The students

• learn to think and discuss philosophically
• can make references to current developments in democratic systems
• know selected theories of democracy from antiquity to the present day

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The following topics/contents will be covered in the course:

• The need for reform and new approaches
• Selected theories
• Forms of democracies
• Quality indices of democracies
• History and characteristics of democracies

Bacher, J./Grausgruber, A. et al. (2019): Sozialstruktur und Wertewandel in Österreich. Trends 1986-2016. Heidelberg: Springer VS.
Breit, G./Massing, P. (2017): Demokratietheorien. Schwalbach am Taunus: Wochenschau Verlag.
Marschall, S. (2013): Demokratie. Stuttgart: UTB.
Niedermaier, H. (2017): Wozu Demokratie. Politische Philosophie im Spiegel ihrer Zeit. Stuttgart: UTB.
Polak, R. (2011): Zukunft. Werte. Europa: Die Europäische Wertestudie 1990-2010: Österreich im Vergleich. Wien: Böhlau
Schmidt, M. (2019): Demokratietheorien. Eine Einführung. Heidelberg: Springer VS.

Interactive technical and application-oriented lecture and discussion, group work

Cumulative module examination
The module grade is calculated weighted by the ECTS credits of the individual courses (ILV - integrated lecture) of the module and results as follows:
ILV "Theories of Democracy & Models of Democracy" - 3 ECTS

• Assessment type: Continuous assessment
• Assessment method/s: Participation in class, written final examination