Learning Resources: Readings in text by Lenin. Lectures on Lenin and Bernstein and Gramsci. Videos and other materials included in the socialism module could be helpful
3. Describe and evaluate the approaches of Weber and Strauss to the study of politics
Learning Resources: Readings in text by Weber and Strauss. Lectures on Weber and Strauss. Other materials provided in the first and second modules could be helpful
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