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Democracy: Past, Present, Future POLS 208 – 2019 – Semester Two Democracy: Past, Present, Future Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Brian S. Roper Room: 4.N.2 Email: [email protected] Ph: 479-8667 (wk) Web: www.briansroper.blogspot.co.nz/ Official: http://www.otago.ac.nz/politics/staff/otago055584.html Contact Times: 3-4pm on Tuesday or 10.30-11.30am on Thursday (Other times available by request- please email for an appointment). Pols 208: Democracy –— 2 — Contents: • Overview • Reading: Texts, Books, Journals • Lecture Schedule • Weekly Reading Guide • Tutorial Schedule • Supplementary Reading Guide • Course Information • Writing Essays • Course Objectives • Feedback • Assessment • Your POLS 208 Essay Coversheet Overview of the Course This course provides a forum to consider and discuss the past, present and future of democracy. It focuses on Athenian, liberal representative and socialist participatory democracy, the history of democracy in Europe and the United States, and contemporary liberal, socialist and feminist interpretations of democracy. As this suggests, there are three major models of democracy that have emerged thus far in history: Athenian democracy, liberal representative democracy, and socialist participatory democracy. The course is organised into sections focusing on these forms of democracy. The course begins with the original Athenian model of democracy (circa 508-322BC). We identify its main features and discuss its strengths and weaknesses. Athenian democracy is the necessary starting point because all major contemporary traditions of democratic thought and practice rest on positive or negative evaluations of central features of this original model of democracy. Having considered Athenian democracy, we then consider the historical revival of democracy in its modern representative form focusing on the English, French and American revolutions. We then discuss some of the major arguments in favour of this form of democracy by those writing within the liberal tradition. The course then moves on to consider the Marxist critique of capitalism and representative democracy. We briefly focus on the re-emergence of participatory forms of democracy in the Paris Commune of 1871 and the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917 before considering the socialist participatory model of democracy. In the final section of the course we discuss: the implications of global warming for the future of democracy, the debate between socialists and liberals concerning the future of democracy; the feminist critique of representative democracy; the extent to which globalisation is creating problems for democracy with respect to both national and international governance and, in this regard, whether or not cosmopolitan social democracy provides viable solutions to these problems and a feasible alternative to neoliberalism; and the alternatives to neoliberal capitalism and representative democracy advocated by participants in the Global Justice, Occupy, Anti-War, Climate Justice and anti-Trump movements. Pols 208: Democracy –— 3 — Lecture Schedule Introduction 1. What is Democracy? Section 1: Athenian Democracy 2. Athenian Democracy 508-322BC: Background, Emergence and Institutions 3. Athenian Democracy 508-322BC: Institutions and Social Dimension 4. Athenian Democracy 508-322BC: Critical Evaluation Section 2: Liberal Representative Democracy 5. What is Representative Democracy? The Liberal Pluralist View 6. The English Revolution 1640-88: Background, Context and Key Actors 7. The English Revolution 1640-88: Main Events and Significance for the Historical Emergence of Liberal Democracy 8. The Revolutionary Revival of Democracy in France 1789-95: Background, Context and Key Actors 9. The Revolutionary Revival of Democracy in France 1789-95: Main Events and Significance for the Historical Emergence of Liberal Democracy 10. The American Revolution 1776-1791: Background, Context and Main Events 11. The US Constitution and Bill of Rights: Redefining Democracy 12. The Liberal Justification of Capitalism and Representative Democracy 13. The Liberal Critique of Socialism and Participatory Democracy Section 3: Socialist Participatory Democracy 14. The Marxist Critique of Capitalism: Inequality, Crisis, Alienation, War, and Environment ----------------Mid-Semester Break---------------- 15. The Marxist Critique of Representative Democracy 16. The Paris Commune 1871 and Socialist Democracy 17. The Russian Revolution 1917: Significance and Main Events 18. The Russian Revolution 1917: A Democratic Revolution? 19. The Rise and Fall of Stalinism: Death of Socialism? 20. Revolution, Socialism and Participatory Democracy Section 4: Democracy in the 21st Century 21. Global Warming and Climate Change: Is Capitalism Environmentally Sustainable? 