When I've stopped laughing, Biscuits......
At the moment:
i)Generic themes about the state of democracy around the globe, what prevents it, how it remains stable and the threats to it.
ii)Other forms of government and influences such as religion,military dictatorships etc.
I'm tackling : 'What Is Democracy' by Stein Reiben (? think that's his surname) but a few good authors would be helpful as it's a new theme for me and the thought of taking on global politics is a bit overwhelming.
How can I best structure my studies ?
I want to gain a better overall and country-specific understanding of different forms of leadership. Target areas I thought about :
EU
USA
Middle East
Islam in general
Africa
Not sure what era to start from. Studied Modern European History so wondered if going back a little and getting a fundamental understanding of each country's political history since 1800 or so would help ?
Manchester library will be a main source of information for books, but websites ( authentic ones that are academically - approved), Hansard documents, European and UN documents whatever.
The most important thing is to sort out a structure that will make sense, so I thought to start broad and work into more detail, like a triangular effect ?
Thank you