We will try to arrive at some understanding of the state of explanatory theory of the development of democracy and the engineering of democratic governments in the world today. Case studies of Europe, Asia, and Africa against the background of historical knowledge of the emergence of democracy. The plan is to use Newswatcher on the network, so that 2 students each week can be assigned to post two main discussion questions, based on the reading, on Sunday nights by 9 PM, so that we can prepare for each Tuesday's seminar session. There is one Mid-Term Exam and one Final Research Paper. Class presentations will be based on an outline of the research paper.
Papers can be issue oriented or case studies.
Statement of interests. Democracy in time and space. Explaining the conditions conducive to democracy. Explanations and generalizations. Organize and schedule class presentations and research papers.