Political Science 5352

Empirical Democratic Theory

Class Time: M 2:00-4:45
Office Hours: M 1:00-2:00pm; F: 11:00-12:00am
Dr. Edward J. Harpham
Email: harpham@utdallas.edu
Homepage: www.utdallas.edu/~harpham
Offices: Gr. 3.520 and MP 3.206
Phones: 972-883-2044 and 6729
Appointment: call Gina Felts at 972-883-4297

Democracy: Government by the people; that form of government in which the sovereign power resides in
the people as a whole, and is exercised either directly by them (as in the small republics of antiquity), or by
officers elected by them. In modern use often more vaguely denoting a social state in which all have equal
rights, without hereditary or arbitrary differences in rank or privilege. From the ancient Greek: demos:
people and kratos: rule (Oxford English Dictionary).

Republic: a state in which supreme power rests in the people, and their elected representatives or officers,
as opposed to being government by a king or similar ruler. From the Latin res: thing or affair and publica:
public. (Oxford English Dictionary).

Overview:

This is a course in empirical democratic theory. Its goals are threefold: first, to make students conversant in
some of the major controversies in normative democratic theory over the past 200 years; second, to train
students to understand how this theory has shaped empirical investigations in contemporary political
science; and third, to understand how the findings of empirical research, in turn, have contributed to
normative and empirical theory about democracy in political science.

Requirements:

This is a graduate seminar. Students are expected to attend class and participate in classroom discussion.
Students are expected to come to class prepared to discuss the material assigned for the day. They also are
expected to complete all assignments in a timely manner.

Grading:

Exam 1: 30%
Exam 2: 30%
Literature Review: 25%
Literature Review Presentation: 5%
Class Presentations and Contributions: 10%

Exams:

The goal of the exams is to get students to integrate the material considered in class. Exams will be take-
home, open-book exams comprised of questions given out in class. The Midterm will be due on March 13
at the beginning of class. The final will be due on May 1 at the beginning of the final exam period. Papers
that are late will be lowered by one whole grade per day. If you can not get a paper in on time due to
personal circumstances, contact Dr. Harpham immediately. There will be page limits to each question.
Students may not talk to any one else about the questions except the professor. Failure to answer the
questions by yourself will result in a grade of F. Questions will be handed out one week before the exam.

Literature Review:

Each student will write a 10-12 page literature review on a topic in empirical democratic theory approved
by the instructor. Papers topics must be selected by January 30 and be completed by April 10. Students are
encouraged to pursue topics that might help them research a dissertation topic or a conference paper. The
goal is to bring together the theoretical controversies and empirical findings in a particular area of research.
Literature reviews will be based upon a survey of relevant books and leading journals in political science
and political theory over the past 25 years. Ten minute presentations summarizing these reviews will be
delivered to the class in the final two class periods. Students must be able to justify why certain journals
were used and others were not. The literature review should:

Identify clearly a major topic in democratic theory.

Identify the major themes and issues on this topic raised in the journal literature over the
past 25 years.

Identify and summarize the major approaches and methods used to analyze the themes
and problems in the literature.

Explain what you believe are the key ideas and problems that will shape the literature in
this field in the future.

Provide a fully annotated bibliography at the end using APSR style with embedded
references.

Students will deliver a 10-minute presentation summarizing their literature review at the end of the
semester. Presentations will be graded based upon a student’s ability to (1) identify the key themes and
concerns found in the literature (2) and, clarity of expression. Students are encouraged to develop power
point presentations and handouts where appropriate.

Class Presentations:

Each student will be assigned at least 3 brief (5 minute) class presentations drawn from the readings in the
class. Some presentations may be group presentations. The goal of these presentations is to engage
critically the readings under discussion. Students should discuss their presentations with Dr. Harpham prior
to class.

