Course Presentation. Organization of groups and distribution of texts to be presented in class.

Majoritarian and Consensual Models of Democracy

Readings:

Lijphart, A. (2012), Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries, Yale, Yale University Press (chaps. 2 & 3; pp. 9-45).

Models of Democracy and Political Institutions: Systems of Government

Readings:

Lijphart, A. (2012), Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries, Yale, Yale University Press (chap. 7; pp. 105-129).

Texts for Presentation and commentary:

Elgie, R. (2007) Varieties of semi-presidentialism and their impact on nascent democracies. Taiwan Journal of Democracy, 3 (2). pp. 53-71

Linz, J. J. (1990a), The perils of presidentialism. Journal of Democracy, 1(1), 51-69.

Linz, J. J. (1990b), The virtues of parliamentarism. Journal of Democracy, 1(4), 84-91.

Models of Democracy and Political Institutions: Elections and Electoral Systems

Readings:

Lijphart, A. (2012), Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries, Yale, Yale University Press (chap. 8; pp. 130-157).

Texts for presentation and commentary:

Arter, D. (2006), Democracy in Scandinavia: Consensual, Majoritarian or Mixed?, Manchester, Manchester University Press (chap. 2; pp. 26-45).

Horowitz, D. L. (2003), Electoral systems: A primer for decision-makers. Journal of Democracy, 14(4), 115-127.

Models of Democracy and Political Institutions: Parties and Party Systems

Readings:

Lijphart, A. (2012), Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries, Yale, Yale University Press (chap. 5; pp. 60-78)

Texts for presentation and commentary:

Arter, D. (2006), Democracy in Scandinavia: Consensual, Majoritarian or Mixed?, Manchester, Manchester University Press (chap. 3, pp. 46-63).

Bartolini, S., Chiaramonte, A., e D'Alimonte, R. (2004), The Italian party system between parties and coalitions. West European Politics, 27(1), 1-19.

Models of Democracy and Political Institutions: Governments and Parliaments. Federalism and Decentralization

Readings:

Lijphart, A. (2012), Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries, Yale, Yale University Press (chaps. 6, pp. 79-104; 10 and 11, pp. 174-203).

Bonus Topic: Media Systems. Midterm Test

Readings:

Hallin, D. C., & Mancini, P. (2004). Comparing Media Systems: Three Models of Media and Politics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (chaps. 2 and 4).

Models of Democracy and Types of Society: Southern Europe

Readings:

Bruneau, T. C., et al (2001), "Democracy, southern European style", in P. Nikiforos Diamandouros e Richard Gunther (orgs.), Parties, Politics, and Democracy in New Southern Europe, Baltimore, The John Hopkin University Press, pp. 16-45.

Texts for presentation and commentary:

Almond, G., Dalton, R., Powell, G.B., e Strom, K. (orgs.) (2006), European Politics Today, New York, Pearson / Longman (chap. 8, pp. 246-285, except for pages 266-272).

Magalhães, P. (2011), "Elections, parties and policy-making institutions in Democratic Portugal", in A. C. Pinto (org.), Contemporary Portugal, 2nd Edition, Boulder, CUP, pp. 225-247.

Models of Democracy and Types of Society: Central and Eastern Europe

Readings:

White, S., Batt, J., e Lewis, P.G. (orgs) (2003), Developments in Central and East European Politics, London, Palgrave/Macmillan. (chaps. 7-10; pp. pp.115-189).

Texts for Presentation and Commentary:

Curry, J. (2018) Poland: THE POLITICS OF "GOD'S PLAYGROUND". In Sharon L. Wolchik, Jane L. Curry (eds.) Central and East European Politics: From Communism to Democracy, 4th Edition. London: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Argentieri, F. (2018) Hungary: PATHBREAKER OF POPULIST NATIONALISM. In Sharon L. Wolchik, Jane L. Curry (eds.) Central and East European Politics: From Communism to Democracy, 4th Edition. London: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Quality of Democracy: Wrapping Up debate. 

(Guest Lecturer Pedro Pinheiro, University of Minho)