UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Department of Political Science
POLI 390
Fall 2010
Wednesdays,, 2:00-5:00
Buchanan D315
Professor Mark Warren
Phone: 604-822-4355
warren@politics.ubc.ca
Office: Buchanan C421
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 1:00-3:00, or by
appointment
HONOURS SEMINAR
This year’s honours seminar will focus on contemporary theories of democracy, democratic
institutions, and democratization—a diverse, expansive, and exciting area of political science
that offers multiple opportunities to combine normatively significant problems with empirical
research. This seminar provides an opportunity to explore many of these connections. In the first
part of the seminar, we will survey contemporary democratic theory from the perspective of the
basic norm of inclusion, using the work of Iris Marion Young. We build on Young with a closer
look at two rapidly developing areas: theories of deliberative democracy (Gutmann and
Thompson, and Jacobs, Cook and Della Carpini) and theories of multicultural democracy
(Benhabib). We then examine an approach to democratic theory that combines empirical
political science with social choice theory (Przeworski), followed by a broad account of
democratization processes (Tilly). We then turn to two areas of creative expansion in democratic
theory and practice: transnational democracy (Bohman) and new democratic institutions (Smith).
We devote the last two weeks of the seminar to the theorizing and research of seminar
participants.
COURSE TEXTS
Iris Marion Young, Democracy and Inclusion (Oxford University Press, and available
though Oxford Scholarship Online)
Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson, Why Deliberative Democracy? (Princeton
University Press)
Lawrence Jacobs, Fay Lomax Cook, and Michael X. Della Carpini, Public Deliberation
and Political Participation in America (Chicago University Press)
Seyla Benhabib, The Claims of Culture (Princeton University Press)
Adam Przeworski, Democracy and the Limits of Self-Government (Cambridge University
Press)
Charles Tilly, Democracy (Cambridge University Press)
Graham Smith, Democratic Innovations (Cambridge University Press)
James Bohman, Democracy Across Borders (MIT University Press)
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1.
Participation and presentations: each member of the seminar must be prepared to
discuss the assigned readings each week. At least three members of the seminar will have
responsibility for presenting summaries of the assigned readings each week. 20% of the final
grade will depend upon preparation, presentations, and participation.
2.
Literature reviews (3): About every three weeks as noted n the syllabus, you will turn in
a literature review of about eight double-spaced pages in length. The reviews should focus on
some portion of the readings for the three weeks concluding with week in which the presentation
is due. You may choose the focus as well as the amount of literature covered. Papers should
begin with a statement of the focus, survey the relevant arguments and/or findings in the
literature, and conclude with a critical assessment (“critical” simply means that you assess the
literature, not that you must find disagreements). Each literature review is worth 12% of your
grade, for a total of 36%.
3.
Research paper: Each member of the seminar must complete a research paper of about
30 pages in length. The paper counts for 40% of your final mark and is due on December 15.
4.
Research topic identification: By the week November 8, each member of the seminar
should have identified a research topic and discussed it with the instructor.
5.
Research paper extended outline: During the last two sessions of the seminar, each
member will present an outline of his/her research project to the seminar. Research ideas and
arguments should be summarized in the form of an extended outline or discursive introduction to
your topic, about six double-spaced pages in length. Copies of which should be distributed to
members three days before the presentation in hard copy or by email. Outlines are required, but
marked Pass/Fail for 4% of your final mark
In accordance with Department of Political Science policy, students are required to
submit their written work to Turnitin. Information on department requirements and policy is
available at: http://www.politics.ubc.ca/index.php?id=3798. In addition, please familiarize
yourself with UBC’s plagiarism policies. If you are uncertain as to what constitutes plagiarism,
you should refer to UBC’s Plagarism Resource Centre at:
http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/plagiarism/
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SCHEDULE AND READINGS
September 7 Introduction
September 14 Democracy and Inclusion
Iris Marion Young, Democracy and Inclusion (Oxford Scholarship Online), Introduction,
chaps. 1-3.
September 21 Democracy and Inclusion
Iris Marion Young, Democracy and Inclusion (Oxford Scholarship Online), chaps. 4-5, 7.
September 28 Deliberative Democracy: Theory
Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompston, Why Deliberative Democracy?, chaps. 1-4.
** First Literature Review due **
October 5
Deliberative Democracy: Evidence
Lawrence Jacobs, Fay Lomax Cook, and Michael X. Della Carpini, Public Deliberation
and Political Participation in America, entire.
