Course readings

Topic 1 – Introduction

Topic 1 – Introduction 18 November 2024 Section overviewWith global warming exacerbating crises in food security, economic stability, and sustainable...

Topic 2 – What is democracy?

Topic 2 – What is democracy? 18 November 2024 Section overview This section explores the evolving concept of democracy, addressing its origins...

Topic 3 – Democracy or republic?

Topic 3 – Democracy or republic? 18 November 2024 Section overviewThis section explores the evolving concept of democracy, addressing its origins...

Topic 4 – Interlude I: Democracy and Jazz

Topic 4 – Interlude I: Democracy and Jazz 18 November 2024 Section overviewThis chapter draws an analogy between democratic practice and the spirit of...

Topic 5 – Interlude II: Epistemological and methodological challenges

Topic 5 – Interlude II: Epistemological and methodological challenges 18 November 2024 Section overviewThis section critiques conventional approaches to...

Topic 6 – Democracy, state and citizenship

Topic 6 – Democracy, state and citizenship 18 November 2024 Section overviewThis chapter examines the evolving concepts of democracy and citizenship...

Topic 7 – Interlude III: Sous les Pavés, la Plage!

Topic 7 – Interlude III: Sous les Pavés, la Plage! 18 November 2024 Section overviewThis chapter investigates the emergence of new forms of citizenship...

Topic 8 – The paradoxes of democratisation

Topic 8 – The paradoxes of democratisation 18 November 2024 Section overviewThis section critically examines the process of democratisation in Slovenia...

Topic 9 – Brave new World: Digitalization and the future of democracy

Topic 9 – Brave new World: Digitalization and the future of democracy 18 November 2024 Section overviewThis section explores the transformative effects of...

Topic 10 – Democracy in the end times: Care as politics

Topic 10 – Democracy in the end times: Care as politics 18 November 2024 Section overviewThis section explores the deep connections between climate...