Democracy, Backsliding, and Resilience: Global Challenges and Trends

4 Credits.

Around the world, democracies are facing new and persistent pressures. This course examines the state of democracy worldwide, exploring the processes of democratization, the risks of democratic backsliding, and the resilience of democratic institutions. The course will provide students with a strong analytical foundation in the study of democracy. We will then examine the political, institutional, and societal forces shaping democracies today and discuss methods for assessing democratic health in different contexts, drawing on case studies from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the United States.