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In the Book: (J.Tyler Dickovick, Jonathan Eastwood & David B. MacDonald, Comparative Politics)

Democracy and democratization

  • What is democracy?
  • Procedural aspects
  • Substantive definitions
  • Regime change and democracy

Regime change and democratization

  • Types of democracy: representative, direct
  • Freedom House
  • Political and civil rights
  • Democratic transitions and consolidation
  • Democratization causes: 5 theories
  • Moore: 3 paths to modernity

Theories of democratic breakdown

  • Historical institutionalism (Barrington Moore)
  • 3 routes to modernity
  • "No bourgeoisie, no democracy"
  • Poverty and inequality
  • State weakness
  • Political culture
  • Rational choice

Germany

  • From Empire to democracy (1871-1949)
  • Is Germany a model for democratic transformation?

Authoritarianism and democratic breakdown

  • Definition
  • Types: Totalitarian, theocratic, personalistic, bureaucratic authoritarianism
  • Hybrid and semi authoritarian states
  • Authoritarian persistence
  • The China puzzle (Minxin Pei)

Constitutions and Constitutional design

  • Functions
  • Constitutionalism
  • Unitary v. Federal states
  • Rule of law
  • Separation of powers
  • State-citizen relations, judicial review
  • Written and unwritten constitutions
  • Rigid and flexible constitutions
  • Conventions and Constitutional amendments

Executive branch

  • Presidents v. Prime Ministers
  • Monarchy
  • Powers: Symbolic and actual.

Legislatures and legislative elections

  • Unicameral and bicameral legislatures.
  • Congressional v. Parliamentary government (p. 184)
  • Electoral systems
  • Gerrymandering
  • Malapportionment
  • PR v. Plurality

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