Contemporary political regimes

Enseignants

Dupuy Claire;

Langue
d'enseignement

Anglais

Thèmes abordés

Le cours de Régimes politiques contemporains est destiné à présenter un aperçu des principaux régimes politiques qui se rencontrent dans les Etats contemporains. Il a été décidé de ne retenir que des régimes considérés comme démocratiques. Par "régime politique", on entend non seulement l'examen de l'exercice effectif du pouvoir tel qu'il résulte de la pratique institutionnelle dominante, mais aussi la présentation synthétique des règles, juridiques ou non, d'organisation et de fonctionnement des pouvoirs publics et la description du système électoral, du système des partis et groupes de pression.

Acquis
d'apprentissage

A la fin de cette unité d’enseignement, l’étudiant est capable de :
1	Le but que poursuit le cours est d'offrir aux étudiants une information suffisante sur les institutions et les système politique de quelques pays dont la place dans le monde est importante ou originale. Il doit également permettre l'approfondissement de certaines questions de science politique en licence

Contenu

There is a variety of contemporary political regimes which includes not only liberal democracies, but also non-democratic regimes and hybrid regimes like illiberal democracies. The course draws from theories of comparative politics to address pressing and longstanding issues like: who actually governs? How do governments interact with business, civil society and other countries and how do these relationships influence policymaking? How do different regimes impact on long-term income growth and inequality? How is it that some democratic regimes endure while others deteriorate in terms of democratic quality? How can plural societies be democratic? The course approaches these issues comparatively with a focus on Western and Eastern Europe. It also pays attention to historical developments of democratic regimes, both past and present.

Méthodes d'enseignement

En raison de la crise du COVID-19, les informations de cette rubrique sont particulièrement susceptibles d’être modifiées.

This course is taught mostly in a lecture-format and in-class activities also take place. Student participation is highly appreciated!

Modes d'évaluation
des acquis des étudiants

En raison de la crise du COVID-19, les informations de cette rubrique sont particulièrement susceptibles d’être modifiées.

This course’s evaluation is based on weekly assignments (during the semester only) and a final exam. Weekly attendance is therefore highly recommended.

• Weekly reading assignments and related exercises (only during the semester)
• Case-study report and related assignments (the exercises are to be submitted during the semester only)
• Written exam with open questions

Depending on the health conditions, in-class activities and on-site exams may take place online.

Ressources
en ligne

The slideshow of each session is uploaded on Moodle after each class.
The weekly reading assignments are also available on Moodle.

Bibliographie

- Acemoglu, Daron and Robinson, James (2006), Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy, New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Boix, Carles (2003), Democracy and Redistribution, New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Ansell, Ben and Samuels, David (2014), Inequality and Democratization: An Elite-Competition Approach, Cambridge University Press.
- Dahl, Robert A. (1971), Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition, New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Lijphart, Arend (1977), Democracy in Plural Societies: A Comparative Exploration, New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Moore, Barrington, Jr. (1966), Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World, Cambridge: Beacon Press.
- North, Douglass and Weingast, Barry (1989), “Constitutions and Commitment: Evolution of the Institutions Governing Public Choice in 17th Century England”, Journal of Economic History, 49, 803-832.
- Przeworski, Adam, Alvarez, Michael, Cheibub, Jose, and Limongi, Fernando (2000), Democracy and Development: Political Institutions and Well Being in the World, 1950- 1990, New York: Cambridge University Press.

Faculté ou entité
en charge

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