The
program is divided into six modules. It includes the following modules:
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Module A ("Introduction to comparative democracy") introduces
students to comparative democracy research and the study program.
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Module B ("Concepts of democracy - past, present, future") focuses on
the normative and empirical aspects of democracy.
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Module C ("Designing democracy research") provides in-depth training
in qualitative and quantitative social science methods, with special emphasis
on the field of comparative democracy research.
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Module D ("Topics in researching democracy") offers in-depth courses
on central subject areas of comparative democracy research, citizens, interest
aggregation/representation, and public policy.
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Module E ("Practicing research on democracy") emphasizes the
practical dimension of the master's program by offering an internship (within
or outside a university context) and a research practicum.
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Module F ("Colloquium, thesis, and defense") concludes the master's
program with the attendance of a colloquium and the supervised preparation of a
thesis.
For further details see Content & Structure.