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Instructor: Dr. George Soroka

GOVT S-1113 Tough Transitions: Democratization Under Adverse Circumstances Harvard University Summer 2014. Instructor: Dr. George Soroka. Why Should We Care About Democratization and Democracy?. Normative reasons Strategic Factors Global Legitimacy

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Instructor: Dr. George Soroka

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  1. GOVT S-1113Tough Transitions: Democratization Under Adverse CircumstancesHarvard University Summer 2014 Instructor: Dr. George Soroka

  2. Why Should We Care About Democratization and Democracy? • Normative reasons • Strategic Factors • Global Legitimacy https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=129261327103894&set=a.129261270437233.17589.129237763772917&type=3&theater http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvds2AIiWLA

  3. Iraqi Voter

  4. Moving Ballot Boxes in Afghanistan

  5. Demonstrators in Tahrir Square

  6. Protestor in Tunisia

  7. Maidan Nezalezhnosti

  8. Riot Police and Protestors, Kyiv

  9. What is “Democracy?” From the Oxford English Dictionary: de·moc·ra·cy (noun) 1. A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. 1.1 A state governed by a democracy 1.2 Control of an organization or group by the majority of its members 1.3 The practice or principles of social equality

  10. How Do Political Scientists Think About Democracy?

  11. How Do Political Scientists Think About Democracy? • Democracy is a regime type • There exist various forms of democracy: • Direct/Representative • Liberal/Majoritarian • Capitalist/Socialist • (Keynesian/Neoliberal as sub-set)

  12. Definitions of Democracy, Political Science Style • Electoral/Minimalist • Mid-range • Comprehensive

  13. Adjectival Democracy • “Damaged,” “defective,” “managed” • Competitive authoritarian

  14. Types of democratization/transitions to democracy • Elite- versus mass-led • Exogenous versus endogenous to regime --Pacting/Insurgency/Intervention/Diffusion --Evolution/Elite Fracture/Collapse

  15. Huntington’s Five Patterns: (The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century, 1991) 1) Cyclical 2) Second-Try 3) Interrupted 4) Direct Transition 5) Decolonization

  16. Dahl’s Three Basic Paths: (Polyarchy:Participation and Opposition, 1973) 1) Liberalization precedes inclusiveness 2) Inclusiveness precedes liberalization 3) Liberalization and inclusiveness occur at the same time

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