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Nottingham Trent UniversitySchool of Arts and Humanities

POLS10111

INTRODUCING

POLITICSModule Handbook 2012-13

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Teaching staff: Dr Joanna McKay Dr Rick SimonRoom: Chaucer 3201 (City) George Eliot 233

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INTRODUCING POLITICS

Welcome to this 40-credit core Politics module. There are no pre-requisites forthis module, and it is assumed that students have no previous knowledge ofpolitics. Students who have done A-level Politics should not rely on their A-level

notes: the material, the reading, the level of analysis, seminar discussions andassessment will all differ from A-level. Indeed, over-reliance on A-level notes isa major cause of slip-ups among level one students.

What we hope to do in this module is:

1. Explain the centrality of power to the study of Politics;2. Enable you to develop basic vocabulary associated with the study of

politics;3. Identify significant political actors in the political/government systems of

the UK, their role and their functions;

4. Explain the nature of the United Kingdom as a political unit;5. Explain core concepts and values associated with, and the historicaldevelopment of, a range of political ideologies;

6. Identify key thinkers associated with each ideology.

To achieve these aims the module is divided into three sections. The first, verybrief, section will examine some key concepts in Politics that will constantlyreoccur as you deepen your understanding. The second section will look atBritish Politics as a

More generally, success in this and other modules is a case of following

straightforward, though frequently neglected, guidance: be organised, plan inadvance, work hard, cross-reference, utilise the library, structure your essaysand be prepared to contribute in seminars. Most importantly: for any and allPolitics modules, keep up-to-date. Even the most carefully constructedtheories of political systems can be swept off course by the winds of politicalchange, and politics in the UK, as elsewhere, is fast moving and ever changing.Do read the quality press and journals, which serve as forums for discussions ofcurrent affairs. Even recent textbooks may appear dated; you can quickly fill inthose gaps by using online resources, and then utilising some of the morepopular current affairs sources, e.g.: Financial Times, The Guardian, TheEconomist, New Statesman, The Spectator etc. More specialised academic

journals are to be found below.

PART ONE: BRITISH POLITICS: INTRODUCTION

The first half of this 40 credit module is designed as a basic introduction to thestudy of the key political processes and political actors in the United Kingdom.During the module we look at the input or representative side of the Britishpolitical system, including elections and parties, voting behaviour, interestgroups and the mass media. We look at key institutions in British political lifesuch as parliament and the monarchy. Finally, some key political issues for theUK are examined, for example, devolution and the European Union. This part ofthe module will enable you to develop a more in-depth understanding of British

politics and to begin to explore the political systems of other countries at LevelsTwo and Three.


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PART TWO: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

The second half of the module introduces you to the concept of ideology and theideologies of Liberalism, Conservatism, the New Right, Socialism, Marxism,Anarchism, Fascism, Nationalism, Religious Fundamentalism, Feminism and

Ecologism. The aim is to allow you to identify the core values of theseperspectives, whilst also being aware of the divergent tendencies within thesebodies of thought. You will be able to gain a firm grounding in basic politicalideas that will equip you to undertake further work in studying political theoryand politics more generally at Levels Two and Three.

ASSESSMENTSummary:

1) 1 essay of 2000 words from the questions on page 4.Deadline: 7th December 2012. (30% of final grade)

2) 1 essay of 2000 words from the questions on page 5.Deadline:18th March 2013 (30% of final grade)

3) 2 Hour exam in May/June 2013: 2 questions from topics covered interms 2 & 3. (40% of final grade)

The assessment for this module consists of two pieces of coursework and a 2hour exam at the end of the module. Essays which are more than 10% longer orshorter than this will be penalised. The word count includes references/footnotes

but not the bibliography, which must be included at the end.

Essays must be submitted to Dropbox by the dates above. Requests forextensions must be made on an official form, either to the module leader or yourprogramme leader. Extensions will be granted in bona fide cases only. Essayssubmitted 1-7 days late without an extension form will receive a maximum markof 40%. Essays submitted more than a week after the deadline will receive zeromarks.

The exam at the end of the module will be unseen and will consist of twosections: one on British politics and one on political ideologies. You will berequired to answer one question from each section in 2 hours. The questions willbe based on the topics for which there are no essay questions.

Successful completion of the exam and coursework tends to be linked to regularattendance of lectures and seminars, thorough reading, and a willingness tocontribute to seminar discussions on a consistent basis.

Rick SimonJoanna McKayOctober 2012


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BRITISH POLITICS ESSAY TITLES

Due date: 7th December 2012

1. Account for Britains success in achieving politicalmodernisation without widespread upheaval or violentrevolution.

2. Should the British first-past-the-post electoral system bereplaced by a different electoral system?

3. Assess the explanations forwarded by psephologists toaccount for developments in British voting behaviour since

the 1960s.

4. What are the traditional functions of political parties andhow well do they perform them in Britain?

5. To what extent is Britain an example of two-party politics?

6. Assess the claim that pressure groups underminedemocracy.

7. Assess the impact of the media on various forms ofpolitical activity in Britain.

8. Does Britain need a written constitution?

9. What are the main functions of parliament and how welldoes it fulfil those functions?

10. Cabinet government is in reality government by the PrimeMinister. Discuss.


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POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES ESSAY TITLES

Due date: 18th March 2013

1. Why is ideology such a highly disputed concept?

2. What is the meaning of freedom to a liberal?

3. Are conservatives totally opposed to change?

4. Does the New Right have any use at all for the state?5. Why is the concept of equality central to socialist thought?6. The global economic crisis since 2008 has confirmed the

Marxist analysis of capitalism. Do you agree?


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REFERENCING AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

Essays without correct referencing and a bibliography will lose up to 10 marks.Essays where plagiarism is proven (there are some every year) will receive amark of zero and an official warning; any subsequent academic irregularity

would result in further action by the University.

Suspicion of plagiarism often comes from poor referencing and lack ofbibliographic sources, so its essential that you get these right. The followingprovides a brief guide to referencing; a far more detailed guide can be found inthe Library and should be utilised if you are unsure.

