Class Compared Contemporary Politics

Deepen and develop knowledge about forms of government and the organization of current political regimes and how they react in different ways to the challenges and transformations of the contemporary world (globalization, media coverage, deindustrialization, rise of populism, decline of trust in institutions, etc.). Training for a comparative, critical and creative analysis of contemporary policies.

1. Origins of democracy.
2. The decay of democracy in today's world.
4. Democracy in times of globalization.
5. Political regimes and democratization.
6. The economy as a political determinant.
7. Social policies and the Welfare State.
8. Lusophone systems in comparative perspective.

This cycle of studies seeks to develop the ability of master's students to carry out innovative research that makes a contribution to the scientific area. Thus, knowledge of this curricular unit, critical thinking and ability to work independently are deepened.

ArendLijphart, (2012)Patterns of Democracy, Government Forms and Performance In Thirty-Six Countries, New Haven: Yale University Press

Ben Ansell, David Samuels, (2010) Inequality and Democratization: A Contractarian Approach. Comparative PoliticalStudies, 43 (12), USA: Sage

Dan Slater, (2013)Democratic careening, World Politics, 65, 2013, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Sanches, EdalinaRodrigues , (2018), Party Systems in Young Democracies: Varieties of institutionalization in Sub-Saharan Africa, Routledge

Giovanni Cappocia, (2005), Defending Democracy: Reactions to extremism in Interwar Europe, Baltimore: Johns HopkinsUniversity Press.

Costa Lobo, Marina e Amorim Neto,Octavio (eds), (2009),O Semi-Presidencialismo em Países de Língua Portuguesa, Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.

Bermeo, N. (2016). On Democratic Backsliding. Journal of Democracy 27(1), 5-19. doi:10.1353/jod.2016.0012.

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