Required text:

Levitsky & Ziblatt. 2018. How Democracies Die. 978-1-5247-6293-3

Pre-first class assignment:

Please read the following reports and articles for your first session:

https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/NIT_2021_final_042321.pdf

OR https://www.v-dem.net/media/filer_public/74/8c/748c68ad-f224-4cd7-87f9-8794add5c60f/dr_2021_updated.pdf,

Haggard and Kaufman. 2021. The Anatomy of Democratic Backsliding.pdf, 

AS WELL AS:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/05/american-democracy-threat-republicans-donald-trump-voter-suppression

OR https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-rise-of-political-violence-in-the-united-states/