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| Udgave: |
Efterår 2013 Samf |
| ECTS points: |
10 ECTS |
| Punkter: |
10 ECTS |
Semester: |
Sommerskole august 2013 |
| Institutter: |
Sociologisk Institut |
| Studieordning: |
Valgfag BA+MA |
| Uddannelsesdel: |
Bachelor niveau, Kandidat niveau |
| Kontaktpersoner: |
Yosef Kamal Ibssa, e-mail: yk@soc.ku.dk |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
Week 32
August 5, 10.00-15.00
August 7, 10.00-15.00
August 9, 10.00-15.00
Week 33
August 12, 10.00-15.00
August 14, 10.00-15.00
August 16, 10.00-15.00
Week 34
August 19, 10.00-15.00
Please be aware that the time table is preliminary. Changes may appear. |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
 Vis skema for kurset
Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet Efterår 2013 Samf |
| Undervisnings- form: |
The format of the course is primarily lectures and structured discussion. In order to foster a dialogical learning environment, students are required to attend all class meetings and to have read the course material prior to arriving in class. Students will also be required to lead the discussion of one session of their choice. Students will be encouraged to share their country and regional expertise and research in class discussions and presentations. If you are not already engaged in specific study of a particular case (or set of cases) you are encouraged to read and master one or more case studies or a comparable treatment of a (newly emergent) democracy selected in consultation with the instructor. |
| Formål: |
AIM:
A central purpose of the course is to think comparatively about the problems, opportunities, conditions, and constraints for democratic development and consolidation around the world. Concepts and theories will be examined in light of diverse empirical experiences from new democracies and to trace the source of Middle East and Chinese exceptionalism (the Robustness of Authoritarianism in the Middle East and China).. Overall, this intensive summer course intended to provide students with a solid background in the study of democratization. The idea is to familiarize you with the key debates and concepts on this growing topic and to think critically about the literature in this area. As such, the assignments for this course will consist primarily of critical “think pieces” concerning literature on the reading list, rather than intensive investigations of particular case studies in which you are especially interested. Nonetheless, I encourage you to bring any case knowledge you possess into the class discussions and papers and to use it in making arguments about the democratization literature. |
| Indhold: |
The study of democracy and democratisation has a long history in the subfield of political sociology. Interest in this topic has expanded dramatically with “The Third Wave of Democratisation” that has swept much of Latin America, Southern Europe, East Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union during the past three decades. By the start of the 21st century, nearly two-thirds of the world’s states could reasonably be described as democracies. The prevalence of democracy today represents a significant advance from the early 1970s, when more than two-thirds of the world’s states were under authoritarian rule. That progress, however, should not be taken for granted. Many of the world’s newer democracies depart significantly from the liberal ideal, occupying an uneasy middle group or “illiberal democracies”—a governing system in which citizens elect their political leaders but freedom is curtailed by the government. Thus, their democratic prospects remain fragile and backsliding toward autocracy or suffer an outbreak of internal civil war. Moreover, countries like China, North Korea, Cuba and countries in the Middle East have weathered all waves of democratisation during the past three decades. In the case of the Middle East and North Africa progress on democracy mixed despite Arab Spring. We will focus first on theories of democratisation, drawing from historical sociology, cultural theory, rational choice, structural and economic explanations, and institutional theory. We will then broaden the focus to the study of democratic consolidation and the rise of hybrid forms of democracy. In the final few weeks of the course, we will concentrate on contemporary issues of democratisation in 4 world regions: Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and the countries of the Former Soviet Union and the emerging global power China.
At the end of this course module and having completed the essential reading and activities students should be able to
• Describe and evaluate different theories and conceptualisations of democracy and democratisation
• Discern and analyse key factors in facilitating democratisation
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of civil society and social capital in building and maintaining democracy
• Demonstrate this detailed and critical knowledge and understanding in written and verbal form.
