DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIC THEORY
GRADO EN ESTUDIOS GLOBALES/GLOBAL STUDIES
Curso 2020/2021
1. Subject Information
(Date last modified: 08-03-21 11:14)- Code
- 109005
- Plan
- 290
- ECTS
- 6.00
- Type
- Basic
- Year
- 1
- Duration
- Second semester
- Language
- ENGLISH
- Area
- CIENCIA POLÍTICA Y DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN
- Departament
- Derecho Público General
- Virtual platform
Professor Information
- Profesor/Profesora
- Isabel Inguanzo Ortiz
- Group/s
- Único
- Centre
- Fac. Derecho
- Office
- Área de ciencia política – Planta Jardín
- Office hours
- -
- Web address
- http://campus.usal.es/~acpa/
- isabel_io@usal.es
- Phone
- -
2. Association of the subject matter within the study plan
Curricular area to which the subject matter pertains.
Basic
Professional profile.
International organizations, political analysis, political counseling
3. Prerequisites
N/A
4. Learning objectives
The course covers the main topics in the study of democratic regimes and democratic theory. Students will get acquainted with both theoretical debates and empirical analyses on the causes, diversity, and functioning of democratic regimes.
5. Contents
Theory.
- Introduction. Phases of democracy.
- Definitions of democracy.
- Conditions and requirements of democracy.
- Types of democracy and democracies with adjectives.
- Measures of democracy.
- Problems and current debates on democracy.
Practice.
Essays, presentations, and debates
6. Competences acquired
Basic / General.
Ability to reflect on normative political issues
Ability to analyze empirical information
Ability to link empirical analyses and normative reflections
Writing skills
Ability to present ideas and debate on them
Specific.
Analysis of political systems
Analysis of normative political theory
7. Teaching methods
Lectures
Presentations
Debates
Essays
8. Anticipated distribution of the use of the different teaching methods
9. Resources
Other bibliographic references, electronic or other types of resources.
- Dahl, Robert A. 1992. Democracy and its Critics. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Held, David. 2006. Models of Democracy. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
- Keane, John. 2009. Democracy. London: Simon & Schuster
- Lijphart, Arend. 1999. Patterns of Democracy. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Schumpeter, Joseph (1994) [1942]: Capitalism, Socialism, Democracy. London: Routledge.
10. Assessment
Assessment tools.
- Examinations: 50%
- Essays: 50%
Guidelines in the case of failing the subject.
The requirements will be the same for the second round of evaluations.
Adenda 109005. Democracy and Democratic Theory (Fecha: 08-03-21)