Legal Studies 393D - S-Defining Justice/Diverse Dem

This seminar introduces students to some of the big normative questions in contemporary democratic theory. For example, what do justice and equality look like in a diverse democracy? What should participation, inclusion, and representation look like when they take difference into account? How are concepts like citizenship and membership affected by immigration and identity politics? What role do law, legal institutions, and legal statuses play in defining democracy, citizenship, justice?

Open to Senior and Junior Legal Studies majors only. Pre Req: LEGAL 250