POLI 359R Democracy and Democratization
POLI 359R is a survey of diverse theories of democracy and democratization. The course explores important questions related to democratic transition and consolidation and the problem of democratic backsliding. The course is divided in three parts. The first part discusses criteria used to delineate democratic regimes and types of democracies. The second part deals with major theories of transition and consolidation with an emphasis on works starting from the 1970s and 1980s. The last part of the course considers cases of democratic reversal and debates surrounding the internal-external dimensions of democratic development.
POLI 358 Latin American Politics
Conceptual and contemporary issues in Latin America's search for political order and economic development. |
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