What to reference?

You must reference all of the following:

Books; Journal articles; Newspaper and magazine articles; Television andradio programmes; internet information; lecture notes, and any otherattributable source.

When to reference?

The underlying advice is: i) if in doubt, reference; ii) ask yourself: could a readerof my essay find the same point from my references?If not, youre referencinginappropriately. The following are all unambiguous:

use of direct quotations: It can be argued that politics is about compromise, consensus and the searchfor agreement (Crick, 1982, p. 63). NB: page number needed use of facts, figures, tables etc.: According to Kavanagh (1996, p. 34) over 25% of Scots support

independence. NB i) Reference can be integrated into text; ii) page numberagain needed

references taken from someone else: Academics such as Johnson (1990), however, believe that Aristotle is best

interpreted from a radical, rather than Conservative, viewpoint (cited in Davis,

1996, p. 32). NB page number generally needed

use of arguments that span several pages: In a novel contribution, Smith (1976, pp. 23-35) developed a framework for a

innovative interpretation of voting behaviour, which.... NB use of pp. toindicate more than one page

general ideas, arguments etc. must be referenced even where they dontrelate to specific pages:

Whilst Marx (1972; 1990) argues that politics is fundamentally reducible toquestions of economics, New Right authors such as Olson (1965; 1982)

reverse the causation: economics is in many ways burdened by politics. NB i)


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no page numbers; ii) use of more than one book entirely acceptable if theypresent a consistent argument over time.

To reiterate - if in doubt, reference; could I locate the reference? - and, ifunsure, consult your seminar tutor.

How to reference?

The above examples all use a system known as the Harvard referencing system.Here references are inserted in the text as the argument unfolds, with pagenumbers where necessary. The authors name and the year published lead thereader to a reference list or bibliography at the end of the essay, where fulldetails of the works will be found. This list must a) be in alphabetical order; b)make no distinction between sources, e.g. books, journals etc; c) list works bythe same author in date order; and d) list edited or jointly authored works by anauthor after all single-authored references. Some variation exists as to layout,but the following is a fairly standard guide:

Books: need publisher and place published; title in italics or underlined - neverbolded; year follows author; eg:Aardvark, A. (1992) Eating ants (London: Macmillan)

Journal articles: title always in single-quotation marks; Journal in italics orunderlined; volume and part number required (found on journal itself); pagenumbers refer to the entire article, eg:Davies, D. (1997) The mass media in the 1992 election in Parliamentary Affairs,54, 3, pp. 23-56

Newspapers etc: Similar to journals, but dont need issue number. Onlycommentary articles need authors name, otherwise use newspaper as author,egs:Bogdanor, V. (1998) Devolution and Labour in The Guardian, January 21st.The Guardian (1998) Bomb rocks peace process, July 19th

Internet: these should be listed separately, in the following format, eg:Labour party manifesto, 1997fromhttp://www.labour.org.uk/election/manifesto.htm

Below is an example of a typical student bibliography for a politics essay; Iwould expect to see six or seven separate sources utilised for an essay of thislength:

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jones, B. et al (1997) Politics UK (Hemel Hempstead: Prentice Hall), thirdedition.1

Mackay, D. (1998) Explaining Northern Ireland in I. Budge et al(eds) The newBritish politics (London: Routledge), pp. 345-390 2

Newton, K. (1982a) The roots of the conflict(Oxford: Oxford University Press)

1et almeans and others, and is used when there are more than two or three authors; 2A chapter in a book which has a similar format to journal articles;


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Newton, K. (1982b) Religion and nationality in Northern Ireland in Journal ofConflict Studies, 16, 2, pp. 23-65

Paterson, W. (1995) The peace process unfolds in The Guardian, August 6thPaterson, W. and P. Simon (1986) The Anglo-Irish agreement (Oxford:Blackwells)

Note, finally, that your references in the text and bibliography should match. Inother words, if there are works in your bibliography that are not in the text, youare effectively saying, I have used this source, but I am not going to tell youwhere, which opens up plagiarism suggestions; the reverse case generallyindicates a reference taken from another author, which I have already suggestedmust be cited. Use the examples in my reading list if you are still unsure.

The second referencing system (using Footnotes) involves inserting a superscriptnumber which directs the reader towards a note at the bottom of the page, orthe end of the document.3 The footnote system does not require a separate

bibliography. My advice, however, would be avoid the footnote system as:a) to use it properly requires some Latin, eg ibid, op. cit. etc, which you may notwant to get into;b) it is much more easily used on a word processor than by hand, and not all ofyou will be computer-literate as yet.

You can, however, use footnotes within the Harvard system to expand on pointsthat are tangential to the main text. The references would still be done in theHarvard manner.

Finally, you dont have to get it 100% right on this first attempt, but you must

try!

WRITING GOOD ENGLISH

The ability to convince examiners that you possess both knowledge andunderstanding of a topic depends upon how well you articulate your argument.We are not anticipating at level one that you will arrive with all the skillsnecessary to construct an argument in a completely clear and cogent fashion. Inaddition, we do not arbitrarily deduct marks just because a few words are speltincorrectly. Nevertheless, we do expect you to give each piece of work sufficientcare and attention (which depends upon being organised) to assure:

minimal spelling mistakes: if you use a word-processor, there is less excuse,but do not slavishly follow the word-processor prompts (especially if they areset to a US dictionary);

if using a word-processor, avoid bolding words or quotations as it looksmessy and does not help at all. Bolding sub-headings is acceptable, but youshould have little call for these until you write an extended essay ordissertation;

3 This superscript has just directed the reader here, where you can either embellish a

point or give a full reference to a book, journal article etc.