October 12
Democracy and Multiculturalism
Seyla Benhabib, The Claims of Culture, chaps. 1-5.
October 19
Democratic Institutions
Adam Przeworski, Democracy and the Limits of Self-Government, chaps. 1-5
** Second Literature Review due **
October 26
Democratic Institutions
Adam Przeworski, Democracy and the Limits of Self-Government, chaps. 6-8.
Charles Tilly, Democracy, chaps. 1-2.
November 2 Comparative Democratization
Charles Tilly, Democracy, chaps. 3-8.
November 9 New Democratic Institutions
Graham Smith, Democratic Innovations, Introduction, chaps. 1-5
** Third Literature Review due **
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November 16 Transnational democracy
James Bohman, Democracy Across Borders, Introduction, chaps. 1-3.
November 23 Research presentations
November 30 Research presentations
December 15 Research paper due
SECONDARY LITERATURE
The secondary literature in the area of democratic theory is now very large. Robert
Dahl’s Democracy and Its Critics and On Democracy provide good general guides to
contemporary issues, especially as they relate to problems of comparative politics. A very good
and relatively broad selection of sources can be found in The Democracy Sourcebook, edited by
Robert Dahl, Ian Shapiro, and José Antonio Cheibub. The journal Constellations is a good
source for innovative essays in democratic theory, especially from Continental perspectives. The
Journal of Democracy focuses on problems of democratization. Simone Chambers, “Deliberative
Democratic Theory,” Annual Review of Political Science (2003), provides a comprehensive
overview of the impact deliberative democratic theory outside of democratic theory proper, as
does Dennis Thompson, “Deliberative Democratic Theory and Empirical Political Science,”
Annual Review of Political Science (2008). The last several years of the Annual Review also
include reviews of the empirical literature related to democratic theory. Below is a list of a few
items related to the course material. However, much of the current literature can now be easily
searched using Google Scholar.
Democracy and Civil Society
Chambers, Simone and Will Kymlicka, eds. Alternative Conceptions of Civil Society.
Cohen, Jean and Andrew Arato, Civil Society and Political Theory
Edwards, Michael. Civil Society.
Hirst, Paul. Associative Democracy
Keane, John. Democracy and Civil Society
Keane, John, Global Civil Society?
Putnam, Robert, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Putnam, Robert, Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy
Rosenblum, Nancy, Membership and Morals: The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America
Seligman, Adam, The Idea of Civil Society
Walzer, Michael, ed., Toward a Global Civil Society
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Warren, Mark E. ed., Democracy and Trust
Warren, Mark E., Democracy and Association
Wright, Eric Olin, ed. Association and Democracy
Deliberative Democracy
Beiner, Ronald, Political Judgment
Bickford, Susan. The Dissonance of Democracy.
Bohman, James, Public Deliberation: Pluralism, Complexity, and Democracy
Calhoun, Craig, ed. Habermas and the Public Sphere
Cohen, Joshua, “Deliberation and Democratic Legitimacy.” In Robert Goodin and Philip Pettit,
eds. Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology.
Dryzek, John, Discursive Democracy
Dryzek, John, Deliberative Democracy and Beyond
Elster, Jon, ed. Deliberative Democracy
Fishkin, James, Deliberative Democracy
Gastil, John, and Peter Levine, eds., The Deliberative Democracy Handbook: Strategies for
Effective Civic Engagement in the Twenty-First Century
Gutmann, Amy and Dennis Thompson, Democracy and Disagreement
Habermas, Jürgen, Between Facts and Norms
Habermas, Jürgen, Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action
Habermas, Jürgen, The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
Habermas, Jürgen, The Theory of Communicative Action
Richardson, Henry, Democratic Autonomy: Public Reasoning about the Ends of Policy
Smith, Graham, Deliberative Democracy and the Environment
Yankelovich, Daniel, Coming to Public Judgment
Participatory and Progressive Democracy:
Barber, Benjamin, Strong Democracy
Barber, Benjamin, The Conquest of Politics: Liberal Philosophy in Democratic Times
Beiner, Ronald, What's Wrong with Liberalism?
