PL22027: Comparative politics
[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]
Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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Assessment Summary: | CWES 60%, EXIC 40% |
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Students who have successfully completed this unit will be able to demonstrate:
* knowledge of the comparative method and the utility of comparison for political analysis; * understanding of key theoretical models and empirical findings in comparative politics; * understanding of contemporary challenges facing political parties, party systems and governments in democracies and non-democracies. |
Synopsis: | Explore the field of comparative politics, defined as the study of political institutions, processes, and outcomes across and within countries. Comparative politics is a broad field, but study in this area is united by a commitment to testing theories using comparisons and answering questions, for example: Why do transitions to democracy succeed in some countries but not others? Does the representation of women and minority groups in politics matter to policy outcomes? |
Content: | Lectures and seminars will cover the comparative method; structures of government; political development; structures of representation; civil society; challenges to contemporary democracy. |
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PL22027 is Compulsory on the following courses:Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
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