Required Texts:

Locke’s Second Treatise (Hackett Publishers)

J.J. Rousseau’s Social Contract (Hackett Publishers)
Joseph Schumpeter, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (Harper)
Robert Dahl, On Democracy (Yale University Press)
Robert Dahl, How Democratic is the Constitution? (Yale University Press)
Dan Held, Models of Democracy, 2nd edition (Stanford University Press)
 James Fishkin Democracy and Deliberation (Yale University Press)
Robert Putnam, Making Democracy Work (Princeton University Press)
Morris P. Fiorina, Culture War?: The Myth of a Polarized America. 2nd edition (Pearsons
Longman)

Resources on the Internet

World Audit of Democracies: www.worldaudit.com

Democratic Audit: www.democraticaudit.com
Freedom House: www.freedomhouse.com
Initiative and Referendum Institute: www.iandainstitute.org
National Endowment for Democracy: www.ned.org
Global Barometer: www.globalbarometer.org
University of Maryland Data Set: www.cidcm.umd.edu/inscr/polity
World Bank Indicators: www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/govdata
Dictionary of the History of Ideas.
www.etext.lib.virginia.edu/DicHist/analytic/anacV.htm

Other Recommended Resources:

Arbladter, Anthony. Democracy. 2nd. Edition. Minneapolis: University of

Minnesota Press, 1994.

Bachrach, Peter. The Theory of Democratic Elitism: A Critique.

Beetham, Davide. Democracy: A Beginner’s Guide. Oxford: Oneworld, 2005.

Carter, April and Geoffrey Stiokes, democratic Theory Today. Cambrdige,

Polity Press, 2002.

Crick, Bernard. Democracy: A Short Introduction.

Dahl, Robert A. The Democratic Sourcebook

Dahl, Robert A.Democracy and Its Critics Yale University Press

Dunn, John ed. Democracy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Dunn, John. Western Political Theory in the Face of the Future. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1979/1993.

Lijphart, Arend. Democracies: Patterns of Majoritarian and Consensus

Government in 21 Countries. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1984.

Lijphart, Arend. Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance

in Thirt-six Countries. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999.

Mayo, Henry B. AN Introduction to Democratic Theory. New York: Oxford

University Press, 1960.

Pennock, J.Ronald. Democratic Political Theory. Princeton: Princeton

University Press, 1979.
 Posner, Richard A. Law, Pragmatism and Democracy. Cambridge: Harvard
University Press, 2003.

Plamenatz, John Democracy and Illusion: An Examination of Certain Aspects of

Modern Democratic Theory. London: Longman: 1973.

Powell, G. Bingham, Jr. Contemporary Democracies: Participation, Stability,

and Violence. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Sartori, Giovanni. The Theory of Democracy Revisited 2 vols. Chatham, N.J.:

Chatham House,1987.

Shapiro, Ian. The State of Democratic Theory Princeton: Princeton University

Press, 2005.

Political Science Journals:

American Political Science Association Journals:

American Political Science Review

Perspective on Political Science
PS Political Science and Politics

Regional Association Journals:

American Journal of Political Science (Midwestern Political Science

Association)
Journal of Politics (Southern Political Science Association)
New England Journal of Political Science (New England Political Science
Association)
Political Research Quarterly (Western Political Science Association)
Polity (Northeastern Political Science Association)
Social Science Quarterly (Southwestern Political Science Association)

Political Theory Journals:

Critical Review
European Journal of Political Theory
History of Political Thought
Journal of Political Philosophy
Journal of Theoretical Politics
Political Theory
Review of Politics

Other Political Science Journals:

American Politics Research

American Review of Politics
American Review of Politics
British Journal of Political Science
Canadian Journal of Political Science
 Comparative Political Studies
Democracy and Society
Democratization
Electoral Studies
Illinois Political Science Review
Journal of Comparative Politics
Journal of Democracy
Journal of Legislative Studies
Journal of Political Science
Midsouth Political Science Review
Political Science Quarterly
Political Studies
Public Choice
Social Science Journal
Women and Politics

Topics and Assignments:

January 9: Course Overview

Additional Reading:

Sen, Amartya "Democracy as a Universal Value." Journal of Democracy 10.3 (1999) 3-17.

