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HU Credits:
0
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Public Policy
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Gayil Talshir
Coordinator Office Hours:
mon 2-3
Teaching Staff:
Course/Module description:
course dealing with the rise and fall of modern democracy through case studies and a history of political thought
Course/Module aims:
contextual understanding of the democratic project
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
understand analyze and improve democracy
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
discussions and lectures
Course/Module Content:
social contract
US constitution
nationalism
multiculturalism
civic society
future of democracy
Required Reading:
Downs, Lipset and Rokkan, Hobbes Locke Rousseau, Rawls, Mair, Dalton, Gelner, Weber, Fraser
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 80 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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