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140238 KU KP2 - K V Political Aspects of Development (2012W)
Theories of Democracy
Continuous assessment of course work
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Please be aware that you will have to read some texts and write a short review for the first session already!
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 20.09.2012 10:00 to Fr 28.09.2012 15:00
- Registration is open from Sa 29.09.2012 10:00 to We 03.10.2012 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 31.10.2012 23:59
Details
max. 45 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 11.10. 11:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SG1 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
- Thursday 18.10. 11:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SG1 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
- Thursday 15.11. 11:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SG1 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
- Thursday 29.11. 11:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SG1 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
- Thursday 13.12. 11:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SG1 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
regular attendance, active engagement in discussions, short presentation of one of the core texts (in groups), written text reviews, essay on one of the course’s key issues
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
- Differentiated approaches to theories of democracy
- critical awareness of differing democratic concepts
- understanding of democratisations and its crises
- outlook on possible developments
- critical awareness of differing democratic concepts
- understanding of democratisations and its crises
- outlook on possible developments
Examination topics
Texts have to be thoroughly read prior to every session. These texts will then be discussed in more depth. Short presentations by the students should deliver a starting point for these discussions.
Reading list
Alle Texte werden online als pdf zur Verfügung gestellt. Dabei handelt es sich sowohl um Originalquellen (dt./engl.) als auch allg. Einführungstexte in die Demokratietheorie.
Association in the course directory
KP2, K V, nK V
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:34
The second part of the course shifts to putting these theories at work. Analyses of democratisations and its crises in the global south should lead to a better and deeper understanding of contemporary developments in (global) democratic thinking.