Politics (Post-Midterm)

Democracy as Global Norm

Democracy in North Korea (Case Study)

Requirements for Free and Fair Elections (10)

Athenian Democracy

Consociationalism model

Majority Model

Median Mandate Model

Working Mandate Model

Plurality System (USA)

Duverger's Law

First Past the Post voting (FPP)

Problems with FPP

District Manipulation (4)

Gerrymandering

Russell Brand on Democracy in UK

Majority System

Alternative Voting

Donkey Voting

Proportional Representation

Disadvantages of Proportional Representation (5)

Mixed Systems

Mixed Member Majoritarian

Mixed Member Proportional

Problems with MMM and MMP (4)

3 Types of Political Culture

Social Capital (Putnam)

Bowling Alone

Reasons for Declining Group Participation (6)

Criticism of Bowling Alone (4)

Culture and Rational Choice

Demands of Identity Politics (3)

Microaggression in Identity Politics

Criticism of Identity Politics (5)

Ultranationalist Identity Politics

Identity Politics (basics)

Commodification of Labour

Welfare

Welfare State

History of British Welfare

Conservative Origins of Welfare

Retrenchment of the Welfare States

The Third Way

Measuring Social Spending

Residual Welfare State

Institutional Welfare State

Stratification

Liberal World of Welfare Capitalism

Conservative World of Welfare Capitalism

Social-Democratic World of Welfare Capitalism

What is Legitimacy Not? (3 things)

Max Weber on Legitimacy

Bruce Gilley on Legitimacy

Public Choices Requiring Legitimacy (2)

Objectivist Approach to Legitimacy

Subjectivist Approach to Legitimacy

Thick Legitimacy

Thin Legitimacy

3 Types of Legitimacy (Weber)

Gilley's 3 Bases of Legitimacy

Legitimacy of Stalinism

4 Driving Forces of European Integration

European Integration Process (5)

Supranationalism/Federalism

Neofunctionalism

Intergovernmentalism

Multi-level Governance

European Council

Council of Ministers

Qualified Majority Voting (QMV)

European Parliament

Tasks of European Parliament (4)

European Commission

Institutions of the EU (8)

Institution Triangle of Brussels

Hard Euroskepticism

Soft Euroskepticism

Left-Wing Euroskepticism

Right-Wing Euroskepticism

Permissive Consensus vs. Constraining Dissensus

"Hacktivism"

Cyber Utopianism

Arab Spring & Social Media

Social Media Effected Regime Change (3 reasons)

Negative Effects of Social Media on Democratization (3)

"Slacktivism"