Democracy and Autocracy: Theories and Empirical Findings

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Democracy and Autocracy: Theories and Empirical Findings

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Democracy and Autocracy: Theories and Empirical Findings
The course Democracy and Autocracy: Theories and Empirical Findings is an online class provided by Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II through edX. The skill level of the course is Introductory. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Learn which forms of government can best guarantee a free, fair, and just life by exploring how democracy and autocracy emerge, evolve, and impact our lives.

Course description

This course is part of the IPSAMOOC project, a joint venture Federica Weblearning – IPSA, the International Political Science AssociationDemocracy and Autocracy are core concepts of Political Science but they are also contested concepts. It is important, therefore, to understand the basic theories underpinning these two types of regime. The last few decades have seen regime change become one of the main topics in democracy studies. The aim of this course is to analyze why and how democratic regimes emerge from autocratic regimes, as well as why and how democratic regression or democratic breakdown takes place. As evidenced by events of the last few decades, we also need to subdivide these root concepts into subtypes that reflect deficient forms of democracy or moderate forms of autocracy. From 1990 onwards, in particular, we can see that democratization and autocratization have taken diverse pathways, and we have witnessed progress and regression in the worldwide development of democracy; often with a considerable variety of democratic or autocratic subtypes. This course explores these developments.

Prerequisites & Facts

Democracy and Autocracy: Theories and Empirical Findings

Course Topic

Social Sciences

University, College, Institution

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

Course Skill Level

Introductory

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

Degree & Cost

Democracy and Autocracy: Theories and Empirical Findings

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School: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Topic: Social Sciences