Limited to 15. Examines contemporary problems of democratic survival and consolidation, analyzing the effects of factors such as international context, the debt crisis and economic liberalization, state weakness, political violence, and poverty and inequality. Also examines how different institutional structures, such as electoral systems, party systems, and executive-legislative arrangements, may affect the stability and quality of new democracies. May include works by Diamela Eltit, Clarice Lispector, Jamaica Kincaid, and others. Critical and theoretical texts will also be employed.
All writings are available in English translations.
Hours to be arranged.