Introducing students to the basic concepts of democratic politics. This course will present both theoretical and practical perspectives. At the end of the course, it is hoped that the critical and analytical skills of the students will be further strengthened.
梁家恩 老師
Dr. Kar-Yen Leong specializes in Southeast Asian politics with interests in democratic theory, political theory as well as historical and cultural studies. Educated in both the east and the west, he has likes to think in ‘universal’ ways.
Unit 1:The Beginnings of Democracy
Unit 2:The Athenian Conception of Democracy
Unit 3:Magna Carta, Constitutions, and the Divine Right of Kings
Unit 4:Locke and Social Contract Theory
Unit 5:The Three Waves of Democratization
Unit 6:Factors For and Against Democratisation
This course takes a historical look at the development of democracy from Greek times through to contemporary times. It will also feature key thinkers behind the larger field of democratic politics.
Test：5 * 20 = 100%
本課程無須背景知識，適合所有對民主、政智相關議題有興趣的學習者修習。
”On Democracy” by Robert Dahl 1998
“Second Treatise on Government” John Locke
Democracy’s Third Wave by Samuel P. Huntington in Journal of Democracy Spring 1991
本課程證書費用：500元
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