Democratic Politics-民主政治
教师: 梁家恩
2022/04/11~2022/05/31
6时数/6周次 (报名结束)

概要

This course presents to the student a basic and fundamental assessment of what democracy means. It aims to present to students the multi-faceted dimensions of this complex idea which has come to influence every aspect of our lives. By doing so, the course aims to help students better understand democracy as a living breathing organism and hopefully foster a desire to more involved in the democratic process wherever they hail from.

课程目标

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.

授课教师

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.

课程进度表

单元 1:The Beginnings of Democracy

单元 2:The Athenian Conception of Democracy

单元 3:Magna Carta, Constitutions, and the Divine Right of Kings

单元 4:Locke and Social Contract Theory

单元 5:The Three Waves of Democratization

单元 6:Factors For and Against Democratisation

课程内容

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.

评分标准

Test:5 * 20 = 100%


通过标准


课程及格标准:60分满分:100分

先修科目或先备能力

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。


建议参考书目

”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


其它

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