| CODE | IRL3012 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Democracy, Autocracy, and World Order | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | International Relations | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Many liberal democracies, as well as some long-standing autocracies, are facing high degrees of discontent and contestation. We are also witnessing high levels of movement from one type of political system to another (and in particular from democracy to autocracy or to hybrid regime forms). At the same time, there are important shifts in the global balance of power and world order, politically and economically. These realignments and changes in world order mean that the rules and norms - formal and informal - underpinning it are in flux too. This study-unit examines democratic and autocratic norms in this context. It will examine the evolution of democracy and autocracy globally, democracy promotion, autocracy promotion, and debates about norms in world order. It will examine a number of regional/global contexts, including Latin America (Argentina), Europe (Estonia, France, Hungary, Turkey), North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia), and Asia (India). Study-unit Aims: - To familiarize students with existing frameworks pertaining to the international dimension of democratization, and in particular democracy and autocracy promotion; - To promote an understanding of current academic debates around world order and how they relate to norms; - To impart knowledge on the current and historical evolution of democracy, hybrid regimes, and autocracy at a global level; - To make students aware of a series of contexts from various world regions, including Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North Africa. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss with confidence democratization and autocratization in an international context; - Analyze, using different lenses, changes in world order and their normative implications; - Discuss empirical cases in a nuanced manner taking into account the international economic and political dimensions. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Read and process complex texts pertaining to democratization and autocratization in an international context; - Read and process complex theoretical and empirical texts pertaining to world order; - Present and discuss orally around both theoretical and empirical material; - Write clearly and in a nuanced manner on the topic of political system change in an international context. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Acharya, Amitav. 2022. “The Return of the West?” The Multiplex World (blog). June 5, 2022. - Angiolillo, Fabio, Martin Lundstedt, Marina Nord & Staffan I. Lindberg (2024) State of the world 2023: democracy winning and losing at the ballot, Democratization, 31:8, 1597-1621, DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2024.2341435. - Ash, Timothy Garton, Krastev, Ian and Mark Leonard. 2023. “Living in an a la Carte World: What European Policymakers Should Learn from Global Public Opinion”. ECFR Policy Brief. - Bridoux, J., & Kurki, M. (2014). Democracy Promotion: A Critical Introduction (1st ed.). Routledge. - Guilhot, N. (2005). The democracy makers: Human rights and the politics of global order. Columbia University Press. - Robinson, William I. “Promoting Polyarchy: 20 Years Later.” International relations (London) 27.2 (2013): 228–234. Web. - Tansey, Oisín. “The Problem with Autocracy Promotion.” Democratization 23.1 (2016): 141–163. Web. Supplementary readings : - Aydın-Düzgit, Senem. 2023. “Authoritarian Middle Powers and the Liberal Order: Turkey’s Contestation of the EU.” International Affairs 99 (6): 2319–2337. - Carothers, Thomas. 2020. “Rejuvenating Democracy Promotion.” Journal of Democracy 31 (1): 114–123. - Mounk, Yascha (2018) The People vs. Democracy Harvard University Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Yasmin Anna Gunilla Khakee |
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