Populism & Politics (M1535)
Populism and Politics
Module M1535
Module details for 2024/25.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
Populism is a widely used term in politics but rarely conceptualised concept in political science. This module explores the phenomenon of populism and its relationship to politics and particularly to representative politics and considers populism, its meaning, its causes and effects in a systematic and comparative way. Populism is understood in its widest possible sense in this module so that we examine populism of the right and of the left and we examine a wider range of disparate cases of populism from different parts of the world. The module has essentially two elements: the first is the examination of a range of different examples of populist movements, moments, personalities and parties (e.g. from Russia, North America, Latin America and Europe). The second element is to examine the conceptualisation of populism and to engage with the debates about whether to and how to define populism. The module will be empirically oriented allowing students to develop interests in a small number of cases with an eye to clarifying the students' positions on the wider conceptual debates regarding populism.
Module learning outcomes
Identify a topic suitable for research relating to populism
Plan and carry out a research project relating to populism which sustains a line of argument
Locate and evaluate a range of resources approriate to a topic on populism
Make use of constructive feedback on the development of their ideas in the implementation of a research topic related to populism
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Dissertation (8000 words) | Semester 2 Assessment Week 1 Tue 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 3 hours | 11111111111 |
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Dr Hannah Richter
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Prof Paul Taggart
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