Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction |
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2) |
Models of democracy |
• David Held. Models of Democracy. (Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2006), Chapter 1.
• Mark Bevir, “Representative Democracy” in The Encyclopedia of Political Theory (2010): 1188 – 1190.
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3) |
Participatory and Deliberative Democracy |
• Mark Bevir, “Participatory Democracy” in The Encyclopedia of Political Theory (2010): 1018-1019.
• Benjamin Barber, Selections from Strong Democracy (1984)*
• Carole Pateman, “Participatory Democracy Revisited.” Perspectives on Politics 10:1 (2012): 7-19.
• James S. Fishkin, “Deliberative Polling: Executive Summary.” Center for Deliberative Democracy.
http://cdd.stanford.edu/polls/docs/summary/
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4) |
Philosophical Underpinnings of Democracy |
• Aristotle, Selections from Politics (335-323 B.C.)*
• John Locke, Selections from The Second Treatise on Government (1688) *
• John Stuart Mill, Selections from On Liberty (1859)*
Suggested:
• David Held. Models of Democracy. (Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2006), Chapters 2 and 3. |
5) |
Pluralism vs. Elitism |
• Curtis V. Smith, “Elitism vs. Pluralism: Of Robert Dahl, the Working Middle Class Vote and the 2008 Presidential Election”, Kansas City, Kansas Community College, E-Journal, vol 2. No.2 (October 2008), Section Review of Who Governs?
http://www.kckcc.edu/docs/default-source/ejournal/archives/elitism-vs-pluralism-of-robert-dahl-the-working-middle-class-vote-and-the-2008-presidential-election.pdf
• C. Wright Mills. “The Mass Society” and “The Higher Circles” in The Power Elite. (Oxford Press, 1956)
• Joseph Schumpeter. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy. (London and New York: Routledge, 2003), 269-273.
Suggested:
• David Held. Models of Democracy. (Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2006), Chapter 5: 141-157. |
6) |
Democracy and Distribution |
• Ian Shapiro. The State of Democratic Theory. (Princeton University Press, 2006), Chapter 5 |
7) |
Midterm |
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8) |
Multiculturalism: Philosophical Justifications |
• Charles Taylor, “The Politics of Recognition.” In Multiculturalism, edited by Amy Gutmann (Princeton University Press, 1994): 25-44, 51-73
• Will Kymlicka. Multicultural Citizenship. (Clarendon Press, Oxford: 1996), Chapter 5.
• Song, Sarah, "Multiculturalism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2017 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), forthcoming
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/multiculturalism/
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9) |
Multiculturalism: Criticisms I |
• Susan Moller Okin, “Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?,” Princeton University Press, 1999, 7-24. |
10) |
Multiculturalism: Criticisms II |
• Kenan Malik, “The Failure of Multiculturalism,” The Foreign Affairs, 2015
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/western-europe/failure-multiculturalism
• Will Kymlicka, “Multiculturalism: Success, Failure and the Future”, Transatlantic Council on Migration
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/TCM-Multiculturalism-Web.pdf
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11) |
Globalization and Democracy |
• David Held. “The transformation of political community: rethinking democracy in the context of globalization” in Democracy’s Edges, edited by Ian Shapiro and Casiano Hacker-Cordon. (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1999): 84-111. |
12) |
Democracy Promotion |
• Peter Burnell, “Does International Democracy Promotion Work?” Bonn : Dt. Inst. für Entwicklungspolitik, 2007. – (Discussion Paper / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik ; 17/2007) ISBN 978-3-88985-354-7 |
13) |
Is democracy the only alternative |
• Eric Li, “Why China’s Political Model is Superior,” The New York Times. Feb 16., 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/opinion/why-chinas-political-model-is-superior.html
• Yasheng Huang, “Why Democracy Still Wins”, Global Policy Journal Blog, April 25, 2014. http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/25/04/2014/why-democracy-still-wins-critique-eric-x-li%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9C-tale-two-political-systems%E2%80%9D
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14) |
GENERAL EVALUATION |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. |
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2) |
He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. |
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3) |
Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. |
2 |
4) |
Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. |
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5) |
Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. |
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6) |
Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. |
2 |
7) |
Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. |
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8) |
Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. |
2 |
9) |
In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. |
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10) |
Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. |
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11) |
Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. |
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