Course Details
Country:
Germany
Institution:
Goethe - University Frankfurt
Course Title:
Democracy in Crisis?
Course Number:
PW-BA-P1
Course Description:
Democracy is widely viewed as the only normatively legitimate form of government in modern societies. Yet, at the same time, the institutions of advanced democracies are coming under severe pressure as a result of political apathy, lack of public trust, institutional capture by the wealthy and the rise of populist parties and leaders. This course explores and assesses the current threats facing democracy. Is rising inequality transforming democracies into oligarchies? Does globalization make popular sovereignty impossible? Is populism a threat or essential to democracy? And does the digital revolution undermine civil and political rights? The course brings together political theory and empirical political science to analyze these issues and evaluate the state of democracy in the 21st Century.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 329, GOVT 398
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