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avoid lists, sub-headings and bullet points in an essay; these are useful forreports, not coherent arguments. Always think about the flowof the essayand how it will come across to the reader;

avoid the following basic grammatical mistakes like the plague....i) their, there and theyreThe use of these terms is unambiguous: there really is no excuse to confusetheirpurpose, since theyre separate and exclusive terms.

ii) apostrophes, its and itsThis is a more understandable mistake, since abuse of apostrophes iswidespread in society (check out the greengrocers where Apples 50p meanseither the 50p that belongs to the apple or Apple is 50p, both of which aregibberish. It should read Apples: 50p). Ensure that you understand each of thefollowing:

1.partys manifesto (one manifesto belonging to one party);2.parties manifesto (one manifesto belonging to more than one party);3.partys manifestos (more than one manifesto belonging to one party);4.parties manifestos (more than one manifesto belonging to more than one

party).

These examples make clear that apostrophes can indicate possession as well asabbreviate. Certain words do not take apostrophes to indicate possession,however. These are words such as my, our, their, his etc. and its. In otherwords, when ITS is used to indicate possession, it does not take an apostrophe.

When ITS is used to abbreviate the phrase It is, however, it can take anapostrophe. Compare:

its role was to ensure... (substitute: her, ouretc. - do they work? yes, so noapostrophe).

its getting dark outside...(substitute it is - does it work? yes, so apostrophiseor, to avoid any ambiguity, leave as it is).

iii) would have done...It is increasingly common to see students and other intelligent people write wewould ofdone it sooner....

iv) affect and effect:If you dont know the difference think of RAVEN: Remember Affect VerbEffect Noun. Eg.the effectsof the media on politics, but the media affects politics in a numberof ways.


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Grade based Assessment

For the 2012 / 13 academic year, NTU is introducing a new scheme forassessing undergraduate students' work. The scheme is known as grade-based assessment or GBA.

A major advantage of GBA is that it ensures that there is a direct linkbetween the expected learning outcomes of the part of the course beingassessed and what you, the student, have demonstrated in theassessment.

The specific arrangements relating to the assessment of a module will beset out in module documentation. Previously, assessed work was awardeda mark, usually a percentage. Following the introduction of GBA, eachpiece of assessed work will be awarded one of 17 grades (please read thedocument Undergraduate Grading Scheme for further details and to seethe grade descriptors).

You will be informed about what is expected of you in order to achieve aparticular grade. This information will mean that feedback on your workwill be clear and you will be able to evaluate your progress towards yourfinal degree classification.

www.ntu.ac.uk/gbahandbook.
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SEMINAR PROGRAMME AND READING

Seminars are weekly and will begin in week 2. The first seminar will provide anopportunity for the lecturer and students to become acquainted, and for you toraise any questions or queries that you may have. Thereafter, each seminar will

deal with the topics of the lecture given the week before. This means that youwill have a week from receiving the lecture to undertake preliminary reading.You should at least read the appropriate chapter in the textbook (see below)prior to the seminar. Because we do not use presentations in this module, yourchoice of topic on which to write your coursework essay may well be guided bydiscussions in the seminar. The best way to ensure that you are comfortablewith a subject is to read about it in advance and be prepared to discuss it andanswer questions on it in the seminar.

Seminars will involve a range of activities, including open discussions, groupwork, video clips, etc. Topical issues will also be discussed where relevant. It

cannot be over-emphasised that the key to an enjoyable seminar is activeparticipation by all. In order to do this you need to have done the requiredreading in advance. The advancement of knowledge in a seminar is the productof the involvement of all concerned parties - students and staff. Free riding onthe effort of others is a problematic strategy, because if we all free ride, nothingis produced. Put simply, lack of attendance and contribution affects others, not

just yourself, so please ensure that you attend and participate regularly. Theretends to be a strong correlation between good attendance and good marks! Getyour moneys worth from the university by attending everything offered to you!

Reading materials for seminars:

The following reading list consists of general works which are useful for mosttopics, followed by recommended and additional reading by topic. Additionalsuggestions for reading may be given during the course of the module, alongwith useful website addresses. Some weeks you will be given a handout. Pleaseread these!

Please note: No Politics course could ever truly be considered a textbookcourse, partly because the subject matter changes so quickly, and partlybecause there are no right answers in politics. You will need to keep up to datewith developments by reading quality newspapers, looking in journals, watching

the News on television, and using the internet.

NTU Online Workspace - NOW

You will find this module on the NOW. There you can access short pieces toread, links to useful websites, and other information about the module.


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British Politics Textbook & Reading

Please buy one of the following:

Either: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, 3rd ed

Or: Jones, B. & Norton, P. eds, (2010) Politics UK (London: PearsonLongman), 7th ed.

These books will provide a useful starting point for the range of material in thefirst part of the module. Please read the relevant chapter after everylecture, in preparation for the following weeks seminar. Politics UKalso has acompanion website: www.pearsoned.co.uk/Jones.

Also useful and easy to understand are:

Norton, P. (2010) The British PolityKnight, J. (2010) British Politics for Dummies

There are also a number of other British politics textbooks available, althoughsome have not been updated for a while. For example:

Dunleavy, P. et al (eds.) (2006) Developments in British politics 8 (London:Macmillan) - excellent essays by leading experts; does require some basicknowledge and should be used as a complement to other textbooks;

Peele, G (2004) Governing the UK: British Politics in the 21stCentury.

Fischer, J., Denver, D., Benyon, J. eds, (2002) Central Debates in British Politics.Gives clear background information.

Kingdom, J. (2003) Government and politics in Britain (Oxford: Polity) -accessible, comprehensive and thought-provoking; try it in the library for adifferent perspective on some persistent political questions;

Journals:

Journals are a good source for the study of politics as they tend to be more up-to-date than books. The following journals all contain relevant and contemporaryarticles for students of politics. You should consult the current issues on aregular basis, as well as utilising back issues. Cross-referencing and locatingsources not on the reading lists, especially those in the journals, is a skill thatyou should quickly try to develop at University! Useful titles include:

Political Studies, Parliamentary Affairs, British Journal of Political Science,Politics, Political Quarterly, Talking Politics, Government and Opposition, PoliticsReview.

