"The course will introduce students to main western political ideas in the history. From the Greek and Roman classical thought main picks would be Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Augustine. As medieval representative the ideas of Tomas from Aquinas will be discussed. Modern political ideas began with Machiavelli, Hobbes, Boden, and Locke. In this context attention will be given to main ideas such us nation state, separation between church and state, concepts of freedom and equality, separation of powers, concentration of power in the hand of the monarch, civil society, social contract, state of nature etc. Ideas will be analyzed in the context of the conflict between feudalism and capitalism. In the second part of the course accent will be given to Rousseau and Montesquieu, conservative ideas (Burke) and German classical philosophy (Kant and Hegel). We will present, analyze, and discuss political ideas of utopian socialism and anarchism, Marxist political thought, elitism, fascism, and national socialism. Course will introduce students also to political ideas of the 20th century with special focus on neoliberalism/ neo-conservatism and communitarism. The course will consist of the following forms of work: lectures, group work, individual study, and presentations in the form of a PP program. Each student will study, present, and discuss the following texts from the history of political ideas: Plato: Republic; Aristotle: Politics, Machiavelli: The Prince; Kant: Toward perpetual peace; Hegel: The Principles of the Philosophy of Right, and Marx: On the Jewish Question. "