The Road to Democracy in Portugal, Greece and Spain (in English)

OBJECTIVES. During the second half of the 1970?s, Southern Europe inaugurated the
"third wave of democratization." This course approaches that crucial period of
Portuguese, Greek and Spanish history with a comparative methodology. The course
will analyze the nature of authoritarian regimes, as well as the transition to and
consolidation of democracies.

CLASS FORMAT. Students will come prepared to class, after working with the assigned
pages from the handbook, key questions and other material supplied by the instructor.
There will be two examinations: a midterm (session 12) and a final (session 27).
Students will also work on a 3-4 page research paper (session 26) based on primary
sources and class readings; further information on this paper will be provided in due
course. Prior to that, students will work on a first paper reviewing articles from
academic journals, which serves as an initial approach to the second paper; this paper
is due on session 13.

GRADING. Oral participation is very important, students are expected to contribute
energetically and courteously in class. Attendance is checked daily (Note: after three
unjustified absences, 0.5 points will be taken off the final grade; see UPO policy). The
participation grade will take into account the student?s initiative and creativity during
the different activities scheduled during the course.

The final grade is broken down as follows:

Participation (Classroom) 10%
Midterm & Final Exam 60% (30% each)
Review paper 10%
Research paper 20%

UNIT 1: Course Introduction. Democracy, Democratization, and Consolidation.
UNIT 2: Modern Nondemocratic Regimes. The Implications of Prior Regime Type for
Transition Paths and Consolidation Tasks. Actors and Contexts.
UNIT 3: Southern Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Economy, Society and
Culture.
UNIT 4: Authoritarian regimes in Greece, Portugal and Spain.
UNIT 5: The Third Wave of Democratization. The Third Wave in Southern Europe.
UNIT 6: Case Study 1, Greece
UNIT 7: Case Study 2, Portugal
UNIT 8: Case Study 3, Spain
UNIT 9: International Factors in Political Change.
UNIT 10: Consolidation of Democracy in Southern Europe
UNIT 11: Models of Transition and Model Transitions. Shortcomings and
Accomplishments of Southern European Democratization.

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