The course encompasses 5 weeks with approximately 25 hours of active learning. It will have video lectures, self-studied case studies and readings, peer-to-peer learning through discussions and webinars as well as knowledge checks with quizzes, all aimed at developing and reinforcing personal critical reflection. It will focus on examples and current debates from different countries in the world within Eurasia, the Arab World, Latin America,Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia – all regions in which Global Campus Regional Programmes operate.

Module 1 - Transitology and waves of democratisation

• 1

  Week 1

  Transition and democratic institution building

  
  Anja Mihr
  Wolfgang Merkel
  Mozn Hassan

• 2

  Week 2

  Waves of democratisation

  
  Anja Mihr
  Leonardo Morlino
  Arusyak Aleksanyan

Module 2 - Modes of Governance and Regime Consolidation

• 3

  Week 3

  Modes of governance

  
  Anja Mihr
  Wolfgang Merkel
  Damir Kapidžić

Module 3 - Backsliding of Democracy and Restoring Deficits

• 4

  Week 4

  (De-)Consolidation and transformation of democratic institutions

  
  Anja Mihr
  Jacqueline Moudeina
  Leonardo Morlino
  Pippa Norris

• 5

  Week 5

  Backsliding of democracy

  
  Anja Mihr
  Pippa Norris
  Thomas Millar