Advanced Democracies

Graduate / Professional

This course examines political challenges facing advanced democracies in the twenty-first century. Rather than focusing on democratic transitions or regime stability, we investigate what political problems emerge after democracy consolidates. Topics include the puzzle of redistribution, unequal political representation, welfare state restructuring, globalization’s winners and losers, migration and membership, populism and democratic backsliding, demographic change, gender and care policy, and climate change. The course emphasizes both foundational theoretical frameworks and cutting-edge empirical research in comparative political economy. T 1:30pm-3:25pm