Date of Award
4-29-2016
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Political Science and International Affairs
First Advisor
Lester, Emile
Second Advisor
Kramer, Jack
Major or Concentration
Political Science
Abstract
I reveal the Hobbesian undercurrents of Robert Dahl's political theory then apply his theory in an analysis of modern U.S. democracy compared to an analysis of John Locke's political theory of the same. I reveal that neither explain U.S. democratic legitimacy very well, but that Hobbe's political theory does based off of an objective definition.
Recommended Citation
Scheirer, Edward Harold, "Dahlian Democracy as a Hobbesian State and the Legitimacy of the U.S." (2016). Student Research Submissions. 43.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/43