Democracy & Elections Courses and Certifications

University of North Texas

Pathways to Civic Engagement

Examine how individuals engage in a democratic society: build collaboration and social capital skills to address homelessness, poverty, food insecurity, immigration, disability, and mental health.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

U.S. Government: High School

A high-school survey of U.S. government, covering constitutional foundations, government branches, elections, civil liberties, and international relations.

• Study.com
• 15 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Workshop on Deliberative Democracy and Dispute Resolution

Explore how deliberative democracy meets mediation practice: the public will, representative democracy, power and rights, and biases in mediation.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Comparative Political Systems

9 ratings at edX

Explored through the lens of different political systems, this course provides the insights neededto understand Democracy today and the challenges faced by democratic governments.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

media.ccc.de

Staatliche Transparenz und das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz

Entdecke die Realität des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes in Deutschland und lerne, wie Bürger trotz behördlicher Widerstände erfolgreich Transparenz einfordern können.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Persian Wars - Lecture 12: The Development of Athenian Democracy

1 rating

Examines how tyranny and Cleisthenes’s reforms shaped Athenian democracy through constitutional change, assembly power, tribal restructuring, and ostracism.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta

A' toirt seachad sgilean is fiosrachadh airson eadar-theachd a dhèanamh ann an saoghal ag atharrachadh, a' sgrùdadh dòighean air buaidh a thoirt air poilitigs is coimhearsnachd.

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Democracy and Autocracy: Theories and Empirical Findings

5 ratings at edX

Learn which forms of government can best guarantee a free, fair, and just life by exploringhow democracy and autocracy emerge, evolve, andimpact our lives.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Understanding the US Government

95 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Better understand the inner workings of US political institutions in this gripping course taught by a celebrated political scientist, and gain eye-opening insights into America’s democratic system.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Democracy and Majority Rule - Moral Foundations of Politics Lecture 2

1 rating

A lecture examines how majority rule gains legitimacy, limits domination, and shapes democratic competition through Locke, Rousseau, Schumpeter, and voting models.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rule of Law and Democracy in Europe

11 ratings at edX

Critical and interdisciplinary introduction to democracy and the rule of law in the European Union (EU).

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introduction to making political and social change

7 ratings at OpenLearn

Written in a moment of multiple crises – environmental, economic, political, social and health-related – ‘An Introduction to making political and social change’ gives you a grounding in some of the...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Hacking American Elections: Why We’re Vulnerable, and How We Can Stop It

4 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

A renowned professor and political insider reveals how the 2016 elections were manipulated, why we are still susceptible to interference, and what we can do about it.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Smith College

Psychology of Political Activism: Women Changing the World

Learn what motivates prominent women such as Gloria Steinem, Loretta Ross, and others to become involved in activism in this political psychology course.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Online Learning Campus - World Bank Group

Citizen Engagement: A Game Changer for Development

Learn about citizen engagement and critically analyze how it can be leveraged most effectively to achieve development results.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate