London School of
Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Modules
86
Democracy and democratisation
Prerequisite
– 80 Introduction to politics
This subject considers
various aspects of the conditions of democracy, the processes of democratisation,
and the breakdown of democratic regimes.
Conceptualising
democracy. General criteria for democracy, and particular forms
of semi-democracy. Delegative democracy, illiberal democracy and biased
states. Democratic consolidation.
Process of democratisation.
Paths to democracy. Comparative historical studies.
Conditions of
Democracy and its maintenance. The concept of democratic legitimacy
and the functioning of liberal democracy in advanced capitalist societies.
Transitions
to Democracy. Forms of non-democracy and transitional paths towards
democratisation.
Democratic breakdown
and reconstruction. Mass society theories and theories of class
conflict. Modernisation theory and later criticisms. Democracy and war.
Democratic reconstruction and its problems.
A range of countries
will be examined in relation to these themes from Europe, Asia and Latin
America.
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