Democracy and Its Alternatives

Democracy and Its Alternatives « Series from 2023

Series from 2023

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Genres: Documentary

Political science, history, and current affairs rolled into one, this course investigates democratic government in theory and practice.

Explore democracy from all available angles with a robust toolbox of political philosophy, world history, international relations, individual case studies, and carefully constructed thought experiments.

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Is Democracy Built to Last?

Politics and Personal Sacrifice

Government and the Invention of Law

The Rise of the Modern State

States, Nations, and Nationalism

Why Care about Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau?

Who Gets to Vote?

Voters and the Dangers of Too Much Democracy

Should Presidents or Parliaments Lead?

The Vote Counter Decides Everything

Do Political Parties Help or Hurt?

The Problems with Federalism

Are Courts and Constitutions Democratic?

The Controversial Politics of Central Banks

Who Backs Authoritarians?

The Dictator’s Playbook

When States Fail, What Comes Next?

Partition, Peacekeeping, and Human Crisis

What Really Causes Wealth and Poverty?

The Global Fault Lines of Trade

Is the European Union a Success or Failure?

When the Balance of Power Breaks Down

Why It’s So Hard to Work Together

Gridlock and Democracy