POLI7811 · Political Science

Civil Society and Democracy

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

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Marsin Alshamary

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

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Instructor: 4.3
Course: 4.5

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Marsin Alshamary

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

1 evaluation for this course

Instructor: 4.3
Course: 4.5

About this course

Can civil society create democracy? And if so, through what mechanisms and under what conditions? This seminar will investigate and break down the proposed relationship between civil society and democratization by a careful examination of a variety of global cases, in both the classic comparative politics texts and in emerging research. Through this seminar, students will be encouraged to use their own regional expertise to identify gaps in the literature, to impose scope conditions, and to imagine new tools for measuring and defining what exactly civil society is.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.83 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.50 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.50 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.60 / 5

Weekly effort: ~7 hours

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Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2024	1	4.5	4.3