Many of these titles are available on-line via the Library and LearningResources website. You may also find relevant articles on British politics in

wider ranging journals, such as: West European Politics, ComparativePolitics,


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Party Politics. Be warned that the material in these journals is not equallyaccessible some are more academic than others.

The following works contain useful information on most aspects of thecourse, particularly the Seminar Topics.

Political Ideologies Textbooks & Reading

Please buy one of the following:Either: Andrew Heywood (2012) Political Ideologies: An Introduction 5thEdition (Macmillan). This is ideal for students new to political ideologies andbang up-to-date.Or:Andrew Vincent (2009) Modern Political Ideologies 3rd Edition(Blackwell). More challenging than Heywood and good for students who havestudied political ideologies before.

Other useful introductory texts on ideologies

M. Festenstein & M. Kenny (2005) Political ideologies: a reader and guide(OUP)B. Goodwin (1997) Using Political IdeasI. Adams (2001) Political Ideology Today(Manchester U. P.)R. Eccleshall et al (2003) Political Ideologies: An Introduction 3rd edition(Routledge)R. Eatwell & A. Wright (eds) (2000) Contemporary Political Ideologies 2nded. (Continuum)

T. Ball & R. Dagger (2001) Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal4

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ed. (Longman)

Background to the history of political thought

A. Gamble (1981)An Introduction to Modern Social and Political Thought

Main Reference Book

A very useful reference book for all aspects of Politics is:I. McLean (ed) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics 3rd ed. (Oxford U.P., 2009)


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Detailed Lecture & Seminar Programme

Introduction and Basic Political Concepts

Lecture: 5th OctoberSeminar: 12th October

Introduction to the module; opportunities for questions; clarification ofassessment tasks; Introduction to each other; start thinking about the keyconcepts in Politics.

The evolution and context of British politics & electoral systems

Lecture: 12th October 2012Seminar: 19th October 2012

Evolution & context of British politics

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chaps 1 & 3;or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 3.

Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., chaps 2 &3.

Gamble, A (1989) Britain in Decline.Gamble, A (2003) Between Europe and America: The Future of British PoliticsPearce, M. & Stewart, G. (1992) British Political History 1867-1990. Democracyand Decline.Pugh, M. (1993) The Making of British Politics 1867-1939.Pugh, M. (1993) State and Society: British Politics and Society 1870-1992.Williams, G & Ramsden, J. Ruling Britannia: A Political History of Britain 1688-1988.

Electoral systems

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chap 17, orJones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 7

RecommendedBlau, A. (2004) Fairness and Electoral Reform, British Journal of Politics andInternational Relations 6/2.Clarke, H D (2005) Political choice in Britain.Norris, P (2004) Electoral Engineering: voting rules and political behaviour.Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., chapter 6.Denver, D eds (2007) Elections and Voters in BritainCurtice, J. The Electoral System: Biased to Blair? Parliamentary Affairs, Jan

2003.Farrell, D. (1997) Comparing electoral systems.


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Birch, S (1999) Majoritarian electoral systems and democratic Transition.Plant, R. (1993) Report of the working party on electoral systems.

Additional:Dunleavy, P. et al (1992) Replaying the 1992 General Election: How Britain

would have voted under alternative electoral systems.Lijphart, A. (1994) Electoral systems and party systems.Pugh, M. (1988) The Evolution of the British Electoral System 1832-1987.


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Voting behaviour & political parties

Lecture: 19th October 2012

Seminar: 26

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Voting behaviour

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chap. 18, orJones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 7.

RecommendedNorris, P & Wlezien, C (2005) Britain Votes 2005.Butler, D & Kavanagh, D (2001) The British General Election of 2001Clarke, H. et al (2004) Political Choice in Britain.Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., chapter 7.Denver, D, ed (2007) Elections and Voters in BritainMandelson, P.& Liddle, R (2002) Blair Revolution Revisited.Joyce, P. (2004) Politicos Guide to British General Elections 1832-2001.Butler, D. and D. Kavanagh (1998) The British general election of 1997.Denver, D. and G. Hands (eds) (1992) Issues and controversies in British votingbehaviour.Heath, A. et al(1991) Understanding political change.Pattie, C. et al(eds) British elections and parties review, volume 7Geddes, A. & Tonge, J (2002) Labours Second LandslideRallings, C. & Thrasher, M. Elections and Public opinion: Conservative Doldrumsand Continuing Apathy, Parliamentary Affairs, Apr 2003.Norris, P (2004) Electoral Engineering: voting rules and political behaviour.

Further:Crewe, I. and B. Sarlvik (1983) Decade of dealignment.Crewe, I. et al(1995) The British electorate, 1963-92.Curtice, J. and R. Jowell (1997) British social attitudes: 14th report.Denver, D. (1994) Elections and voting behaviour in Britain, 2nd ed.Dunleavy, P. and C. Husbands (1985) British democracy at the crossroads.Franklin, M. (1985) The decline of class voting in Britain.Franklin, M. et al(1992) Electoral change.Heath, A. et al(1985) How Britain votes.

Rose, R. and I. Mcallister (1986) Voters begin to choose.

Political parties

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chaps. 14 &15, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chaps 5 & 11

RecommendedFisher, J (2005) Political Parties in Britain.Ball, S. & Holliday, I, eds (2002) Mass Conservatism.Driver, S & Martell, L (2002) Blairs Britain.

Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., chapter 8.Fielding, S. (2003) The Labour Party.


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Garnett & Lynch (2003) The Conservatives in Crisis.Gould, P. The Unfinished Revolution. How the Modernisers saved the LabourParty.Heffernan, R. (2001) New Labour and Thatcherism.Ingle, S. (2007) The British Party System, 4th ed.

Lynch, P (2007) The End of Conservative Britain?Pelling, H (2007) A short history of the Labour Party.Russell, M. (2005) Building New LabourShaw, E (2008) Losing Labours Soul? New Labour and the Blair government1997-2007.Webb, P. Parties and Party system: Prospects for realignment, Parliamentary

Affairs, Apr 2003.Wring, D (2005) The Politics of Marketing the Labour Party

Further:Bale, T (2010) The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron.