Crick, Bernard. Democracy: A Short Introduction.

Graubard, Stephen R."Democracy." Dictionary of the History of Ideas.

etext.lib.virginia.edu/DicHist/analytic/anacV.htm

Hardin, Russell. "Democracy." In Terence Ball, James Farr, and Russell Hardin eds. Political
Innovation and Conceptual Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989.

OAS: Inter-American Democratic Charter www.oas.org/charter/docs/resolution1_en_p4.htm

Palmer, R.R."Equality." Dictionary of the History of Ideas.

etext.lib.virginia.edu/DicHist/analytic/anacV.htm

UN Resolution on Promoting and Consolidating Democracy

www.demcoalition.org/pdf/55unga_promotion_democ.pdf

Universal Declaration of Human Rights www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

US Department of State: "What is Democracy" www.usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/whatsdem/

Warsaw Declaration 2000 www.demcoalition.org/pdf/warsaw_english.pdf

January 23: Liberalism

Required Reading:

§ Locke, Second Treatise Chapters 1-5, 7-13, 18-19

Additional reading

Harrington, James. The Commonwealth of Oceana

Sidney, Algernon. Discourses Concerning Government

Adam Smith, Wealth of Nation

Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence

Tom Paine, Common Sense

Tom Paine, Rights of Man

J.S. Mill, On Representative Government

J.S. Mill, On Liberty

Boulding, Kenneth E. "Economic Theory of Natural Liberty." Dictionary of the History

of Ideas. www.etext.lib.virginia.edu/DicHist/analytic/anacV.htm

Foriers, Paul and Chaim Perelman, "Natural Law and Natural Rights." Dictionary of the
History of Ideas. www.etext.lib.virginia.edu/DicHist/analytic/anacV.htm

Levin, Michael. "Social Contract." Dictionary of the History of Ideas.

www.etext.lib.virginia.edu/DicHist/analytic/anacV.htm

Plamenatz, John. "Liberalism." Dictionary of the History of Ideas.

www.etext.lib.virginia.edu/DicHist/analytic/anacV.htm

Post, Gaines "Ancient Roman Ideas of Law." Dictionary of the History of Ideas .
www.etext.lib.virginia.edu/DicHist/analytic/anacV.htm

January 30: Republicanism and Classical Democratic Theory

Required Reading:

Rousseau, Social Contract (all)

Held: Chapters 2-3

Additional Reading:
 Marini, Frank. "Popular Sovereignty but Representative Government: The Other
Rousseau." Midwest Journal of Political Science (Renamed American Journal of
Political Science) (Summer: 1967).

Putterman, Ethan. "Rousseau on Agenda Setting and Majority Rule." APSR. Vol. 97, no.
3 (August 2003): 459-469.

Putterman, Ethan. "Rousseau on the People as Legislative Gatekeepers, Not Framers."

APSR. Vol. 99, No. 1 (February 2005): 145-51.

Scott. John T."Rousseau’s Anti-Agenda-Setting Agenda and Contemporary Democratic

Theory." APSR. Vol. 99. No. 1 (February 2005): 137-44.

February 6: Rethinking Democracy in the 20th Century

Required Reading:

Schumpeter: Part III

Held: Chapters 5-6

Additional Reading:

Becker, Gary S. "Competition and Democracy." Journal of Law and Economics. 105,
108 (1958)..

Downs, Anthony. An Economic Theory of Democracy.

Medearis, John. Joseph Schumpeter’s Two Theories of Democracy. Cambridge: Harvard

University Press, 2001.

Planematz, John. "Schumpeter and the Free Competition of Power." In Democracy and
Illusion. London: Longman, 1973. Pp. 95-129.

Posner, Richard A. Law, Pragmatism and Democracy. Cambridge: Harvard University

Press, 2003.

