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Democracy, Dictatorship, and Revolution worldwide. A Quantitative Comparative Perspective [Teilbereich Systeme]- Lecturer
- [phil/dsp/ipowi/zentr/primus]
- Details
- Hauptseminar
Präsenz
2 cred.h, ECTS studies, ECTS credits: 5
für Anfänger geeignet, Bachelor, Sprache Englisch, Blockseminar
Time and place: single appointment on 28.10.2022 10:15 - 13:45, 00.5 PSG; single appointment on 12.11.2022 10:00 - 13:00, 00.5 PSG; single appointment on 12.11.2022 13:00 - 16:00, C 701; single appointment on 10.12.2022 10:00 - 13:00, 00.5 PSG; single appointment on 10.12.2022 13:00 - 16:00, C 701; single appointment on 21.1.2023 10:00 - 13:00, 00.5 PSG; single appointment on 21.1.2023 13:00 - 16:00, C 701; single appointment on 3.2.2023 8:15 - 11:45, C 701
- Contents
- In this seminar, we study global regime trends and investigate causes and consequences of transitions, consolidation, and collapse. We start with a review of empirical measures of democracy. Which indices are appropriate to describe the high diversity of regimes, and how universally do they capture relevant dimensions? Studying global and regional trends, we get an overview of the distribution of regime types around the world. We then turn to the origins of democratization. Which structural factors facilitate democratization and breakdown? Which individual attitudes are associated with democracy, autocracy, and revolution? Finally, we look at the output dimension. Are democracies more successful than dictatorships in improving citizens' living conditions, and how does performance affect regime survival? In interactive sessions, we analyze original datasets together. Previous statistical knowledge is not a must; the seminar will concisely introduce basic descriptive and inferential methods.
- Recommended literature
- Clark, William Roberts, Matt Golder, and Sona Nadenichek Golder. 2017. Principles of Comparative Politics, 3rd Ed. Washington DC: Sage/CQ Press.
Boese, Vanessa A, Martin Lundstedt, Kelly Morrison, Yuko Sato, and Staffan I Lindberg. 2022. "State of the World 2021: Autocratization Changing Its Nature?". Democratization: 1-31.
Carbone, Giovanni Marco, Vincenzo Memoli, and Lia Quartapelle. 2016. "Are Lions Democrats? The Impact of Democratization on Economic Growth in Africa, 1980–2010." Democratization 23: 27-48.
Geddes, Barbara, Joseph Wright, and Erica Frantz. 2018. How Dictatorships Work: Power, Personalization, and Collapse. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Li Donni, Paolo, Maria Marino, and Christian Welzel. 2021. "How Important Is Culture to Understand Political Protest?". World Development 148: 105661.
Przeworski, Adam. 2019. Crises of Democracy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ECTS information:
- Title:
- Democracy, Dictatorship, and Revolution worldwide. A Quantitative Comparative Perspective
- Credits: 5
- Prerequisites
- Credits 5
- Additional information
- Expected participants: 10, Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 15
Registration is required for this lecture.
Die Registration via: StudOn
- Department: Institute of Political Science
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