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POL41910

Academic Year 2024/2025

Political Violence (POL41910)

Subject:
Politics
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Politics & Int Relations
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Harrison Swinhoe
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Why do some individuals and groups take up arms, while others march or petition, and many stay on their couch? What differentiates political violence from non-violent political action and what differentiates different forms of political violence from each other? Does it matter who commits, violence, where, when, and why? This module explores political violence. This includes discussing the causes, development, and impact of varied forms of political violence (terrorism, civil war, inter-state war, state repression etc.). Over the course of the module you will develop a broad understanding of different theoretical approaches and literatures and their application to both historical and contemporary cases.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should:
1. understand contemporary debates on political violence and their underlying theories
2. apply theories and concepts to contemporary occurrences of political violence
3. critically discuss key aspects of political violence
4. build confidence in developing your own arguments, both in groups and individually


Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24

Autonomous Student Learning

200

Total

224


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures; Active/ Task-Based learning; Engagement with Primary Sources; Peer and Small Group Activities; Class Discussions; Critical Writing; Reflective Learning; Student Presentations

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Participation in Learning Activities: participation in weekly exercises Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
20
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Mid-Term Essay Week 6 Graded No
40
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Final Paper Week 12 Graded No
40
No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Fri 10:00 - 11:50