The module consists of the following fourteen units
The module consists of the following units
Unit 1 (05.08) Overview of Course & Global Trend of Democratisation
Unit 2 (05.08) Concepts: Democracy, Democratization, and Consolidation
Unit 3 (07.08) Classical Approaches I: Modernisation Theory and Democratisation - Socio-Economic
development “Requisites” of Democracy
Unit 4 (07.08) Classical Approaches II: Modernisation, Religion, Cultural Change and democratisation
Unit 5 (09.08) The Role of Civil Society/Social capital and democratisation
Unit 6 (09.08) Democratization II: Transitology & Democratic Waves
Unit 7 (12.08) International influences/pressures and democratisation
Unit 8 (12.08) Democratization after the Third Wave: Latin American Cases
Unit 9 (14.08) Democratization after the Third Wave: The Asian Cases
Unit 10 (14.08) Economic Development without Democracy – China’s Rise Challenges Democracy
Unit 11 (16.08) Democratization after the Third Wave: The Postcommunist Cases
Unit 12 (16.08) The Arab Spring and Authoritarian Resistance in the Middle East and North Africa
Unit 13 (19.08) Democratisation and Hybrid regimes in Africa
Unit 14 (19.08) Democratisation and Violence/Peace
Unit 15 (19.08) Conclusion: Reflections on Democratization
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| Lærebøger: |
The class website is available in Absalon. All the required reading materials for the course, including the syllabus, online linked resources, power-point slides, announcements, and other materials.
Course reading materials:
There is one required textbook for this course from which many readings are taken. It is strongly recommended that students purchase this book, which has been ordered at the University bookstore (Øster Farimagsgade 5, building 7)
Core book: Richard Christian Haerpfer, Patrick Bernhagenm Ronald F. Inglehart and Christian Welzel. (2009) Democratization. Oxford University Press.
Required readings not taken from the textbook (marked by ** in the course outline) have been put on the course website. All journals used in the course are also available online through www. kb.dk
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| Faglige forudsætninger: |
The format of the course is primarily lectures and structured discussion. In order to foster a dialogical learning environment, students are required to attend all class meetings and to have read the course material prior to arriving in class. Students will also be required to lead the discussion of one session of their choice. Students will be encouraged to share their country and regional expertise and research in class discussions and presentations. If you are not already engaged in specific study of a particular case (or set of cases) you are encouraged to read and master one or more case studies or a comparable treatment of a (newly emergent) democracy selected in consultation with the instructor. |
| Eksamensform: |
The course is part of the regular course offerings at the Department of Sociology. Students can choose between three forms of examination:
• Written examination,
• Oral exam
• Active participation.
Change of exam form no later than 7 days before the planned date of submission.
Free written take-home essay:
Assesment: The exams are marked according to the 7-points-grading scale
Examiner: Internal examiner.
Individual
Size: An Free written take-home essay of maximun 15 pages of 2400 characters each page.
At the end of the course students are required to submit a term paper of maximum 15 pages of 2,400 characters each page. Students can select their topic of interest provided that it remains inside the scope of this course (All chosen topics should be approved by the course instructor before the deadline). The Free written take-home essay may be written individually or by a group (max. 4 persons). Form of assessment: The 7-point grading scale, with internal co-examiner. Paper submissions deadline:September 3rd.
Oral examination with synopsis
The oral exams (with synopsis) will take place in Week 35 (26-30)
Based upon a topic chosen by the individual/group student- maximum 3 pages of 2400 characters. Students must submit the synopsis to the secretary by August 27th. The synopsis may be handed in as a group. However, the oral exam is on individual basis. Form of assessment 7-point grading scale, with internal co-examiner.
Active participation with pass/fail:
The student has satisfactorily carried out a student presentation and course attendance (80%). Form of assessment, pass/fail
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Bemærkninger: |
All teaching and instructional materials are in English- Oral exam and Papers can also be in Danish and other Scandinavian languages (Swedish and Norwegian) |
| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Kun engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
19/5-2013 |