Charmley, J (2008)A History of Conservative Politics since 1830, 2

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edChilds, S. (2004) New Labours Women MPs.Cowley, P (2005) The Rebels: How Blair mislaid his majority.Dunleavy, P. and C. Husbands (1985) British democracy at the crossroads(London: Allen and Unwin)Butler, D. and D. Kavanagh (1998) The British general election of 1997.Lee, S & Beech M. eds (2009) The Conservatives under Cameron. Built to Last?Ludlum, S. and M. Smith (eds) (1996) Contemporary British Conservatism.MacIvor, D (1996) The Liberal Democrats.Rawnsley, A (2010) The End of the Party. The Rise and Fall of New Labour.Rose, R. (1984) Do parties make a difference?

Seldon, A. and C. Ball (eds) (1994) The Conservative century.Seyd, P. et al(1994) True blues: The politics of Conservative Party membership.Sanders, D (2007) David Cameron Toff at the Top (DVD)Snowdon, P. (2010) Back from the Brink; The inside story of the ToryResurrectionWare, A. (1997) Political parties and party systems.


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Pressure groups & the media

Lecture: 26th October 2012

Seminar: 2

nd

November 2012

Pressure groups

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics chap. 19, orJones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 10.

RecommendedBaggot, R. (1995) Pressure groups today .Coxall, B (2001) Pressure Groups in British Politics.Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., chapter 9.Grant, W. (1995) Pressure group politics and democracy in Britain, 2nd ed.Grant, W. Pressure politics: The Challenges for Democracy, ParliamentaryAffairs, Apr 2003.

The media

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chap 5, orJones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 8.

RecommendedCoxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., chapter10.

Seymour-Ure, C (2004) Prime ministers and the Media: Issues of Power andControl.Lloyd, J (2004) What the Media are doing to our Politics.Lloyd, J. & Seaton, J (2006) What can be done? Making the media and politicsbetter.Edwards, D (2006) Guardians of Power: the Myth of the Liberal Media.Thomas, J (2005) Popular Newspapers, the Labour Party and British Politics.Norris, P. et al, eds (1999) On Message.Deacon, Golding & Billig, Press and Broadcasting: Real Issues and RealCoverage, Parliamentary Affairs, Jan 2003.Negrine, R. (1995) Politics and the mass media.

Stanyer, J. Politics and the media: A Breakdown of Relations for New Labour,Parliamentary Affairs, Apr 2003.

Further:Butler, D. and D. Kavanagh (1998) The British general election of 1997.Curran, J. and J. Seaton (1991) Power without responsibility.Wring, D (2005) The Politics of Marketing the Labour Party


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The Constitution & the Monarchy

Lecture: 2nd November 2012

Seminar: 9

th

November 2012The Constitution

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, ch.6, or Jonesand Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.13,

RecommendedBrazier, R (2007) Constitutional ReformHarrison, K (2006) The Changing Constitution.Jowell, J & Oliver, D eds (2004) The Changing Constitution.Ward, I (2004) the English Constitution: myths and Realities.Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., ch.11Bagehot, W. (1963) The English constitution, first published 1867Hazell, R. et al, The Constitution: Consolidation and Cautious Advance,Parliamentary Affairs, Apr 2003.Hazell, R. (2010) Constitutional Futures RevisitedForman, N. (2002) Constitutional Change in the UK,Thompson, B. and F. Ridley (eds) (1997) Under the Scott-Light: Britishgovernment seen through the Scott report.Hennessey, P. (1995) The Hidden Wiring.A. Tomkins, (1998), The Constitution After Scott: Government Unwrapped.

Further:

Dicey, A. (1959) Introduction to the study of the law and the constitution, firstpublished 1885Hailsham, Lord (1976) Elective dictatorship.

The Monarchy

Essential: Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 14

RecommendedBogdanor, V. (1995) The monarchy and the constitution.Nairn, T. (1988) The enchanted glass.

Richards, P. (1996) Long to reign over us?Forman, N. (2002) Constitutional Change in the UK.

Further:Bagehot, W. (1963) The English constitution, first published 1867Cannadine, D. (1992) The Context, Performance and Meaning of Ritual. TheBritish Monarchy and the Invention of Tradition 1820-1977.Hennessey, P. (1995) The hidden wiring.Marr, A. (1995) Ruling Britannia.Wilson, E. (1989) The myth of the British monarchy.


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Parliament, Prime Minister and Cabinet

Lecture: 9th November 2012Seminar: 23rd November 2012

Parliament

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chap 8, orJones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chaps 15 & 16.

RecommendedCowley, P. & Stuart, M. Parliament: More Revolts, More Reform, Parliamentary

Affairs, Apr 2003.Cowley, P. The Commons: Mr Blairs Lapdog?Parliamentary Affairs, Jan 2003.Judge, D. (1995) The Parliamentary state.Norton, P (2005) Parliament in British politics.Rogers, R (2004) How Parliament Works.Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., chapter14Norton, P. (1993) Does Parliament Matter?Driver, S & Martell, L (2002) Blairs Britain.Rush, M (2005) Parliament Today

Further:Bagehot, W. (1963) The English constitution, first published 1867: see the"Introduction" by Richard Crossman to this edition.Childs, S. (2008) Women and British Party Politics

Lovenduski, J (2004) Feminizing Politics.Norton, P. (1996) "Parliamentary behaviour since 1945" in Talking Politics, 8, 2

Prime minister & cabinet

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chap.7, orJones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.17

RecommendedAllen, G. (2003) The Last Prime Minister: Being Honest about the UK Presidency.Blick A. & Jones, G (2010) Premiership: The Development, Nature and Power of

the Office of British Prime-Minister.Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., ch.12Driver, S & Martell, L (2002) Blairs Britain.Foley, M (2000) The British PresidenyRawnsley, A (2001) Servants of the People The Inside Story of New Labour.James, S (1999) British Cabinet GovernmentDunleavy, P. and R. Rhodes (1995) Prime Minister, Cabinet and core executive.Foley, M. (1993) The rise of the British presidency.Kavanagh, D. and A. Seldon (eds) (1989) The Thatcher effect.Kavanagh, D. and A. Seldon (eds) (1994) The Major effect.Kavanagh, D. & Morris, P. (1989) Consensus Politics from Atlee to Thatcher.