Riker, William. Liberalism v. Populism: A Confronttion between the Theory of

Democracy and the Theory of Public Choice Waveland 1982..

February 13: Modern Democratic Theory

Required Reading:

§ Dahl: On Democracy (all)

§ Held: Chapter 1

Additional Reading:
 § Dahl, Robert A. Preface to Democratic Theory. New Haven: Yale University Press.

§ Dahl, Robert A., Ian Shapiro and Jose Antonio Cheibub eds., The Democracy
Sourcebook

§ Dahl, Ronbert A and Edward R. Tufte. Size and Democracy. Stanforde: Stanford
University Press, 1973.

§ May, J.D. "Defining Democracy: A Bid for Coherence and Consensus." In Political
Studies, March 1979

§ Plamenatz, John. "Democracy Misconceived: A Paradox." In Democracy and Illusion.

London: Longman, 1973. Pp. 27-33.

February 20: Representation

Required Reading:

Amy, Douglas J. "How Proportional Elections Work."

www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/polit/damy/BeginnningReading/howprwor.htm

Amy, Douglas J. "Types of Voting Systems."

www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/polit/damy/BeginnningReading/types.htm

Amy, Douglas J. "What is Proportional Representation: Do We Really Need It?"

www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/polit/damy/BeginnningReading/whatispr.htm

Amy, Douglas J.. "What are Voting Systems and Why are They Important."
www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/polit/damy/BeginnningReading/why_are_voting_systems_imp
ortant.htm

Amy’s, Douglas J., Proportional Representation Library."

www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/polit/damy/prlib.htm

Eulau, Heinz, John C. Wahlke, William Buchanan, and Leroy C. Ferguson, "The Role of
the Representative: Some Empirical Observations on the Theory of Edmund Burke."
American Political Science Review. VOl 53, No. 3 (September 1959): 742-56.

Additional Reading:

Amy, Douglas J. Real Choices/New Voices: How Proportional Representation Elections

Could Revitalize American Democracy 2nd Edition.

Amy, Douglas J. Proportional Representation Library."

www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/polit/damy/prlib.htm

Bowler,Shaun, Todd Donovan, and David Brockington, Electoral Reform and Minority
Representation: Local Experiments with Alternative Elections
 Gerring,John Strom C. Tacker, and Carola Moreno, Centripetal Democratic Governance:
A Theory and Global Inquiry." American Political Science Review. Vol. 99. No. 4
(November 2005): 567-581.

National Conference of State Legislatures. "Redistricting Information.."

www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/elect/redist.htm

Rush, Mark E. and Richard L. Engstrom , Fair and Effective Representation? Debating
Electoral Reform and Minority Rights

Kukathas, Chandran. "Are There Any Cultural Rights?" Political Theory (February 1992)

Kukathas, Chardran. "The Rights of Minority Cultures: Rep;y to Kukathas." Political

Theory. (November 1992)

Kymlicka, Will. "The Rights of Minority Cultures: Reply to Kukathas". Political Theory.
(November 1992).

Pitkin, Hannah. "Representation." In Terence Ball, James Farr, and Russell Hardin eds.
Political Innovation and Conceptual Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
1989.

Pitkin, Hannah. On the Concept of Representation. Berkeley: University of California

Press, 1978.

Pole, John R. Gift of Government. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1983.

Pole, John R. Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American
Republic, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1971.

Rosenthal, Alan, Bardett A. Loomis, John R. Hibbing, and Karl T Kurtz, Republic on
Trial: The Case for Representative Government. CQ Press, 2002.

February 27: Constitutionalism

Take home exam handed out

Required Reading:

Dahl: How Democratic is the Constitution?(all)

The Federalist Papers: Federalist 10, 39, 51, 63

US Constitution

Iraqi Constitution (available online)

 Additional Reading:

Buchanan, James and Gordon Tulluck, The Calculus of Consent.

