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15469
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| Year |
3
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Ciência Política
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Entry requirements |
n/a
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face.
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Work placements |
Not applied.
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Learning outcomes |
1. Understand the concept of Democracy
2. Recognize and compare the main models of Democracy
3. Analyze and critically evaluate the functioning and quality of Democracy
4. Evaluate Democracy modern challenges
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Syllabus |
1. Democracy: origins and essence
2. Democratic conceptions: the liberal, pluralist, participative and deliberative models
3. Democracy at work: delegation and accountability
4. Democratic dynamics: democratization and authocratization
5. The quality of democracy: evaluate and compare the process, the content and the democratic results
6. Democratic challenges: post-democracy, populism and technocracy
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Main Bibliography |
- Dahl, R. (1998). On Democracy. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Held, D. (2006). Models of democracy. Cambridge: Polity.
- Strøm, K., & Müller, W. C.; Bergman, T. (eds.) (2003). Delegation and accountability in parliamentary democracies. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press
- Diamond, L., & Morlino, L. (eds.) (2005). Assessing the quality of democracy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Mudde, C.; Kaltwasser, R. (2017). Populism - a very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Lecture, with debate about specific problems and assigned readings
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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