Democratic theory (BST200)

When the students have completed the course, they should have acquired knowledge, skills, and competence in the following areas:

(1) Knowledge

• The students should be able to set out central arguments for and against democracy in general, and different forms of democratic political systems in particular
• The students should have acquired knowledge about central theories of democracy, and they should be able to consider how these theories have different implications with regard to the design of basic political and legal institutions
• The students should be able to set out the main characteristics of liberal democracies and constitutional democracies

(2) Skills

• The students are expected to be able to apply insights from democratic theory in order to critically evaluate alternative ways of designing political and legal institutions in democratic political systems 

(3) Competence

• The students are expected to use the knowledge and skills they have acquired in order to consider and discuss how political and legal institutions should be organised in modern constitutional democracies

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Book

Against democracy Brennan, Jason, Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, IX, 288 sider, [2016], isbn:978-0-691-16260-7,

Book

Democracy and its critics Dahl, Robert A.., New Haven, Conn., Yale University Press, VIII, 397 s., c1989, isbn:9780300049381,

Book

Counting the many : the origins and limits of supermajority rule Scwartzberg, Melissa, New York, Cambridge University Press, XIV, 237 s., 2014, isbn:978-0-521-19823-3,

Book Chapter

Democratic Rights at the National Level Richard J. Arneson, Christiano, Thomas, Christiano, Thomas., Democratic Rights at the National Level, New York :; Oxford ;, Oxford University Press, 1 online resource (370 p.), 2003., isbn:0-19-535040-5; 1-280-70391-1; 9786610703913, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-05-11T21:06:46IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-pq_ebook_central&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.atitle=&rft.jtitle=&rft.btitle=Philosophy%20and%20Democracy:%20An%20Anthology.&rft.aulast=Christiano&rft.auinit=T&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Christiano,%20Thomas&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2003&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=&rft.epage=&rft.pages=x,%20359&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=&rft.eissn=&rft.isbn=9780195350401&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=9780195350401&rft.edition=&rft.pub=&rft.place=&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/437109426&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3cpq_ebook_central%3eEBC422867%3c/pq_ebook_central%3e%3curl%3e%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.57&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=EBC422867&rft_galeid=&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

Article

Voter Ignorance Is Not Necessarily a Problem Christiano, Thomas, Routledge, 253-269, Critical Review, 3-4, 27, 2015-10-02, 253-269, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-05-11T21:19:29IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-informaworld_s&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Voter%20Ignorance%20Is%20Not%20Necessarily%20a%20Problem&rft.jtitle=Critical%20Review&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=Christiano&rft.auinit=T&rft.auinit1=T&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Christiano,%20Thomas&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2015-10-02&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=3-4&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=253&rft.epage=269&rft.pages=253-269&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=0891-3811&rft.eissn=1933-8007&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080/08913811.2015.1111669&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.place=&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3cinformaworld_s%3e10_1080_08913811_2015_1111669%3c/informaworld_s%3e%3curl%3ehttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08913811.2015.1111669%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.57&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=1765376948&rft_galeid=&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

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An Economic Theory of Political Action in a Democracy Downs, Anthony, University of Chicago Press, 135-150, Journal of Political Economy, 2, 65, 1957-04-01, 135-150, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-05-11T21:21:03IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-ucpj&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=An%20Economic%20Theory%20of%20Political%20Action%20in%20a%20Democracy&rft.jtitle=Journal%20of%20Political%20Economy&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=Downs&rft.auinit=A&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Downs,%20Anthony&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=1957-04-01&rft.volume=65&rft.issue=2&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=135&rft.epage=150&rft.pages=135-150&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=00223808&rft.eissn=1537534X&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1086/257897&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=University%20of%20Chicago%20Press&rft.place=&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3cucpj%3e10.1086/257897%3c/ucpj%3e%3curl%3e%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.57&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=37531786&rft_galeid=&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

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Voter ignorance and the democratic ideal Somin, Ilya, Taylor & Francis Group, 413-458, Critical Review, 4, 12, 1998-09-01, 413-458, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-05-11T21:22:50IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-informaworld_s&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Voter%20ignorance%20and%20the%20democratic%20ideal&rft.jtitle=Critical%20Review&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=Somin&rft.auinit=I&rft.auinit1=I&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Somin,%20Ilya&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=1998-09-01&rft.volume=12&rft.issue=4&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=413&rft.epage=458&rft.pages=413-458&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=0891-3811&rft.eissn=1933-8007&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080/08913819808443511&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=Taylor%20&%20Francis%20Group&rft.place=&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3cinformaworld_s%3e10_1080_08913819808443511%3c/informaworld_s%3e%3curl%3ehttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08913819808443511%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.57&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=38730541&rft_galeid=&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

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The Political Rights of Anti-Liberal-Democratic Groups Ekeli, Kristian, Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 269-297, Law and Philosophy, 3, 31, 2012-05, 269-297, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-05-11T21:24:21IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-springer_jour&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=The%20Political%20Rights%20of%20Anti-Liberal-Democratic%20Groups&rft.jtitle=Law%20and%20Philosophy&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=Ekeli&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Ekeli,%20Kristian&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2012-05&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=3&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=269&rft.epage=297&rft.pages=269-297&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=0167-5249&rft.eissn=1573-0522&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007/s10982-011-9122-1&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=Springer%20Netherlands&rft.place=Dordrecht&rft.series=&rft.stitle=Law%20and%20Philos&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3cspringer_jour%3e10.1007/s10982-011-9122-1%3c/springer_jour%3e%3curl%3e%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.57&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=1013742330&rft_galeid=306874285&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

Book

Models of democracy Held, David, Cambridge, Polity Press, 263-273, 1996, isbn:0745617484; 0745617492,

