Syllabus/achievement requirements (STV4347B - Spring (2012 )
Syllabus/achievement requirements
(All texts on the list of compulsory readings except for the two anthologies will be made available electronically or in a compendium.)
Harriss, J., Stokke, K. and T?rnquist, O. (Eds.) (2004), Politicising Democracy. The New Local Politics of Democratisation. Houndmills: Palgrave. Selected chapters:
? Harriss, J., Stokke, K. and T?rnquist O.(2004): "Introduction: The New Local Politics of Democratisation". (26 pages)
? Sidel, J.: "Bossism and Democracy in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia: Towards an Alternative Framework for the Study of ‘Local Strongmen’". (23 pages)
? Tharakan, P.K.M. (2004): "Historical Hurdles in the Course of the People’s Planning Campaign in Kerala, India". (21 pages)
? Rocamora, J. (2004): "More than Difficult, Short of Impossible: Party Building and Local Governance in the Philippines". (22 pages)
? Beckman, B. (2004): "Trade Unions, Institutional Reform and Democracy: Nigerian Experiences with South African and Ugandan Comparisons". (30 pages)
? T?rnquist, O. (2004): "The Political Deficit of Substantial Democratisation". (23 pages)
T?rnquist, O., Webster, N. and Stokke, K. (Eds.)(2009). Rethinking Popular Representation. Houndmills: Palgrave. Selected chapters:
? T?rnquist, O. (2009): "The problem is representation! Towards an analytical framework" (21 pages)
? Chandhoke, N. (2009): "What is the relationship between participation and representation?" (15 pages)
? Houtzager, P.T. and Lavalle, A.G. (2009): "The paradox of civil society representation: Constructing new forms of democratic legitimacy in Brazil". (15 pages)
? Stokke, K. and Selboe, E. (2009): "Symbolic Representation as Political Practice". (15 pages)
? van Klinken, G. (2009): "Patronage Democracy in provincial Indonesia". (19 pages)
? Baiocchi, G. and Heller, P. (2009): "Representation by design? Variations on Participatory reforms in Brazilian Municipios". (18 pages)
? Harriss, John. (2009): "Compromised democracy: Observations on popular democratic representation from urban India" (13 pages)
? Beckman, B. (2009): "Trade unions and popular representation: Nigeria and South Africa compared". (15 pages)
? T?rnquist, O., Quimpo, N. amd Tharakan, P.K.M. (2009): "Popular politics of representation: New experiences from Indonesia, Kerala (India) and the Philippines" (22 pages)
? Webster, N, Stokke, K, and T?rnquist, O (2009): "From research to practice: Towards the democratic institutionalisation of nodes for improved representation". (8 pages)
Bastian, S. And Luckham R. (2003). Can democracy be designed? The politics of institutional choice in conflict torn societies. London and New York: Zed Books (Introduction, Ch 11, 38 pages) C
Berman, S. (2007). "The Vain Hope for “Correct” Timing". Journal of Democracy, 18(3): 14-17. (4 pages) Link
Bull, Benedicte (2007). “Comparing critical junctures. The democratic inclusion of social movements in Norway and Latin America”, Forum for Development Studies 1-2007, 63-89 (26pp) Fronter
Cammack, D. (2007). "The Logic of African Neopatrimonialism: What Role for Donors?" Development Policy Review, 25 (5): 599-614. Lenke
Chatterjee, Partha (2001), “On Civil and Political Societies in post-colonial Democracies”, in Sudipta Kaviraj and Sunil Khilnani (eds.),Civil Society: History and possibilities, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 165-179. (15 pages) C
Chatterjee, Partha, (2008). “Democracy and Economic Transformation”, in Economic and Political Weekly, April 19, 2008, pp.53-62. Fronter
Collier, R.B. (1999). Paths Towards Democracy: The Working Class and Elites in Western Europe and South America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (chapter 5, 34 pages) C
Carothers, T. (2007a). "How Democracies Emerge. The “Sequencing” Fallacy". Journal of Democracy, 18(1): 12-27 (15 pages) Link
Carothers, T. (2007b). "Misunderstanding Gradualism". Journal of Democracy, 18(3): 18-22. (5 pages) Link
Fukuyama, F. (2007). "Liberalism versus State-Building". Journal of Democracy, 18(3): 10-13. (4 pages) Link
Harriss, J. (2006). “Politics is a dirty river": But is there a ‘new politics’ of civil society? Perspectives from global cities of India and Latin America', in Power Matters: Essays on Institutions, Politics and Society in India. Delhi: Open University Press. (30 pages) C
Lier, D.J. (2012) “Changing conditions for labour and new strategies of unionism and citizen action: The South African Experience”, in Stokke, K. and T?rnquist, O. (eds). Democratisation in the global South. The importance of transformative politics Palgrave. Forthcoming. (c. 20 pp) Fronter.
