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Gain an understanding of the political, social, cultural, economic, institutional and international factors that foster and obstruct the development and consolidation of democracy. It is hoped that students in developing or prospective democracies will use the theories, ideas, and lessons in the class to help build or improve democracy in their own countries.
Syllabus
Introduction to the Course, Why Democracy?
What Is Democracy? Regime Types
The Third Wave of Democratization and its Ebb
Week 2
Legitimacy, Authority and Effectiveness
Democratic Consolidation
Week 3
Political Culture and Democracy
Are Democratic Values Universal?
Week 4
Economic Development
Class Structure and Inequality
Civil Society
Week 5
Democratic Transition: Paths and Drivers
Democratic Transition: Types and Means
Week 6
Constitutional Design
Presidential vs. Parliamentary Government
Parties and Party Systems
Week 7
Electoral Systems
Choosing between Different Systems
Week 8
Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict
Managing Ethnic Conflict
Federalism
Week 9
Horizontal Accountability and the Rule of Law
Controlling Corruption
Democratic Breakdowns
Week 10
International Factors
Promoting Democracy
Week 11
The Future of Democracy
Instructors
- Larry Diamond - Center on Democracy, Development & the Rule of Law
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