Democratization Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This summary contains notes from all the lectures the University of Amsterdam gave for its Democracies, Autocracies and Transitions course (FY). Description given by the University of Amsterdam: In the first part of the course we discuss theories and empirical research on the emergence, stability and performance of democratic regimes, and we discuss different types of democratic systems. What are recent trends and is there a crisis of representative democracy? In what ways has the ability of ...

Full course in-depth notes. The file contains notes for ALL classess as well as summaries for all assigned readings + a final table summarizing the key takeaways from each reading to make it easier to prepare for the exam.

C121 Explain how the Second Party System contributed to the increased democratization of A C121 Explain how the Second Party System contributed to the increased democratization of American politics.  The Second Party System and Democratization of American Politics The Second Party System, which emerged in the United States during the early 19th century, played a significant role in the democratization of American politics. This period, which lasted from the 1820s to the 1850s, was characteri...

Democracies, autocracies and Transitions full course notes: every lecture in-depth for final exam prep. All of the material from the presentations is present, as well as anything added during the classes. Integrated with material from the readings. Final grade: 7.9

Summary of Comparative Politics: Democratization (Political Science, Radboud University) in 2021-2022. The summary contains all lectures and literature. Samenvatting van Comparative Politics: Democratization (Politicologie, Radboud Universiteit) in 2021-2022. Hierin worden alle hoorcolleges en de voorgeschreven literatuur behandeld.

In order to be part of the UN you must be considered a - Answer-State United nations uses what type of system - Answer-democratic system - each state gets a vote Democracy developed with - Answer-the nation-state system which expanded, as did democracy Post- Cold war predictions - Answer-- Realists are uncomfortable w/ the end of the cold war: ended bi-polarity that predicted conflict - Liberals believed everything was interconnected; peace through international efforts of cooperation Meir...

INS3003 EXAM 2 (FSU) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+ In order to be part of the UN you must be considered a State United nations uses what type of system democratic system - each state gets a vote Democracy developed with the nation-state system which expanded, as did democracy Post- Cold war predictions - Realists are uncomfortable w/ the end of the cold war: ended bi- polarity that predicted conflict - Liberals believed everything was interconnected; peace through internation...

C212 A. Explain the reasons for the rise of partisan politics in the Early Republic (i.e., C212 A. Explain the reasons for the rise of partisan politics in the Early Republic (i.e., major conflicts and concerns, development of the First Party System).    B. Discuss the development of the Second Party System by doing the following:  1. Compare the platforms of the Whig and Democratic parties.    Note: You may include both similarities and differences of the two parties.    2. Descr...

C121 B. Discuss the development of the Second Party System (suggested length of 2“3 paragr C121 B. Discuss the development of the Second Party System (suggested length of 2“3 paragraphs) by doing the following:  1. Compare the platforms of the Whig and Democratic parties.    Note: You may include both similarities and differences of the two parties.    2. Describe the leaders and constituents that defined each party.  3. Explain how the Second Party System contributed to increas...

GVPT 200 Final Exam (2023/2024) Already Passed Democratic Peace theory which posits that democracies are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies Dyadic the idea that democracies are less likely to fight each other, they are peaceful with each other Monadic the idea that democracies are less likely to fight any state; they are more pacific generally Absolute (dyadic) argue that democracies have never fought (one another) Probabilistic/Relative (dyadic) most simp...

States as unitary actors correct answers (Realism) All states are similar and have the same goals (self-interested in preserving nation) Security Dilemma correct answers A situation in which defensive actions by one state threaten other states Democratization Theory of War correct answers (Liberalism) States are less likely to get into war if they are democracies. If they get into wars, democracies will fight extremely hard to win (more popular = higher chance of re-election and wars are u...