Contemporary Democracy and Its Challenges 2102-ERASMUS-CDIC
The list of themes to be covered during the course does not aim to be comprehensive. Rather, it reflects instructor's main research interests as far as democracy is concerned.
1. Kick-off meeting
2. Models of democracy
3. Normative perspectives on representation and democracy
4. Measuring democracy
5. Patterns of democratization
6. Direct democracy
7. A debate
8. Political parties and democracy
9. Democracy beyond the nation-state
10. Views and evaluations of democracy
11. How to fix it
12. A debate
13. Summary
14. Examination
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the student
KNOWLEDGE
1. knows the main models and types of democracy
2. understands related concepts, such as democratization
SKILLS
1. Search the databases helping to analyse democracy
2. Compares mechanisms of democratization
3. Explains the relationship between democracy and political parties
4. Analyses the factors influencing the future of democracy
SOCIAL COMPETENCES
1. Debates for or against specific solutions in complex written or oral statements
Assessment criteria
A written examination consisting 2-3 open-ended questions.
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