Poguntke, T & Webb, P. eds (2005) The Presidentialisation of Politics


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Further:Barber, J. (1991) British Prime Ministers since 1945.Hennessy, P. (1986) Cabinet.Hennessy, P. and Seldon, A. (eds) (1987) Ruling Performance: BritishGovernments from Atlee to Thatcher.

Kavanagh, D. (1990) Thatcherism and British politics: The end of consensus?Rose, R. and Sulieman, E. (eds.) (1980) Presidents and Prime ministers.Weller, P. (ed.) (1985) First among equals: Prime Ministers in Westminstersystems.Special edition of Public Administration, 68, Spring, 1990, on The CoreExecutive.


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Civil Servants & the Judiciary

Lecture: 23rd November 2012

Seminar: 30

th

November 2012

Civil Servants

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chap. 10, orJones and Norton l, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 18.

RecommendedCoxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., chapter13Gray, A. & Jenkins, B. Government and Administration: Paradoxes of PolicyPerformance, Parliamentary Affairs, Apr 2003.Hennessy, P. (1990) Whitehall.

Further:Efficiency Unit (1988) Improving management in government: The Next Steps(The Ibbs Report)Plowden, W. (1994) Ministers and Mandarins.

The Judiciary

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, ch.9, or Jonesand Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.20

RecommendedFoster, S (2006) The Judiciary, civil liberties and Human rights.Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., ch.15.Griffith, J. (1991) The politics of the judiciary.Malleson, K (1999) The new Judiciary: the effects of Expansion and Activism

Further:Drewry, G. (1989) Law, justice and politics.


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Britain and Europe & EU Institutions

Lecture: 30th November 2012

Seminar: 7

th

December 2012

Britain and Europe

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, ch.13, pp.356-374, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.27.

RecommendedGeddes, A (2002) The European Union and British politics.Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., ch.16Turner, J (2000) The Tories and Europe.Pilkington, C (2001) Britain in the EU Today.Baker, D. Britain and Europe: Treading Water or Slowly Drowning?Parliamentary Affairs, Apr 2003.Baker, D. and D. Seawright (eds) Britain for and against Europe .Gamble, A (2003) BetweenEurope and America: The Future of British PoliticsGeorge, S. (1994)An awkward partner: Britain in the European Community, 2ndeditionLloyd, T (2002) Empire, Welfare State, Europe.Schweigler, C (2007) Germany, Britain and the Future of the EU.

Further:Anderson, P. & Weymouth, A (1999) Insulting the Public? The British Press andthe European Union.Driver, S & Martell, L (2002) Blairs Britain.Birvati, B. and H. Jones (eds) (1993) From reconstruction to integration: Britainand Europe since 1945.Ludlum, S. and M. Smith (eds) (1996) Contemporary British Conservatism.Young, J. (1993) Britain and European unity.

EU Institutions

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, ch.13, pp340-355, or Jones and Norton Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.27

RecommendedBache & George (2006) Politics in the European Union, 2nd ed.Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., ch.16Cowles, M et al, eds (2004) Developments in the European Union 2.Dinan, D. (2005) Ever closer union?3rd ed.Hix, S. (2005) The Political System of the EU, 2nd ed.Nugent, N. (2006) The government and politics of the Europe Union, 6th ed.ONeill, M. (2008) The Struggle for the European constitution.

*See also some of the above on Britain and Europe.


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WebsitesEuropean Commission:http://europa.eu.int/comm/index-en.htmCouncil of Ministers:http://ue.eu.int/en/summ.htmEuropean Parliament:www.europarl.eu.int
http://europa.eu.int/comm/index-en.htmhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/index-en.htmhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/index-en.htmhttp://ue.eu.int/en/summ.htmhttp://ue.eu.int/en/summ.htmhttp://ue.eu.int/en/summ.htmhttp://www.europarl.eu.int/http://www.europarl.eu.int/http://www.europarl.eu.int/http://www.europarl.eu.int/http://ue.eu.int/en/summ.htmhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/index-en.htm


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Devolution & Northern Ireland

Lecture: 7th December 2012

Seminar: 11

th

January 2013

Devolution

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, ch.12, orJones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.12

RecommendedONeill, M. ed (2004) Devolution and British PoliticsBradbury, J (2005) Union and Devolution.Bradbury, J, & McGarvey, N. Devolution: Problems, Politics and Prospects,Parliamentary Affairs, Apr 2003.Hopkins, J (2002) Devolution in Context: regional, federal and devolvedgovernment in the member states of the European Union.Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., ch.17.Hazell, R. (2010) Constitutional Futures RevisitedHough, D. & Jeffery, C (2006) Devolution and Electoral Politics.Lynch, P. (1996) Labour, devolution and the West Lothian question in TalkingPolitics, 9, 1Rawnsley, A (2001) Servants of the People The Inside Story of New Labour.Forman, N. (2002) Constitutional Change in the UK,

Northern Ireland

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, ch.12, orJones et al, Politics UK, 5th ed, ch.30, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed,ch.12.

RecommendedONeill, M. ed (2004) Devolution and British PoliticsCoxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th ed., ch.17,pp.290-96.Ruane, J & Todd, J (2002) The Dynamics of Conflict in Northern IrelandMcKittrick, D & McVea, (2001) Making Sense of the Troubles.

McGarry, J (ed) (2001) Northern Ireland and the Divided WorldMcGarry, J. and B. OLeary (2008) Understanding Northern Ireland.McGarry, J. and B. OLeary (1993) The politics of antagonism.Tonge, J (2005) The New Northern Ireland Politics?