Dahl, "James Madison: Republican or Democrat?" Perspectives on Politics. Vol. 3. No. 3

(September 2005): 439-48.

Habermas, Jurgen. "Constitutional Democracy: A Paradoxical Union of Contradictory

Principles." Political Theory Vol. 29, No. 6 (December 2001): 766-81.

Rawls, John A Theory of Justice

Rawls, John. Political Liberalism

Sheehan, Colleen. "Madison v. Hamilton: The Battle over Republicanism and the Role of
Public Opinion." APSR. Vol. 98, No. 3 (August 2004): 405-24.

Whittington, Keith E."Interpose Your Friendly Hand: Political Supports for the Exercise
of Judicial Review by the United States Supreme Court." American Political Science
Review. Vol. 99 No. 4 (November 2005): 583-96.

Wood, Gordon. "Democracy and the American Revolution." In John Dunn (ed.),
Democracy: The Unfinished Journey 508-1993. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.
Pp. 91-105.

March 6: Spring Break

March 13: Democratic Culture

Take home exam due at beginning of class

Required Reading:

Robert D. Putnam, Making Democracy Work

Special Assignments:

Abizadeh, Arash. "Does Liberal Democracy Presuppose a Cultural Nation?" APSR. Vo.
96, No. 3. (September 2002): 495-509.

Almond, Gabriel and Sidney Verba, The Civic Culture Revisited

Almond, Gabriel and Sidney Verba, The Civic Culture

 APSA Task report and Commentaries: American Democracy in an Age of Rising
Inequality." Perspectives on Politics. Vol. 2 No. 4 9December 2004): 651-90.

Conover, Pamela Johnston, Donald D. Sterling, and Ivor Crew, "the Elusive Ideal of
Equal Citizenship: Political Theory and Political Psychology in the United States and
Great Britain." Journal of Politics. Vol. 66. No. 4 (November 2004): 1036-1068

Costa, Dora and Matthew E. Kahn. "Civic Engagement and Community Heterogeneity:
An Economist’s Perspective." Perspectives on Politics. Vol. 1 No, 1 (March 2003): 103-
11.

Freedman, Paul, Michael Franz, and Kenneth Goldstein, "Campaign Advertising and
Democratic Citizenship." AJPS. Vol. 48, No. 4 (October 2004): 723-41.

Gannett, Robert T. Jr. "Bowling Ninepins in Tocqueville’s Township." APSR. Vol. 97,
no. 1 (February 2003): 1-16.

Inglehart, Ronald. "How Solid is Mass Support for Democracy – And How Can We
Measure It?" PS. Vol. XXXVI. No. 1 (January 2003): 51-57.

Manza, Jeff and Chritopher Uggen. "Punishment and Democracy: Disenfranchisement of

Nonincarcerated Felons in the United States." Perspectives on Politics. Vol 2. No. 3
(September 2004): 491-505.

Nasr, Vali."The Rise of Muslim Democracy" Journal of Democracy. Vo. 16. No. 2 (April
2005).

Rochon. Thomas R. "Robert D. Putnam: For A Meaningful Political Science." PS Vol.

XXXIV No. 3 (September 2001): 701-06.

Skocpol, Theda. "Voice and Inequality: The Transformation of American Civic

Democracy." Perspectives on Politics. Vol. 2 No. 1 (March 2004): 3-20.

Tocqueville, Alexis deDemocracy in America (selected chapters)

Verba, Sidney. "Would the Dream of Political Equality Turn Out to Be a Nightmare."
Perspectives on Politics. Vol. 1 No. 4 (December 2003): 663-79.

Additional Readings:

Nye, Joseph, Philip Zelikow and David King, eds, Why Americans Mistrust Government
(1997)

Putnam, Robert. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
(2000)

March 20: Elections in a Democratic State

 Required Readings: to be announced

Special Assignments:

Berelson, Bernard, Paul Lazarfeld and Mcfee’s Voting: Final Chapter

Berry, Brian J.L., Euel Elliott, Edward J. Harpham, and Heja Kim. Rhythms of American
Politics. University Press of America, 1998.

