Political Development of Western Europe
Humanities
All responses must be 6 to 7 pages in length.
• Please include the number of the prompt you are responding to.
• Cite lecture and class readings where appropriate; –
You must cite from all of the lectures in parentheses after the prompt, – Include a bibliography and in-text citations,
Do not include pictures, charts, or figures in your responses.
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Stay on topic.
Do not submit papers written for other courses.
Choose and respond to one of the prompts below.
1. Explain the cause of democratic stability. (Sources: lectures, Mann, Kurlantzick)
2. Explain the causes of democratic instability. (Sources: lectures, Mann, Kurlantzick)
3. Explain the logic of bridging institutions. (Sources: lectures, Mann, Kurlantzick)
Readings:
Lectures
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YG3cCHHPOM…
Joshua Kurlantzick, Democracy in Retreat
Michael Mann, Fascists, Germany chapter + two other cases of your choosing
