Democratic Governance

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1 DPI~403 Overview Democratic Governance - Pippa Norris Fall 2010

2 Structure 1. Aims and objectives 2. Class structure and schedule 3. Readings and resources 4. Assignments 5. Career opportunities 6. Bio & further resources

3 1. Aims and objectives Policy advocacy, analysis, implementation and evaluation Understand the major policy options, indicators, agencies, and strategic approaches for strengthening democratic governance Develop tools and skills Learn analytical methods, skills, and techniques Gain familiarity with quantitative and qualitative evidence Sharpen professional presentation and communication skills Broaden international knowledge Global comparison of states in the post-industrial, post- Communist, and developing worlds Understand conditions leading towards democratic governance in diverse contexts and cultures

4 2. Class structure (p5) 1.Advocacy: Why democratic governance matters 2. Analytics: Needs analysis and indicators 3. Policy options: Compare possible strategies

5 Class Date Topic Due dates (i) Part I: Introduction, overview and advocacy 1 Wed 1 Sept Introduction: Roadmap of the course Mon 6 th Sept No class: Labor day 2 Wed 8 Sept Analytical framework explaining democratization 3 Mon 13 Sept Applying the framework: Why are there no Arab democracies? 4 Wed 15 Sept Impact of democratic governance on economic growth and social welfare 5 Mon 20 Sept Impact of democratic governance upon peace and conflict Part II: Analytics: Diagnostics, benchmarks and indicators 6 Wed 22 Sept Overview: Alternative concepts of democratic governance 7 Mon 28 Sept Introduction to using the QoG and shared class datasets 8 Wed 29 Sept Measuring democracy: Freedom House and Polity IV 9 Mon 4 Oct Measuring governance: WBI Kaufmann Kraay 10 Wed 6 Oct Utilizing the shared CS TS class datasets (Applied Lab session #1)* Mon 11 th Oct No class: Columbus day 11 Wed 13 Oct Survey indicators and democratic audits: WVS 12 Mon 18 Oct Utilizing the shared CS TS class datasets (Applied Lab session #2)* Part III: Options: reform strategies and agencies 13 Wed 20 Oct The role of the UN, regional organizations and bilateral donors #1 14 Mon 25 Oct Constitution building in peace building processes: International IDEA 15 Wed 27 Oct CASE STUDY GROUP PRESENTATION A 16 Mon 1 Nov Elections: ACE/International IDEA 17 Wed 3 Nov Elections: ACE/International IDEA 18 Mon 8 Nov CASE STUDY GROUP PRESENTATION B 19 Wed 10 Nov Parliaments, parties, and women s empowerment: the Inter parliamentary Union 20 Mon 15 Nov Public administration reform, local governance, and anti corruption:transparency International 21 Wed 17 Nov CASE STUDY GROUP PRESENTATION C 22 Mon 22 Nov Civil society, social capital and the news media: Committee to Protect Journalists and the Open Society Institute 23 Wed 24 Nov Human rights, justice, and rule of law: Amnesty International 24 Mon 29 Nov CASE STUDY GROUP PRESENTATION D 25 Wed 1 Dec Conclusion & wrap up #2

6 3. Readings and resources Required readings Book Christian Haerpfer et al Democratization Oxford UP 2009 Pippa Norris Driving Democracy 2008 CUP Online articles DOI addresses Recommended supplementary readings Reports and assignments QoG and class datasets Lab sessions

7 Class homepage

8 4. Assignments Report 1 (30%) Needs diagnostics/analytics overview Report 2 (30%) Policy analysis paper on ONE topic Report 3 (30%) Class participation (10%) Regional case study presentation in workgroups Discussion, presentations, and short inclass exercises

9 5. Potential Careers International and regional organizations UN: World Bank, UNDP, IMF, DPA, UN-Desa, UNHCR, European Union, AU, OAS National government /bilateral agencies: Foreign affairs/development ministry Eg US State Dept, USAid, NED, UK DFID, Norad, Cida Foundations, NGOs, think tanks: Eg International IDEA, CIVICUS, IFES, IPU, Amnesty International, CPJ, Freedom House, TI, Soros Foundation, Ford Foundation, The Asia Foundation Private sector: Risk assessment, Media/journalism Cisco, Microsoft, Sun

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11 6. Bio & resources

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