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POLS 455 Rise and Fall of Democracy 3 Credits
This course is designed to give the student an understanding of the democratic regime as well as the way in which it has come under attack in the contemporary period. It offers an introduction to the conflicting definitions of the term and addresses such issues as democracy as government and representation. The course reviews the phenomenal rise of electoral democracies after the Third Wave and the proliferation of 'democracy with adjectives' in the global south. Particular emphasis is be placed on those factors and mechanisms that have eroded democratic institutions and facilitated democratic backsliding and breakdown in different parts of the globe.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit
Fall 2023-2024 Rise and Fall of Democracy 3
Fall 2022-2023 Rise and Fall of Democracy 3
Fall 2020-2021 Rise and Fall of Democracy 3
Fall 2010-2011 Democratic Theory 3
Summer 2008-2009 Democratic Theory 3
Fall 2008-2009 Democratic Theory 3
Summer 2006-2007 Democratic Theory 3
Fall 2006-2007 Democratic Theory 3
Fall 2005-2006 Models of Democracy 3
Summer 2002-2003 Models of Democracy 3
Fall 2002-2003 Models of Democracy 3
Prerequisite: SPS 101 - Undergraduate - Min Grade D
or SPS 102 - Undergraduate - Min Grade D
Corequisite: __
ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
General Requirements: