Democratic Government Across the World
Class 1: Concepts of Democracy
Class 2: Economic Class and Capital Dependence
Class 3: Protest and Democracy
Class 4: Democracy and Economic Development
Class 5: Decentralization and Democracy
Final Presentations
- Overview of Democratic Institutions
- Economic Modernization Theory
- Video lecture
- Presentation slides
- Research paper: Przeworski and Limongi (1997)
- Question list. Due 12/4/2025 by 17:00 JST.
- Group discussion: 12/4/2025 from 17:00-19:00 JST. See the email announcement for the passcode.
Class 2: Economic Class and Capital Dependence
- Video Lecture
- Presentation slides
- Ansell and Samuels book chapters: see the email announcement.
- Question list. Due 12/9/2025 by 17:00 JST.
- Group discussion: 12/9/2025 from 17:00-19:00 JST. See the email announcement for the passcode.
Class 3: Protest and Democracy
- Video lecture: Available here.
- Presentation slides: Available here.
- Przeworski (2009): Available here.
- Question list: Available here. Due 12/11/2025 by 17:00 JST.
- Group discussion: 12/11/2025 from 17:00-19:00 JST. See the email announcement for the passcode.
Class 4: Democracy and Economic Development
- Video lecture: Available here.
- Presentation slides: Available here.
- Higashijima and Mitchell (2025): Available here.
- Question list: Available here. Due 12/16/2025 by 17:00 JST.
- Group discussion: 12/16/2025 from 17:00-19:00 JST. See the email announcement for the passcode.
Class 5: Decentralization and Democracy
Final Presentations