Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3238: European Public Opinion

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level 6
Credits 15 ECTS Value 7.5
Term(s) and duration

This module ran during term 2 (11 weeks)

Academic staff

Dr Florian Stoeckel (Convenor)

Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

Available via distance learning

No

This module will introduce you to a variety of topics and methodological approaches in the field of European public opinion research. You will become familiar with the main theories of opinion formation and how they help us to understand stability and change in citizens’ attitudes towards politics. We will also discuss the role of (social) media for public opinion, the dynamics of post factual politics, identity politics, and public opinion towards Brexit. We will review typical data sources, such as large-N public opinion surveys as well novel methods, such as focus groups and experiments. 

Module created

18/02/2019

Last revised

18/02/2019