Course Detail: DEMOCRACIES - How Democracies Die

Aristotle wrote that of the six forms of government during his life, democracy was without question the worst. He questioned the relationship of economics and democracy, the stability of democracy and the predilection of democracy and income inequality. Of the forms of governance, democracy dies differently. In some parts of the world, non-violent social reform is the catalyst of the death of democracy. In others, military coups bring the demise. In yet other nations, economic inequality has brought violent revolution and change. This course will conduct an "autopsy" of various democracies which have met their death. What can these lessons teach us about our future? At some point as a government, we too shall die. Class led by Jim Johnson.

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