theories of democracy january 2010

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Democratic Theory

Spring Semester 2010L32 402/502

Class website: http://gro ps!google!com/gro p/"emocratic#theoryClass email a""ress: "emocratic#theory$googlegro ps!com

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What does it mean to govern democratically? Why value democratic government? What role--if any--should notions of power, participation, deliberation, recognition, and contestation play in theorizing about, and in empirical research into, problems of

democratic governance? Political Science 40 !"0 provides an advanced undergraduate!graduate-level introduction to debates in democratic theory, with an

emphasis on wor# done since the second half of the twentieth century$ %t will be particularly useful to students concentrating in political theory, and to students of

&merican, comparative, and international politics with a substantive focus on 'uestionsrelated to democracy$
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1! -eca se o r sche" le o( rea"ings is ambitio s& yo will not be e.pecte" to rea"o tsi"e the syllab s or to write a research paper! )owe er& yo absol tely m stcomplete all rea"ings care( lly an" in a timely (ashion an" participate acti ely inclass "isc ssions! Participationquality, not just quantitycounts for 25percent of your grade.

2! n a""ition& a clear& concise& an" tho ght( l reaction paper one single#space" page normal (ont& normal margins is " e to be poste" to the class website by * p!m! the e ening be(ore we meet! or paper sho l" engage i!e!& , estion&criti, e& s pport& an"/or apply the rea"ings! Do not write s mmaries! or mostclasses& yo will choose the (oc s o( yo r paper! or some& may s ggest, estions!

'lease paste the te.t o( yo r paper into the bo"y o( an email an" write yo r lastname an" the n mber o( o r class meeting in the s b6ect hea"ing e!g!& Smith& class3 ! o sho l" not write a reaction paper (or the (irst class o( the semester& (or theclasses (or which yo are "isc ssion lea"er& or (or the class imme"iately (ollowingyo r t rn as "isc ssion lea"er see 73& below ! Th s yo will write a total o( tenreaction papers! These count for 50 percent of your grade (5 percent each) !

3! o m st sign p& alone or with a partner& to be "isc ssion lea"er (or one o( o rclass meetings! o r in#class responsibilities as "isc ssion lea"er are to s mmari8ethe 9ey points (rom the rea"ings& spen"ing ten min tes ma.im m on s mmary tohighlight the main points yo r classmates ma"e in their response papers poste" onthe website an" to (orm late at least three pro ocati e , estions that will prompt

an analytic / critical "isc ssion o( 9ey aspects o( the rea"ings!

o ha e two a""itional responsibilities when yo ser e as "isc ssion lea"er: (irst&yo m st write a clear an" concise ersion o( the te.t o( yo r presentation& (orcirc lation! 'lease paste this te.t into the bo"y o( an email write yo r last name&the wor" ;presentation&< an" the n mber o( o r class meeting in the s b6ecthea"ing e!g!& Smith presentation& class 3 an" post it to the website& i"eally bymi"night be(ore class& certainly no later than * a!m! that "ay! 'lease also bring har"copies with yo to "istrib te! Secon"& a(ter the classes (or which yo ser e as"isc ssant& yo m st write a one#page narrati e s mmary o( the "isc ssion pastethe te.t o( yo r s mmary into the bo"y o( an email& write yo r last name& thewor"s ;narrati e s mmary< an" the n mber o( o r class meeting in the s b6ecthea"ing e!g!& Smith narrati e s mmary& class 3 an" email this "oc ment to thelistser no later than an ho r be(ore the start o( the (ollowing class! Yourperfor ance as discussion leader and your !ritten su aries count for 25percent of your grade.

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