GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

“GOVT 510: Introduction to the Study of Civil Society and Democracy” – recently taught Spring 2006
Marc Morjé Howard

“This graduate seminar is the gateway course for the Democracy and the Third Sector concentration within the Government Ph.D. program. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to a variety of topics, theories, and approaches related to the study of civil society and democracy. The course will not focus on any one particular world region; rather, we will cover themes that can be applied to a variety of different countries and regions-including the United States-as well as to the fields of political theory and international relations.”

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“GOVT 720: Democracy and Democratization” – recently taught Fall 2005
Marc Morjé Howard

“This graduate seminar addresses the main topics and readings on democracy and democratization within the field of comparative politics. Although I presume that many students have a particular geographic focus in their own research, the course is intentionally organized along substantive lines, rather than by country or region. This will allow us to maintain a common ground for discussion and debate throughout the semester. Within this broad structure, however, we will be covering a wide variety of democratic and democratizing countries, and the discussion should not shy away from specific examples. In fact, it is expected that students will become familiar with, and knowledgeable about, an array of different regions around the world. The more important objective of the course, however, is to familiarize students with the central topics, arguments, and scholars in the literature on democracy and democratization.

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