Smith, Evann

In this lesson, the instructor ties discussion to a visual representation of modern republican democracy. The instructor starts by putting two ideal-type flow charts on the board. One represents ancient democracy: People --> Policy The other represents...

Revolutions require collective action. This simple activity, used during the week on revolutions, demonstrates the difficulty of carrying out collective action. This activity is used in a class on comparative politics, during the unit on revolutions. It...