TUESDAY (9/25)
IN CLASS:
Social Capital and Democracy.
(Lawson and Rodden)
THURSDAY (9/27)
IN CLASS:
Critiques of Cultural Arguments.
(Lawson and Rodden)
READINGS FOR WEEK 4
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Nicolo Machiavalli, The Discourses, Book 1, Chapters 16-17,
in Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa, eds., The Portable Machiavelli:
218-224.
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Robert Dahl, Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition: 129-140.
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Robert Putnam, Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions and Modern
Italy, selections TBA.
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Critique of Putnam, TBA.
Weblinks:
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Top:(left) Map of Italy, (right) Nicolo Machiavelli
Bottom: A View of Venice
Above: A panoramic view of Naples.
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