POLITICS 771

Democratisation and International Relations

Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for POLITICS 771.

Description

Examines ongoing trends, causes and problems in the spread of democracy worldwide. Topics covered include the economic and social preconditions for democratisation, actor-based models of regime transition, institution-building in new and weak democracies, the role of the international community in promoting democracy and the rise of competitive authoritarian and hybrid regimes.

Convenor: Stephen Noakes

Availability 2017

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Stephen Noakes

Points

POLITICS 771: 15 points