22. The Debate between Socialists and Liberals Concerning the Future of Democracy (1) 23. The Debate between Socialists and Liberals Concerning the Future of Democracy (2) 24. The Feminist Critique of Liberalism and Representative Democracy 25. Cosmopolitan Social Democracy: A Feasible Alternative to Neoliberalism? 26. Movements for Progressive Change in the 21st Century: Global Justice Movement, Anti-War, Occupy, Climate Justice and Anti-Trump Movements Pols 208: Democracy –— 4 — Tutorial Schedule 1. Athenian democracy: Strengths, weaknesses and contemporary relevance (July 25- BR) 2. What is liberal representative democracy? What makes New Zealand’s system of government democratic? How could it be made more democratic? (August 1- JJ) 3. How has liberal representative democracy been shaped by its historical emergence? What makes it a historically distinctive form of democracy? (August 8- JJ) 4. Arguments for and against liberal representative democracy (August 15 – JJ) ----------------Mid-Semester Break---------------- 5. Gender inequality in liberal representative democracy: What causes it and what should be done about it? (September 5 - JJ) 6. What is socialist participatory democracy? What were the positives and negatives of the Russian Revolution? Why did the revolution degenerate into dictatorship? (Sept. 12 - BR) 7. Politics of Climate Change: Is more democracy required to stop global warming? Which form of democracy would be most effective in facilitating the changes required to counter global warming? (September 19 - JJ) 8. Guidance to Preparing for the Exam / Arguments For and Against Socialist Participatory Democracy (September 26 - BR) N.B. Please note that the main term test is at 10am on Friday September 27. Course Information Lecture Times: 2-2.50pm Tuesday and 3-3.50pm Wednesday. Tutorial Times: Both tutorials are on Thursday: 1-1.50pm and 1.50-2.50pm. Please note that the tutorials will not be starting prior to the third week of the semester. You can change your tutorial by contacting me via email. Video Screenings: There will be video screenings from 5 to 45 minutes in length in the lecture theatres during some of the lectures. When possible I will provide links to the video documentaries and music videos that I screen on my blog. Music videos: https://briansroper.blogspot.com/2019/07/pols-208-democracy-music-videos-2019.html Documentary videos and other links: https://briansroper.blogspot.com/2019/07/pols-208-democracy-videos-and-links-2019.html Pols 208: Democracy –— 5 — Email Etiquette Please take note of the following points regarding email etiquette when contacting teaching staff. · If you require general information, read the course outline and/or relevant handouts first. The information may be there. · Make sure the subject line indicates what your email is about and includes POLS 208. · Address the lecturer respectfully, e.g. “Dear Brian”, “Kia ora Brian”, or “Tēnā koe Brian”, not with “Hey” or “Bro!” · Ensure your email is brief, to the point, with all the details required for the lecturer to understand your query. · If you are wanting detailed advice about your essay then please come and see me during my Contact Hours- email is not the best way to provide such advice. No problem, however, if it is something that just requires a short answer. · Use proper and correct English (or Māori). Do not use text language. Check for spelling mistakes. · Finish the email with your first-name, surname and student number. · Do not expect an immediate reply. Allow enough time for an answer. But do feel free to send a polite follow-up email if you do not get a reply within three working days (that is, excluding weekends). · Acknowledge the lecturer’s reply, e.g. with “Thank you.” Course Objectives? • Above all, this course aims to help you develop an understanding of the history of democracy, liberal, socialist and feminist interpretations of democracy, and contemporary debates concerning the future of democracy. • This course encourages you to engage in an open-minded yet critical manner with this historical material and these perspectives in order to provide you with the opportunity of developing and strengthening your own understanding of democracy. Pols 208: Democracy –— 6 — Assessment Overall, there is an essay worth 20%, a term test with short answer questions worth 20%, short answer questions in the final exam worth 5%, and three essays to be written in the exam worth 55%. In other words, the internal/exam assessment weighting is 40%/60%. 1) Essay (20%) Every student has to write one essay that is 2,000 words in length worth 20 per cent of the final mark. Essays primarily based on non-quality assured Internet sources will be heavily penalised (see comment on internet sources below). You must attach the POLS 208 Essay
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