Benhabib, Seyla, Situating the Self
Connolly, William, Identity/Difference: Democratic Negotiations of Political Paradox
Dryzek, John, Democracy in Capitalist Times
Forester, John, Planning in the Face of Power
Gould, Carol, Rethinking Democracy
Laclau, Ernesto and Chantel Mouffe, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
Macpherson, C. B., The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy
Mansbridge, Jane, Beyond Adversary Democracy
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Mouffe, Chantel, ed., Dimensions of Radical Democracy
Pateman, Carole, Participation and Democratic Theory
Democracy and Pluralism/Identity politics
Benhabib, Seyla, ed., Democracy and Difference.
Connolly, William, The Ethos of Pluralism
Monique Deveaux, Gender and Justice in Multicultural Liberal States
Gutmann, Amy, Identity in Democracy
Habermas, Jürgen, The Inclusion of the Other
Kymlicka, Will. Multicultural Citizenship
Phillips, Anne, The Politics of Presence
Phillips, Anne, Engendering Democracy
Shapiro, Ian, Democracy’s Place
Song, Sarah., Justice, Gender, and the Politics of Multiculturalism
Tamir, Yael, Liberal Nationalism
Walzer, Michael, On Toleration
Walzer, Michael, Spheres of Justice
Williams, Melissa, Voice, Trust, and Memory
Young, Iris Marion, Justice and the Politics of Difference
Democracy, Complexity, and Globalization
Beck, Ulrich, Risk Society
Beck, Ulrich, The Reinvention of Politics
Dryzek, John, Discursive Democracy
Habermas, Jürgen, The Postnational Constellation
Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, Multitude.
Held, David, Democracy and the Global Order
Held, David, and Anthony McGrew, The Global Transformations Reader
Luhmann, Niklas, Differentiation and Society
Luhmann, Niklas, Political Theory in the Welfare State
Offe, Claus, Modernity and the State
Zolo, Danilo, Democracy and Complexity
Democratic Theory and Constitutionalism/Institutional Design
Elster, Jon, and Rune Slagstad, Constitutionalism and Democracy
Manin, Bernard, The Principles of Representative Government
Niño, Carlos Santiago, The Constitution of Deliberative Democracy
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Preuss, Ulrich, Constitutional Revolution
Przeworski, Adam, and Susan Stokes, eds., Democracy, Accountability, and Representation
Sunstein, Cass, Designing Democracy: What Constitutions Do
Democratic Theory and Political Representation
Ankersmit, Frank. 2002. Political Representation. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
Brown, Mark B. 2006. “Citizen Panels and the Concept of Representation.” Journal of Political
Philosophy. 14:203-25.
Dovi, Suzanne. 2007. The Good Representative. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
Goodin, Robert. 2003. “Democratic Accountability: The Third Sector and All.” Working Paper
no. 19. Cambridge: MA: The Hauser Center, Harvard University.
Grant, Ruth, and Robert Keohane. 2005. “Accountability and Abuses of Power in World
Politics.” American Political Science Review: 99: 1, 29-43.
Manin, Bernard. 1997. The Principles of Representative Government, CUP, 1997
Mansbridge, Jane. 1999. “Should Blacks Represent Blacks and Women Represent Women? A
Contingent ‘Yes’?” Journal of Politics 61: 628-657.
Mansbridge, Jane. 2003. “Rethinking Representation.” American Political Science Review 97:
515-528.
Philips, Anne. 1995. The Politics of Presence. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Pitkin, Hanna. 1967, The Concept of Representation. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Plotke, David. 1997. “Representation is Democracy.” Constellations 4:1, 19-34.
Pogge, Thomas. 2002. “Self-constituting Constituencies to Enhance freedom, Equality and
Participation in Democratic Procedures.” Theoria: 26-54.
Rehfeld, Andrew. 2005. The Concept of Constituency: Political Representation, Democratic
Legitimacy and Institutional Design Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Urbinati, Nadia. 2006. Representative Democracy: Principles and Genealogy. Chicago:
University Chicago Press.
Urbinati, Nadia, and Mark E. Warren. “The Concept of Representation in Contemporary
Democratic Theory.” Annual Review of Political Science 11 (2008): 387-412.
Warren, Mark E. 2007, “Citizen Representatives.” In Designing Deliberative Democracy: The
British Columbia Citizens’ Assembly. Edited by Mark E. Warren and Hilary Pearse.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Williams, Melissa S. 1998. Voice, Trust, and Memory: Marginalized Groups and the Failings of
Liberal Representation. Princeton: Princeton University Press.