Crisis of Democracy

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This course will examine how to make diverse democracies work. We will address such issues as whether democracies find it easier or harder than other political systems to manage diversity; the circumstances under which members of ethnic and religious groups come into conflict; and the kinds of institutional reforms that developed democracies need in seeking to avert conflict, and live up to the goal of granting equality to all of their citizens. The class will address these issues at both the international and domestic levels, particularly in the United States, and explore what policies and laws the state should adopt to counter discrimination and social inequality.