Burnham, Walter Dean. Critical Elections (selected chapters)

Highton, Benjamin. "Voter Registration and Turnout in the United states." Perspectives
on Politics. Vol. 2 No. 3. (September 2004): 507-15.

Downs, Anthony. An Economic Theory of Democracy

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott, "The Responsible Party Model in House and
Senate Elections." AJPS. Vol. 48. No. 1 (January 2004): 1-12.

Key, V.O. Responsible Electorate (selected chapters)

McDonald, Michel P. and Samuel L. Potkin, "The Myth of the Vanishing Voter." APSR
vol. 95, No. 4. (December 2001): 963-74.

Meffert, Michael F.,Helmut Norpoth, and Anirudh V.S. Ruhil, "Realignment and
Macropartianship." APSR vo.l 95. no.4. (December 2001): 953-62.

Niemi, Richard and Paul Herrnson. "Beyond the Butterfly: The Complexity of U.S.
Ballots." Perspectives on Politics Vol. 1. No. 2 (June 2003): 317-26.

Symposium: Assessments of the 2004 Presidential Vote Forecasts." Vol. XXXVIII. No. 1
(January 2005): 23-40.

Symposium: Forecasting the 2004 Presidential Election." PS. Vol XXXVII. No, 4
(October 2004): 733-68.

Thompson, Dennis F. "Election Time: Normative Implications of Temporal Properties of

the Electoral Process in the United States." APSR. Vol. 98, No. 1 (February 2004): 51-64.

Wlezian, Christopher. "On Forecasting the Presidential Vote." PS. Vol. XXXIV. No. 1
(March 2001): 25-31.

March 27: Special Interests and the Democratic State

Required Readings:

Held: Chapter 4
 Special Assignments:

Dahl., Robert A. Who Governs? New Haven: Yale University Press, 1960.

Gunnell, John G.. "The Real Revolution in Political Science." PS Vol XXXVII. No. 1
(January 2004): 47-50.

Key, V.O. Politics, Parties, and Pressure Groups. 5th edition. New York: Thomas
Crowell, 1942-67.

Lowi, Theodore J.: End of Liberalism 2nd edition (1979)

McConnell, Grant. Private Power and American Democracy. New York, Knopf, 1967.

Olsen, Mancur. Logic of Collective Action

Schattsneider, E.E. The Semi-Sovereign People.

Truman, David. Governmental Process (selected chapters)

Warren, Mark. "What Does Corruption Mean to Democracy?" AJPS Vol. 48, No. 2
(April 2004): 328-43.

April 3: Deliberative Democracy

Required Reading:

Fishkin, Democracy and Deliberation

Additional Readings:

Barber, Benjamin J. Strong Democracy: Participatory Politics for a New Age. Berkeley:
University of California Press, 1984, 2003.

Bohman, James. "Deliberative Toleration." Political Theory. Vol. 31. No. 6 (December
2003): 757-79.

Chambers, Simone. "Deliberative Democratic Theory." Annual review of Political

Science. Vol. 6 (June 2003): 307-26.

Dryzek, John S. "Deliberative Democracy in Divided Societies: Alternatives to Agonism

and Analgesia." Political Theory. Vol. 33. No.2 (April 2005): 218-42.

Fung, Archon. "Deliberation Before the Revolution: Toward an Ethics of Deliberative

Democracy in an Unjust World." Political Theory. Vol. 33, No. 3 (June 2005): 397-419.

Gutmann, Amy and Dennis Thompson, Why Deliberative Democracy?(2004)

Mueller, John. Capitalism, Democracy and Ralph’s Pretty Good Grocery Store (1999)
 Nino, C.S. The Constitution of Deliberative Democracy. New Haven: Yale University
Press, 1996.

