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May 01, 2024
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POLS 5495 - The Challenges of Democratization
Focuses on the process of democratization in historical and comparative perspective. Topics include historical and contemporary debates over the meaning of democracy and how to qualitatively and quantitatively “measure” democracy; the major theories of democratization, democratic transition, and consolidation; trends in authoritarian efforts to limit or prevent democratization; the theory and practice of institutional design in new democracies; case studies of successful and failed democratization.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze and assess competing arguments about the process of democratization.
- Compare and contrast the process and outcomes of democratization between and among select cases.
- Define key terms and concepts relating to democracy and the process of democratization.
- Describe and explain the process of and challenges to democratization in select cases.
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