Further:Rawnsley, A (2001) Servants of the People The Inside Story of New Labour.Aughey, A. (1994) The Downing Street declaration: A clarification in TalkingPolitics, 7, 1Coogan, T. (1995) The troubles.McGarry, J. and B. OLeary (1993b) The politics of ethnic conflict regulation.

O Leary, B. (1993) Northern Ireland: Sharing authority.Whyte, J. (1990) Interpreting Northern Ireland.


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Local Government & the Welfare State

Lecture: 11th January 2013

Seminar: 18

th

January 2013

Local Government

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, ch.11, orJones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.19

RecommendedWilson, D (2006) Local government in the united Kingdom.Atkinson H & Wilks-Heeg, S (1999) Local Government from Thatcher to Blair.Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., ch.18.Pratchett, L, & Leach, S. Local Government: Selectivity and Diversity,Parliamentary Affairs, Apr 2003.

Further:Butcher, T. et al (1990) Local government and Thatcherism.Byrne, T (1994) Local Government in Britain, 6th ed.

The Welfare State

Essential: Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.23

RecommendedCoxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., ch.23.Lowe, R (2005) The Welfare state in Britain since 1945.Bartholomew, J (2004) The Welfare State were in.Fraser, D (2003) The Evolution of the British Welfare State.Lloyd, T (2002) Empire, Welfare State, Europe.Atkinson, R. & Savage S. (2000) Public Policy under Blair.Blakemore, K (1998) Introduction to Social Policy.Bailey, J (1998) Social Europe, 2nd ed.Deakin, N. & Parry, R. (2000) The Treasury and Social Policy.Green, S. ed (2007) Policy Convergence in Britain and Germany.Klein, R. (1995) The New Politics of the NHS.

Moran, M. inFischer, J., Denver, D., Benyon, J. eds, (2002) Central Debates inBritish PoliticsTaylor-Gooby, P. ed. (2001) Welfare States under Pressure


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What is Ideology?


Seminar: 25

th

January 2013

Essential:Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.1Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.1.

RecommendedIan Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.1.Ball & Dagger Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal, Ch.1.Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.1.Eccleshall et al, Political Ideologies: An Introduction, Ch.1.Barbara Goodwin Using Political Ideas, Ch.2.Roy Macridis Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch,1.Terry Eagleton Ideology: An IntroductionD. Hawkes Ideology, 2nd ed.David McLellan Ideology

Further:D Bell The End of IdeologyD BellThe End of Ideology Revisited - Part One and Part Two, Government andOpposition, 23, 1988.F. Fukuyama The End of History and the Last ManM. B. HamiltonThe Elements of Ideology, Political Studies, XXXV, 1987.Eric HobsbawmThe Crisis of Todays Ideologies, New Left Review, 192, 1992.Karl Mannheim Ideology and UtopiaD. Manning & Y CarlisleThe Ideologics of Modern Politics, Political Studies,XLIII, 1995.A Shtromas (ed.)The End of Isms, Political Studies, Special Issue, XLI, 1993.See articles by Minogue, OSullivan, Marquand and Callinicos.


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Liberalism


Seminar: 1

st

February 2013

Essential reading:Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.2.Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.2.

RecommendedIan Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.2.Ball & Dagger Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal, Ch.3.Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.2.Eccleshall et al, Political Ideologies: An Introduction, Ch.2.Barbara Goodwin Using Political Ideas, Ch.3.Roy Macridis Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.2.John Gray LiberalismP. Kelly LiberalismWill Kymlicka Contemporary Political Philosophy, Chs.2 & 3.D.J. Manning Liberalism

Further:Anthony Arblaster The Rise and Decline of Western LiberalismRichard Bellamy Liberalism and Modern SocietyF. Fukuyama The End of History and the Last ManJ.A. Hall Liberalism: Politics, Ideology and the MarketA. S. Kahan Liberalism in Nineteenth-Century EuropeMichael Sandel Liberalism and its Critics


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Conservatism & The New Right

Lecture: 1st February 2013

Seminar: 15

th

February 2013

Conservatism


RecommendedIan Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.3.Ball & Dagger Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal, Ch.4.Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.3.Eccleshall et al, Political Ideologies: An Introduction, Ch.3.Roy Macridis Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.4.Ted Honderich ConservatismR. Nisbet Conservatism: Dream and RealityNoel OSullivanConservatismR Scruton The Meaning of ConservatismDavid Willetts Modern Conservatism

The New Right

Essential reading:Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.3.

RecommendedIan Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.9.Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.3.Norman P. Barry The New RightN. BosanquetAfter the New RightDavid Collard The New Right: a CritiqueEatwell & OSullivanThe Nature of the RightAndrew Gamble The Free Economy and the Strong StateDavid G. Green The New Right: the Counter-Revolution in Political, Economic

and Social ThoughtD. HarveyA brief history of neoliberalismDesmond King The New RightR. Levitas (ed.) The Ideology of the New Right


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Socialism

Lecture: 15th February 2013

Seminar: 22

nd

February 2013


RecommendedIan Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.5.Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.4.Eccleshall et al, Political Ideologies: An Introduction, Ch.4.Barbara Goodwin Using Political Ideas, Ch.5Roy Macridis Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.3.R. N. Berki SocialismBernard Crick SocialismM. Newman Socialism: a very short introduction

Further:Zygmunt Bauman Socialism: the Active UtopiaRobin BlackburnFin de Sicle: Socialism after the Crash, New Left Review, 185,1991.Alex Callinicos EqualityBrian Crozier Socialism: Dream and RealityMichael Harrington Socialism: Past and FutureThomas Meyer The theory of social democracy


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Marxism

Lecture: 22nd February 2013

Seminar: 1

st

March 2013

Essential readingAndrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.4.Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.4.

