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A short note on the process of legalizing Brexit and the people vs. the judiciary. Best used as a study tool alongside lecture notes.
Article 1 - Case Study Brexit
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A short note on the process of legalizing Brexit and the people vs. the judiciary. Best used as a study tool alongside lecture notes.
Seminar 2 - Bureaucratic Branch - America vs. Europe
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In the US, we take it for granted that there are 3 branches of government... but not everyone thinks the same way. In Seminar 2, we discuss the possibility of a fourth branch of government, and what implications that would have for modern democracies.
Seminar 2 - Bureaucratic Branch - America vs. Europe
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In the US, we take it for granted that there are 3 branches of government... but not everyone thinks the same way. In Seminar 2, we discuss the possibility of a fourth branch of government, and what implications that would have for modern democracies.
In seminar 1, we discuss the 5 criteria for a pure democracy, and how well those criteria fit into the three broad categories of 'advocacy', 'representative', and 'direct' democracy.
Seminar 1 - Democracy as a Political Ideology
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In seminar 1, we discuss the 5 criteria for a pure democracy, and how well those criteria fit into the three broad categories of 'advocacy', 'representative', and 'direct' democracy.
Lecture 3 - Constitutional History (Case Study France)
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• 2017
In lecture 3, we can see the theory of democratic constitutionalism in practice, in one of the most unique democracies in the world: France (with a semi-Presidential-Parliamentarian model). But France hasn't always been this way (had 18 constitutions!), and it's important to consider its history when analyzing its modern political landscape.
Lecture 3 - Constitutional History (Case Study France)
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In lecture 3, we can see the theory of democratic constitutionalism in practice, in one of the most unique democracies in the world: France (with a semi-Presidential-Parliamentarian model). But France hasn't always been this way (had 18 constitutions!), and it's important to consider its history when analyzing its modern political landscape.
Lecture 2 - Democratic Theory - Separation of Powers
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In lecture 2, we discuss various viewpoints of the key democratic principle of separation of powers (according to Montesquieu, no separation of powers is equal to an authoritarian regime!). 

Lecture 2 - Democratic Theory - Separation of Powers
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In lecture 2, we discuss various viewpoints of the key democratic principle of separation of powers (according to Montesquieu, no separation of powers is equal to an authoritarian regime!). 

A look into the theory and definition of democracy amidst its various forms: representative, direct, and deliberative, and the subdivisions that follow.
Lecture 1 - Defining Democracy
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A look into the theory and definition of democracy amidst its various forms: representative, direct, and deliberative, and the subdivisions that follow.
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