GOV 1290 Lecture 30: Gov 1290 Notes 42418
26 Jun 2018
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But$it$is$wrong$-- little$ empirical$evidence$to$support$this
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But$according$to$their$numbers,$it$is$not$so$clear
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According$to$freedom$house$(leading$proponent$of$democratic$rollback$
theory)
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2006$seen$as$peak$democracy$year$before$democratic$recession
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Last$10-15$years:$democracy$has$reached$net$stability
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Levels$of$democracy$today$remain$higher$than$ever$in$history
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THE$SKY$IS$NOT$FALLING$-- at$least$not$yet
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Inevitability$of$democratic$retreat$-- today's$conventional$wisdom
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Misunderstanding$of$post$Cold$War$global$landscape
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Why$has$this$happened?
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4/24/18
Tuesday,$ April$24,$2018
10:14$AM
