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Introduction and review of syllabus (Lawson and Rodden) |
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I. Approaches to Comparative Politics |
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What is the state and why have one? (Rodden and Lawson)
What is democracy and why have one? (Lawson and Rodden)
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What is the state and why have one?
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Shively, W. Phillips. "The Modern State."
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Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan. Pp. 183-188, 227-228.
What is democracy and why have one?
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Aristotle. "The Politics." Read Book III, Chapters 6-12 (pp. 69-80), Chapter 18 (p. 91), Book IV, Chapters 1-2 (pp. 91-94).
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Karl, Terry, and Philippe C. Schmitter. "What Democracy is... and is Not."
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Class assignment: Find pictures of the Doge's Palace in Venice and read about it on-line |
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Cleavages, Preferences, and Identities (Rodden and Lawson) |
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- Madison, James. "Federalist No. 10."
- Marx, Karl, and Frederich Engels. Manifesto of the Communist Party: Part I. Pp. 473-83.
- "Cleavage Structures and Electoral Change."
- Weber, Max. "Class, Status, and Party." Pp. 180-186.
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Culture and Beliefs (Rodden and Lawson) |
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- Inglehart, Ronald, and Marita Carballo. "Does Latin America Exist? (And is There a Confucian Culture?): A Global Analysis of Cross-Cultural Differences."
- Eckstein, Harry. "A Cultural Approach to Political Change."
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Institutions I: Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and the U.S. in Comparative Perspective (Rodden) |
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- Hertzberg, Hendrik. "Framed Up: What the Constitution Gets Wrong."
- Lijphart, Arend, ed. Parliamentary versus Presidential Government. Introduction and Chap. 1, 2, 6-8, 14, 29-32.
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Institutions 2: Proportional versus Majoritarian Electoral Rules (Rodden) |
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- Lijphart, Arend. Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries. Chap. 8.
- "Elections, Electoral Systems, and Referendums."
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Institutions 3: Federalism and Decentralization (Rodden) |
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- Stepan, Alfred. "Federalism and Democracy: Beyond the U.S. Model."
- Lijphart, Arend. Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries. Chap. 10.
- Rodden, Jonathan. "Federalism and Decentralization: On Meaning and Measurement."
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Short Essay due |
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II. Processes |
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Transitions to Democracy (Lawson) |
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- Diamond, Larry. "Is the Third Wave Over?"
- Dahl, Robert. Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition. Pp. 1-16.
- Moore, Barrington. Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. Chapter 7 (pp. 413-432).
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Does Economic Growth Cause Democracy? Modernization Theory (Lawson) |
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- Lipset, Seymour Martin. "Economic Development and Democracy."
- Przeworski, Adam, and Fernando Limongi. "Modernization: Theories and Facts."
- Fukuyama, Francis. "The End of History?"
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Or Does Democracy Cause Economic Growth?(Rodden) |
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- Przeworski, Adam, and Fernando Limongi. "Political Regimes and Economic Growth."
- Olson, Mancur. "Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk: Why Some Nations are Rich, and Others Poor."
- Sen, Amartya. "Democracy as a Universal Value."
- Weingast, Barry. "The Economic Role of Political Institutions: Market-Preserving Federalism and Economic Development."
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Democracy, Macroeconomic Crisis and Reform in Latin America (Rodden and Lawson) |
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Background
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Pastor, Manuel, and Carol Wise. "The Politics of Second-Generation Reform."
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Mainwaring, Scott. "Presidentialism in Latin America."
Brazil
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Lopes, Juarez Brandão. "Obstacles to Economic Reform in Brazil."
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The Economist. "Country Survey of Brazil." March 27-April 2, 1999;
"The Devaluing of a Presidency." Pp. 3-5;
"Democracy's Difficulties." Pp. 7-9;
"A Sorry State." Pp. 9-12;
"A Federation in Dispute." Pp. 13-18.
Argentina
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Schamis, Hector. "Argentina: Crisis and Democratic Consolidation."
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Collection of newspaper articles (to be handed out in class).
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Why Does Democracy Break Down? Weimar Germany (Lawson and Rodden) |
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- Hoffmann-Lange, Ursula. "Germany: Twentieth Century Turning Points." (handed out in class)
- Overy, Richard. The Historical Atlas of the Third Reich. Pp. 8-21. (handed out in class)
- Lepsius, M. Ranier. "From Fragmented Party Democracy to Government by Emergency Decree and National Socialist Takeover: Germany."
- Lipset, Seymour Martin. "'Fascism' - Left, Right, and Center."
- Turner, Henry Ashby. Hitler's Thirty Days to Power: January 1933. Pp. 1-2, 163-183.
- Taylor, A. J. P. "History Unfolds, 1918-1933."
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Class Debate in class #14 |
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III. Student Presentations |
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15-20 |
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Paper Presentations |
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Papers due in class #15 |
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IV. Comparative Case Studies |
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Corruption in Mexico (Lawson) |
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- Morris, Stephen D. "Corruption and the Mexican Political System: Continuity and Change."
- Oppenheimer, Andres. Bordering on Chaos. Pp. 289-94.
- Almond, Gabriel, and Sidney Verba. "Mexico: Alienation and Aspiration."
- de Soto, Hernando. The Other Path: The Invisible Revolution in the Third World. Pp. 131-55.
- Treisman, Daniel. "The Causes of Corruption: A Cross-National Study."
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23-24 |
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Economic Development and Democracy in Italy: History, Social Capital and Institutions (Lawson and Rodden) |
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- Putnam, Robert. Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy.
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25-26 |
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Will Iraq become a democracy? (Lawson) |
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Class assignment: Independent research on Iraq |
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