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Civic Leadership and Ethics in Business, Politics, and the Economy. Areshidze
This course introduces students to the moral challenges and ethical responsibilities of leadership in the private and the public spheres. We focus on three dimensions of leadership: 1) leadership and ethics in the private business community, 2) statesmanship in modern constitutional democracies, and 3) political leadership on the economy and immigration in an era of globalization. Topics include: the leading role of private enterprise in confronting global challenges (focusing on Google and Facebook’s embrace of democratic causes around the globe), American political statesmanship (Lincoln, Wilson, and FDR; and post-9/11 leadership of Presidents Bush and Obama), the class closes with a comparative study of the challenges of immigration and the welfare state in Europe and America. Readings include: Selections from the Federalist Papers, Hegel’s Philosophy of Right, Woodrow Wilson’s Congressional Government, Christian Joppke’s Citizenship and Immigration. Additional readings may include: Samuel Huntington’s Who Are We? The Challenges to America’s National Identity.