Manor, James (2010). “Beyond Clientelism: Digvijay Singh’s Participatory Pro-Poor Strategy in Madhya Pradesh”, in Price, P. and Engelsen-Ruud, A. Power and Influence in India: Bosses, Lords and Captains, London, New York and New Delhi: Routledge, pp. 193-213, 20 pp Fronter
Mansfield, E.D. and Snyder, J. (2007). "The Sequencing “Fallacy”". Journal of Democracy, 18(3): 5-9. (5 pages)Link
Mouzelis, N. (1998). "Modernity, Late Development and Civil Society". In. L. Rudebeck and O. T?rnquist (Eds.), Democratization in the Third World. Concrete Cases in Comparative and Theoretical Perspective. Basingstoke: Macmillan. (22 pages). C
Paris, R. (2004). At War’s End. Building Peace After Civil Conflict. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Chapters 1 and 2, pp. 13-51. (38 pages) C
Paffenholz, T. and Spurk, C. (2006). "Civil Society, Civic Engagement, and Peacebuilding". Washington D.C.: The World Bank, Social Development Papers no. 36. (c. 35 pp) Lenke
Randall, V. (2007). "Political Parties and Democratic Developmental States". Development Policy Review, 25 (5): 633-652. Lenke
Rudolph, S.H. (2004). "Is Civil Society the Answer?" In S. Prakash and P. Selle (Eds.), Investigating Social Capital. Comparative Perspective on Civil Society, Participation and Governance. London: Sage. (24 pages) C
Rueschemeyer, D., Stephens, E.H. and Stephens, J.D. (1992). Capitalist Development and Democracy. Cambridge: Polity Press. (chapters 1, 11 pages) C
Stokke, K. (2011). "Liberal Peace in Question. Lessons from Sri Lanka". In K. Stokke and J. Uyangoda (Eds.), Liberal Peace in Question: Politics of State and Market Reforms in Sri Lanka. London and Colombo: Anthem and Social Scientists’ Association. (c. 20 pp) Fronter
Stokke, K. and Lier, D.C. (2009). "Contesting Neoliberalism. Spaces of Democracy and Post-Apartheid Social Movements in South Africa". In T. Drobík and M. ?umberová (Eds.). Chapters of Modern Human Geographical Thought. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholar Publishing. (pp. 79-102) C
Stokke, K. and T?rnquist, O (2012): The issue of peace and democracy. Comparing Sri Lanka and Aceh (forthcoming). (c. 15 pp) Fronter
T?rnquist, O. and Stokke K. (2012): On Transformative Politics (Extract from introductory chapter to forthcoming book) (c. 10 pp) Fronter
T?rnquist, O (2011).”Dynamics of Peace and Democratisation. The Aceh LessonsDemocratization Vol 18:3, pp 823-846 (c. 23 pages) Fronter
T?rnquist, O. (2011): Assessing Democratisation. A Critical Handbook (Extracts from forthcoming book) (c. 75 pp) Fronter
T?rnquist, O. (2012). “Popular aspirations, decentralisation and local democracy”, in forthcoming anthology on decentralisation from the ICLD and the UNU. (c. 14 pp) Fronter.
Sum: 875 pages (some 25 pp additional literature may be added and announced on Fronter)
Recommended introductory literature for those not having taken the StV 2310 course on Politics and Development or equivalent:
Carothers, T. (2004). Critical Mission: Essays on Democracy Promotion. Washington, D.C. (pp. 167-217, 50 pages) C
Chatterjee, P. and his critics (2008) (The Debate), Economic and Political Weekly November 15.
Grugel, J. (2002). Democratization: A Critical Introduction. Houndmills: Palgrave. (individually selected pages for extensive reading, at first hand in chapters 2 and 3, 35 pages)
T?rnquist, O. (1999). Politics and Development: A Critical Introduction. London: Sage ?