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| Semester | spring semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Sonja Grimm (sonja.grimm@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Do revolutions lead to democracy? The course „Regime change“ will respond to this question in analysing four empirical cases: Serbia 2000, Ukraine 2004, Egypt 2011 and Turkey 2016. Both processes of democratization and re-autocratization will be observed. The course is organized in two parts: In a first part, participants discuss main transition theories to develop an understanding of their basic arguments and causal claims. In a second part, the theories’ explanatory power will be tested through the in-depth investigation of the selected cases. Participation in the course requires the preparation of the compulsory literature, the active engagement in the course debate, the weekly summary of the compulsory literature and the presentation of a seminar topic. As all readings and the class debate will be in English, proficiency in the language is highly recommended. Der Kurs wird in wöchentlichen Doppelsitzungen geführt. Der letzte Kurstermin findet am 9. April 2019 statt. |
| Learning objectives | The participants will learn • to understand the key trajectories and challenges of regime change and the conditions under which democratization and re-autocratization after revolutions occur; • to critically assess the scholarly literature on regime change to understand, criticize and make use of theories and methods of transition research; • to give a well-structured convincing presentation; and • to organize a scientific argument in written form. |
| Bibliography | Collier, David (1993): The Comparative Method, in: Finifter, Ada W. (Hrsg.): Political Science. The State of Discipline Washington: APSA, S. 105-119. Linz, Juan J./Stepan, Alfred (Eds.) (1996): Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation. Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Merkel, Wolfgang (2010): Systemtransformation, Opladen: Leske + Budrich. Merkel, Wolfgang/Croissant, Aurel (Eds.) (2004): Special Issue: Consolidated & Defective Democracy? Problems of Regime Change, in: Democratization, Vol. 11, No. 5. Whitehead, Laurence (1996): Comparative Politics: Democratization Studies, in: Goodin, Robert E./Klingemann, Hans-Dieter (Hrsg.): A New Handbook of Political Science, Oxford: Oxford University Press, S. 353-371. A comprehensive syllabus and the compulsory literature will be available on ADAM. |
| Comments | The Seminar is taught in double sessions (14:15 - 17:45). The last teaching date is the 09.04.2019. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Staatlichkeit, Entwicklung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Continuous assessment. Active Participation & Summary of Compulsory Literature (50%), Presentation (50%). Pass / Fail |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |