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On completion of this module, students will have improved their understanding of:
- The meanings of different political dimensions (such as left-right, libertarian-authoritarian, populism, feminism, etc.)
- The appeal of left- and right-wing extremism, as well as populist movements.
- Which political dimensions are important for voters in different representative democracies, and what factors contribute to this.
- What public opinion is, what causes opinions to be stable and conversely to change.
- The effects of political dimensions, public opinion and strategy on voting.
Student will also develop their:
- Ability to understand the scientific literature, and in particular their ability to identify research puzzles and knowledge gaps.
- Research skills, and a better understanding of the research process in political science more generally.
Ideology and issue attitudes.
Cleavage politics.
Spatial dimensions of opinion such as (but not limited to):
- Left-right politics
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Gender
- Populism
- Libertarianism-authoritarianism
- Immigration
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 176 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Presentation: Group presentation | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Essay: Critique of a journal article | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Assignment: Research proposal | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Each assignment will receive a grade and individual feedback. This will be given to the student within 20 working days of the assignment deadline, in accordance with university guidelines.