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Theories of Democracy

Theories of Democracy

Code	12285
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	7,5
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Ciência Política
Entry requirements	None.
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face.
Work placements	Not applied.
Learning outcomes	It seeks to promote postgraduate training and research activity in the field of democracy theories. Specific objectives are: 1. To familiarize the student with the most advanced research in the area. 2. To enable the student to write a paper about a theme and / or problem in the field of democracy theories.
Syllabus	I – Introduction 1. Ancient democracy and modern democracy 2. Liberal democracy 3. Participatory democracy 4. Deliberative democracy 5. Against democracy II – Crisis and challenges of liberal democracy 6. Neoliberalism and post-democracy 7. Social movements and "real democracy" 8. Radical pluralism and populism 9. Iliberal democracies and identity politics 10. Democracy and Citizenship
Main Bibliography	F. Cunnigham, Theories of Democracy. A critical introduction, Oxon, Routledge, 2002 N. Bobbio, Liberalismo e democracia, São Paulo, Editora Brasiliense, 1988 R. Dahl, Democracy and its critics, New Haven, YUP, 1989 J. Brennan, Contra a Democracia, Lisboa, Gradiva, 2017 J. Gray, Falso Amanhecer, Lisboa, Universidade de Aveiro/ Gradiva, 2000 J.-W. Müller, O que é o populismo?, Alfragide, Texto Editores, 2017 C. Mudde e R. Kaltwasser, Populismo Uma brevíssima introdução, Lisboa, Gradiva, 2017 Ivan Krastev, After Europe, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017 David Goodhart, The Road to Somewhere. The New Tribes shaping British Politics, s.l., Penguin Books, 2017
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.