Book Chapter

Participation and Democratic Theory Carol Pateman, Shapiro, Ian; Dahl, Robert A.; Cheibub, José Antonio, Participation and Democratic Theory, Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, XII, 556 s., c2003, 40-47, isbn:0262541475; 0262042177,

Book Chapter

Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy Joseph Schumpeter, Shapiro, Ian; Dahl, Robert A.; Cheibub, José Antonio, Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy, Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, XII, 556 s., c2003, 5-11, isbn:0262541475; 0262042177,

Book Chapter

A Minimalist Conception of Democracy Adam Przeworki, Shapiro, Ian; Dahl, Robert A.; Cheibub, José Antonio, A Minimalist Conception of Democracy, Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, XII, 556 s., c2003, 12-17, isbn:0262541475; 0262042177,

Article

Hvem skal vokte vokterne? Modeller for håndheving av konstitusjonelle lover Ekeli, Kristian Skagen, Universitetsforlaget, 548-579, Tidsskrift for Rettsvitenskap, 04-05, 2004, 548-579, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-05-11T21:46:21IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-idun&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Hvem%20skal%20vokte%20vokterne?%20Modeller%20for%20h%c3%a5ndheving%20av%20konstitusjonelle%20lover&rft.jtitle=Tidsskrift%20for%20Rettsvitenskap&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=Ekeli&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Ekeli,%20Kristian%20Skagen&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2004&rft.volume=&rft.issue=04-05&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=548&rft.epage=579&rft.pages=548-579&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=0040-7143&rft.eissn=1504-3096&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=Universitetsforlaget&rft.place=&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3cidun%3e1392178%3c/idun%3e%3curl%3ehttps://www.idunn.no/tfr/2004/04-05/hvem_skal_vokte_vokterne_modeller_for_handheving_av_konstitusjonelle_lover%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.57&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=&rft_galeid=&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

Book Chapter

Introduction Jon Elster, Elster, Jon; Slagstad, Rune, Introduction, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, VII, 359 s., 1988, 1-9, isbn:0521345308; 8200184838; 0521457211,

Book Chapter

Konstitusjonell treghet. Bør noen saker være unndratt flertallets kontroll? Aanund Hylland, Midgaard, Knut,; Rasch, Bjørn Erik, Konstitusjonell treghet. Bør noen saker være unndratt flertallets kontroll?, Oslo, Universitetsforl, 296 s., 3, 1994, 185-208, isbn:8200039315, http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010050505084View online

Book Chapter

A Bill of Rights for Britain Ronald Dworkin, Shapiro, Ian; Dahl, Robert A.; Cheibub, José Antonio, A Bill of Rights for Britain, Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, XII, 556 s., c2003, 217-220, isbn:0262541475; 0262042177,

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Politisk uvitenhet, stemmeretten og velgeres moralske ansvar Ekeli, Kristian Skagen, Universitetsforlaget, 151-166, Norsk filosofisk tidsskrift, 03, 54, 2019, 151-166, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-05-11T22:40:58IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-idun&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Politisk%20uvitenhet,%20stemmeretten%20og%20velgeres%20moralske%20ansvar&rft.jtitle=Norsk%20filosofisk%20tidsskrift&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=Ekeli&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Ekeli,%20Kristian%20Skagen&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2019&rft.volume=54&rft.issue=03&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=151&rft.epage=166&rft.pages=151-166&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=0029-1943&rft.eissn=1504-2901&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.18261/issn.1504-2901-2019-03-04&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=Universitetsforlaget&rft.place=&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3cidun%3e67149398%3c/idun%3e%3curl%3ehttps://www.idunn.no/nft/2019/03/politisk_uvitenhet_stemmeretten_og_velgeres_moralske_ansva%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.57&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=&rft_galeid=&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

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The right to a competent electorate Brennan, Jason, Oxford, UK, Blackwell Publishing, 700-724, Philosophical Quarterly, 245, 61, 2011, 700-724, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl-UIS?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2021-05-31T15:42:02IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-gale_webof&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=THE%20RIGHT%20TO%20A%20COMPETENT%20ELECTORATE&rft.jtitle=The%20Philosophical%20quarterly&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Brennan,%20Jason&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=61&rft.issue=245&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=700&rft.epage=724&rft.pages=700-724&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=0031-8094&rft.eissn=1467-9213&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=PHSQBF&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/j.1467-9213.2011.699.x&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=Blackwell%20Publishing&rft.place=Oxford,%20UK&rft.series=&rft.stitle=PHILOS%20QUART&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/&rft_dat=%3cgale_webof%3eA267731877%3c/gale_webof%3e%3curl%3e%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.56&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=899657078&rft_galeid=A267731877&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

Article

How difficult should it be to amend consititutional laws? Ekeli, Kristian Skagen, Scandinavian Studies in Law, 52, 2007, 79-101, http://www.soraker.com/Ekeli-SSL.pdfView online

Article

A Right-Based Critique of Constitutional Rights Waldron, Jeremy, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 18-51, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 1, 13, 1993, 18-51, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl-UIS?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2021-05-31T16:34:24IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-gale_proqu&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=A%20Right-Based%20Critique%20of%20Constitutional%20Rights&rft.jtitle=Oxford%20journal%20of%20legal%20studies&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=WALDRON,%20JEREMY&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=1993&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=1&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=18&rft.epage=51&rft.pages=18-51&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=0143-6503&rft.eissn=1464-3820&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093/ojls/13.1.18&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=Oxford%20University%20Press&rft.place=Oxford&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/&rft_dat=%3cgale_proqu%3eA13737561%3c/gale_proqu%3e%3curl%3e%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.56&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=1298575590&rft_galeid=A13737561&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online