Pateman, Carol. Participation and Democratic Theory (1970).

Pateman, Carole.Participation and Democratic Theory

Sanders, Lynn M. "Against Deliberation." Political Theory. Vol. l, 25. No 3 (June 1997):
347-76.

Urbinati, Nadia. "Representation as Advocacy: A Study of Democratic Deliberation."

Political Theory. Vol. 28, No. 6 (December 2000): 758-86.

Warren, Mark. "What Can Democratic Participation Mean Today?" Political Theory.
Vol. 30. No. 5 (October 2002): 677-701.

Warren. Mark E. "What Should We Expect From More Democracy: Radically

Democratic Responses to Politics." Political Theory. Vol. 24, No. 2 (May 1996):241-70.

Suggested Readings:

Center for Deliberative Democracy http://cdd.stanford.edu

April 10: American Democracy and the Culture Wars and Class Presentations I

Required Reading:

Morris P. Fiorina, Culture War: The Myth of a Polarized America

Held; Chapter 9

Additional Reading:

"Culture War in America: Myth or Reality" In The Forum.

www.bepress.com/forum/vol3/iss2/

Abizadeh, Arah. "Does Liberal Democracy Presuppose a Cultural Nation? American

Political Science Review (September 2002): 495-503.

Ansolabehere, Stephen, Jonathan Rodden, and James M. Snyder, Jr. "Purple America."
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (September
2005).www.iq.harvard.edu/NewsEvents/Seminars-WShops/PPBW/ansolabehere.pdf

Fleisher, Richard and Jon R. Bond. 2004. "The Shrinking Middle in the US Congress."
British Journal of Political Science. 34: 429-451.
April 17: Democratic Peace Theory and Class Presentations II

Required Reading:

Held: Chapter 10

Special Assignments:

Crescenzi, Mark J.C. and Andrew J. Enterline. "Ripples from the Waves: A Systemic
Time-Series Analysis of Democracy, Democratization, and Interstate War." Journal of
Peace Research (January 1999): 75-94.

Forum on the Democratic Peace. APSR. Vol. 99. No. 3 (August 2005): 453-72.

Fukayama, Francis. The End of History and the Last Man

Huntington, Samuel P. "Democracy for the Long Haul" Journal of Democracy vol 7 no.
2 April 1996

Ray, James Lee. "Does Democracy Cause Peace?" Annual Review of Political Science 1
(1998): 27-46. www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/ray.htm

Rosato, Sebastian. "The Flawed Logic of Democratic Peace Theory." APSR. Vol. 97, No.
4 (November 2003): 585-602.

April 24: Illiberal Democracy and Class Presentations III

Special Assignments:

Barber, Benjamin R. Jihad vs. McWorld: Terrorim’s Challenge to Democracy. New

York: Ballitine Books, 1995/2001.

Diamond, Larry and Marc F. Plattner, eds. Global Resurgence of Democracy. Baltimore:
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.

Plattner, Marc "Globalization and Self Government." Journal of Democracy. (July 2002).

Plattner, Marc. "From Liberalism to Liberal Democracy." Vol. 10. No. 3 (July 1999):
121-34.

Plattner, Marc. "Liberalism and Democracy: Can’t Have One Without the Other."
Foreign Affairs. (March/April: 1998).

Shattuck, John and J. Brian Alwood, "defending Democracies: Why Democrats Trump
Autocrats." Foreign Affairs. (March/April 1998).
 Zakaria, Fareed. "The Rise of Illiberal Democracy." Foreign Affairs.
(November/December 1997).

Additional Reading:

Benhabib, Seyla. "Borders, Boundaries, and Citizenship." PS Political Science and

Politics. Vol. 38, No. 4 (October 2005): 673-77.

Esquith, Stephen L. "Toward a Democratic Rule of Law." Political Theory. Vol. 27, No.
3 (June 1999): 334-56.

May 1: Second Exam