Chapter 6 Learning Objectives and Key Concepts

Chapter 6

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how political scientists think about democratic regimes, including differences between representative and direct forms of democracy as well as procedural/minimal and substantive definitions of the same.
  • Understand the diversity of views about what democracy is and how it is measured.
  • Learn the major theories that try to explain patterns of democratization and democratic consolidation.

Key Concepts

  • Democracy and Democratic Regimes
  • Procedural (Minimal) Definitions of Democracy
  • Substantive Definitions of Democracy
  • Regime Change and Democratization
  • Types of Democracy
  • Representative Democracy
  • Direct Democracy
  • Types of Democratization
  • Democratic Transitions
  • Democratic Consolidation
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