Number
191
CCN
17210
Times
Mon 10am-12pm
Location
SOCS291
Course Description
This seminar examines democracy from a historical, theoretical, and empirical perspective, and includes discussion of the following questions. Why and how did democratization initially occur? What are major threats to democracy and how should they be countered? Is democracy in decline and how would we know? What features do democracies have and why? Are there viable alternative models of democracy?
This seminar is discussion based. Your grade will be based on participation, short weekly response memos, presentation of a proposed paper topic, and a final paper.
Subfield: Comparative Politics
Requirements
The Junior Seminars are intense writing seminars which focus on the research area of the faculty member teaching the course. The seminars provide an opportunity for students to have direct intellectual interactions with faculty members while also giving the students an understanding for faculty research.
Political science majors with junior or senior status.
Prerequisites
Political science majors with Junior or Senior status.