Předmět Non-democratic regimes (KSG / NODEM)

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Materiál	Typ	Datum	Počet stažení

Obsah

1. Introduction. Democracy and non-democracy.2. Authoritarianism, totalitaritarianism and post-totalitarianism.3. Third wave of democratisation and new forms of non-democracies.4. Measuring democracy and non-democracy.5. Case studies of non-democratic regimes (students' presentations)6. Case studies of non-democratic regimes (students' presentations)

Získané způsobilosti

Students differentiate among several types of non-democratic political regimes and use appropriate terminology.Students are able to use data from several "democracy indexes" - Freedom House, Polity or The Economist Index of Democracy.Students improve skills in presentation and discussion when debating and giving presentations.

Literatura

Levitsky, S., Way, L. Competitive Authoritarianism. Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War. Cambridge, 2010. Linz, J. J.; Stepan, A. Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation. Southern Europe, South America and Post-Communist Europe. Baltimore and London, 1996. Linz, J. J. Totalitarian and authoritarian regimes. London, 2000. Gandhi, J.; Przeworski, A. Authoritarian Institutions and the Survival of Autocrats. Comparative Political Studies 40 (11): 1279-1301. Ottaway, M. Democracy Challenged. The Rise of Semi-Authoritarianism. Washington, 2003. Merkel, W. Embedded and Defective Democracies. Democratization, 2004, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 33-58. Bogaards, M. How to Classify Hybrid Regimes? Defective Democracy and Electoral Authoritarianism. Democratization, 2009, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 399-423. Brooker, P. Non-Democratic Regimes. Second Edition. Houndmills and New York, 2009. Carothers, M. The End of The Transition Paradigm. Journal of Democracy, 2002, vol. 13 no. 1, pp. 5-21.

Požadavky

Compulsory attendance, one lesson can be missed (not in the term of presentation).Delivering a review (1 page A4) of required readings including questions and suggestions for discussion (readings will be sent in pdf format by e-mail). Presentation on a selected topic (20-30 minutes), PowerPoint presentation required.Ability and willingness to take part in a discussions.The final grade will be assigned with regard to the work of student in the seminars (including presentation) and her/his ability (based on selected literature) to take part in the discussions.Presentation: 50 points (min 25)Reviews: 30 points (min 15)Discussion: 20 points (min 10)Classification:91-100 points: A81-90 points: B71-80 points: C61-70 points: D51-60 points: E0-50 points: F, FX

Garant

RNDr. Vincenc Kopeček, Ph.D.