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Crisis and Renewal of Contemrorary Democraties

Crisis and Renewal of Contemrorary Democraties

Code	16549
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Ciência Política
Entry requirements	None.
Learning outcomes	1. Analyze and understand the process of establishing and consolidating democracies 2. Interpret historical contexts for the study and comparison of democratic regimes and the various existing models 3. Analyze the expansion of democracy and the elements and determining variables that mark a period of crisis for democracies 4. Understand the comparative frameworks and the various rankings used to measure the quality of democracy 5. Understand and analyze state and societal action in response to the crisis of democracies 6. Address the policies, behaviors, values and attitudes adopted to regenerate contemporary democracy.
Syllabus	1. The establishment and consolidation of democracies 2. Models of democracy 3. The proliferation of democracies in the international context 4. The quality of democracy 5. The crisis of democracy 5.1. Political participation 5.2 The economic and social crisis 5.3 The environmental crisis 5.4 Populism 5.5. Generational detachment 5.6. Digital democracy 6. Societal action and the renewal of contemporary democracies
Main Bibliography	Crozier, M., Huntignton, S. & Watanuki, J. (1975). The crisis of democracy: on the governability of democracies. New York: New York University Press. Dahl, R. (1998). On Democracy. New Haven: Yale University Press. Held, D. (2006). Models of democracy. Cambridge: Polity. Diamond, L., & Morlino, L. (eds.) (2005). Assessing the quality of democracy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Santos, J.A. (2020). Política e democracia na era digital. Lisboa: Parsifal.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.