FYSE1544A-F19
How Democracies Die
How Democracies Die
Is democracy in a global crisis? Why do people from the Americas to Asia support autocratic leaders? Is there a trade-off between rights and popular will? In this course we will discuss these questions and explore how and why democracies die. We will study and compare global trends as well as individual cases to unpack the economic, social, and political sources of democratic decline. Our sources will include global democracy and freedom indices, cross-country surveys, Y. Mounk’s The People vs Democracy, S. Levitsky and D. Zibblatt’s How Democracies Die, and a selection of recently published articles on the topic. 3 hrs. sem.
Is democracy in a global crisis? Why do people from the Americas to Asia support autocratic leaders? Is there a trade-off between rights and popular will? In this course we will discuss these questions and explore how and why democracies die. We will study and compare global trends as well as individual cases to unpack the economic, social, and political sources of democratic decline. Our sources will include global democracy and freedom indices, cross-country surveys, Y. Mounk’s The People vs Democracy, S. Levitsky and D. Zibblatt’s How Democracies Die, and a selection of recently published articles on the topic. 3 hrs. sem.
- Term:
- Fall 2019
- Location:
- Axinn Center 104(AXN 104)
- Schedule:
- 3:00pm-4:15pm on Tuesday, Thursday (Sep 9, 2019 to Dec 6, 2019)
- Type:
- Seminar
- Instructors:
- Sebnem Gumuscu
- Subject:
- First Year Seminar
- Department:
- First-Year Seminar Program
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CMP CW SOC
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92514
- Subject Code:
- FYSE
- Course Number:
- 1544
- Section Identifier:
- A