Fri, Feb 24

Ch. 8, Developed Democracies

Discussion

  1. If you were tasked with turning a nondemocratic country into a democracracy, how would you do it? Why?
  2. What are the key benefits of living in a developed democracy? Which of these do you value most? Why?
  3. Is integration a good or a bad thing? Why? Support your answer with (actual or hypothetical) examples.
  4. Is devolution a good or a bad thing? Why? Support your answer with (actual or hypothetical) examples.
  5. How should democratic societies best address changing societal and economic institutions? Be specific.
  6. Answer the box title and individual questions for the Institutions in Action or Questions & Methods box.
  7. Connect this chapter to Chapter 5 (Democratic Regimes) in two or three different ways. Be specific.
  8. Cite the most useful thing(s) you learned from this chapter and, for each, explain what makes it so.
  9. Locate something you find interesting on the European Union website and connect it to this chapter.
  10. Locate something you find interesting in Freedom in the World 2022 and connect it to this chapter.

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