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Module POL2026 for 2020/1
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL2026: Political Analysis: Behaviour, Institutions, Ideas
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Overview
| NQF Level | 5 | ||
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| Credits | 15 | ECTS Value | 7.5 |
| Term(s) and duration | This module ran during term 1 (11 weeks) | ||
| Academic staff | Dr Dario Castiglione (Convenor) | ||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||
| Co-requisites | None | ||
| Available via distance learning | No | ||
You will be asked to reflect on what it means to study politics: how we explain political action and political institutions, and how we understand what people do, what they say or argue, and why they act and argue in certain ways in a political context. In discussing these different approaches, you will also be asked to engage with substantive issues of political analysis: What is rational choice? Are political actors selfish? Why people trust each other? Is collective action possible? Do institutions matter? Is political reality a ‘construction’? Are political categories gendered? Is ideology dead? Are concepts contested? Can we argue about values?
There are neither pre-requisite nor co-requisite modules. This module is recommended for interdisciplinary pathways.
| Module created | 30/01/2013 | Last revised | 24/08/2020 |
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