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POLS 565 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
Prerequisite: __
Corequisite: __
ECTS Credit: 10 ECTS (10 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
General Requirements:
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| 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. | |||||||||||||
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| ECTS Credit: 10 ECTS (10 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) | |||||||||||||
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