RecommendedIan Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.7.Ball & Dagger Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal, Ch.5.Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.5.Barbara Goodwin Using Political Ideas, Ch.4.Roy Macridis Contemporary Political Ideologies, Chs.5, 6 & 7.Alex Callinicos The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl MarxDavid McLellan The Thought of Karl Marx

Further:Perry Anderson Considerations on Western MarxismShlomo Avineri Karl Marx: Social and Political ThoughtIsaiah Berlin Karl MarxPaul Blackledge Reflections on the Marxist theory of historyTom Bottomore Modern Interpretations of MarxP. E. Gottfried TheStrange Death of MarxismEric Hobsbawm How to change the world: Marx and Marxism, 1840-2011.John HollowayThe Relevance of Marxism Today, Common Sense, 15, 1994(Short Loan).Matthew Johnson The Legacy of Marxism: Contemporary Challenges, Conflicts,and Developments.[electronic resource]Leszek Kolakowski Main Currents of Marxism, 3 Vols.David McLellan Karl Marx: His Life and ThoughtDavid McLellan Marxism After MarxG.H.R. Parkinson Marx and MarxismsPeter Singer MarxG. de Ste CroixClass in Marxs Conception of History: Ancient and Modern, NewLeft Review, 146, 1984.


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Anarchism

Lecture: 1st March 2013

Seminar: 8

th

March 2013


RecommendedIan Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.6.Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.6.Barbara Goodwin Using Political Ideas, Ch.6.Roy Macridis Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.2.David MillerAnarchismC. WardAnarchism: a very short introductionGeorge WoodcockAnarchism

Further:D E Apter & J Joll (eds)Anarchism TodayApril Carter The Political Theory of AnarchismErrico MalatestaAnarchismPeter Marshall Demanding the ImpossibleJ R Pennock & J W Chapman Nomos XIX: AnarchismA RitterAnarchism: A Theoretical AnalysisM Taylor Community, Anarchy and LibertyRobert Paul WolffIn Defence of AnarchismG Woodcock (ed) The Anarchist Reader


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Nationalism & Religious Fundamentalism

Lecture: 8th March 2013

Seminar: 15

th

March 2013

Nationalism

Essential reading:Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.6Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.9

RecommendedIan Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.4.Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.7.R. Eccleshall et al Political Ideologies: An Introduction, Ch.6.Roy Macridis Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.9.S AvineriMarxism and NationalismJournal of Contemporary History, 26, 3/4,1991.Anthony Birch The Concepts and Theories of Modern Democracy, Ch.2.John Dunn NationalismErnest Gellner Nations and NationalsE J Hobsbawm Nations and Nationalism Since 1780.Eugene Kamenka NationalismElie Kedourie NationalismKenneth Minogue NationalismBikhu ParekhThe New Right and the Politics of Nationhood, in N Deakin (ed)The New Right: Image and Reality.A RichmondEthnic Nationalism and Postindustrialism, Ethnic and RacialStudies, 1984.Anthony D Smith Theories of NationalismAnthony D Smith Nationalism

Religious fundamentialism

Essential reading:Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.10Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.10

RecommendedBenjamin R. BarberJihad vs. McWorldS. Bruce FundamentalismM. Ruthven Fundamentalism: A very short introductionM. Ruthven Fundamentalism: the search for meaningSumit Sarkar Beyond nationalist frames: postmodernism, Hindufundamentalism, historyL. Weinberg et al Religious fundamentalism and political extremism


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Fascism

Lecture: 15th March 2013

Seminar: 22

nd

March 2013


RecommendedIan Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.8.Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.8.R. Eccleshall et al Political Ideologies: An Introduction, Ch.7.Barbara Goodwin Using Political Ideas, Ch.8.Roy Macridis Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.8.Richard Bessell, ed. Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany: comparisons and contrastsRoger Eatwell Fascism: A History, Ch.1.Aristotle Kallis Fascist IdeologyAristotle Kallis The Fascism ReaderPhilip Morgan Italian Fascism, 1919-1945Mark Neocleous FascismNoel OSullivanFascismKevin Passmore Fascism: a very short introduction.Sydney PayneA History of Fascism, 1914-1945Dave Renton Fascism: Theory and PracticeM. Robson Italy: the rise of fascism 1915-1945Z. Sternhell The Birth of Fascist IdeologyRichard Thurlow Fascism


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Feminism

Lectures: 22nd March 2013

Seminar: 12

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April 2013


RecommendedIan Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.10.Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.9.R. Eccleshall et al Political Ideologies: An Introduction, Ch.9.Roy Macridis Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.11.W Kymlicka Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction, Ch.7.

Further:Valerie Bryson Feminist Political Theory, pt.II.Jane Freedman FeminismSarah Gamble The Routledge companion to feminism and postfeminismJ Lovenduski & V Randall Contemporary Feminist PoliticsSusan Moller Okin Women in Western Political ThoughtR Tong Feminist Political ThoughtSylvia Walby The future of feminismMargaret Walters Feminism: A Very Short Introduction


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Ecologism

Lecture: 12th April 2013

Seminar: 19

th

April 2013


RecommendedIan Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.10.Ball & Dagger Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal, Ch.9.Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.10.R. Eccleshall et al Political Ideologies: An Introduction, Ch.8.Roy Macridis Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.12.

Further:A Dobson Green Political ThoughtDobson & Lucardie The Politics of NatureA Dobson The Green ReaderJ.S. Dryzek The Politics of the EarthRobert Goodin Green Political Theory, Ch.1.


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LECTURE & SEMINAR PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

FIRST TERM

Date Lecture Seminar

5 October 2012 IntroductionBasic politicalconcepts

None

12 October 2012 The evolution &context of British

politics & electoral

systems

Basic politicalconcepts

19 October 2012 Voting behaviour &political parties

The context ofBritish politics &electoral systems

26 October 2012 Pressure groups &

the media

Voting behaviour &political parties

2 November 2012 The Constitution &the Monarchy

Pressure groups &the media

9 November 2012 Parliament, prime

minister & cabinet

The Constitution &the Monarchy

16 November 2012 None (RED Week) None

23 November 2012 Civil servants & thejudiciary

Parliament, primeminister & cabinet

30 November 2012 Britain and Europe &

EU Institutions

Civil servants & thejudiciary

7 December 2012 Devolution &Northern Ireland

Britain and Europe &EU Institutions


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SECOND TERM

11 January 2013 Local government &

the welfare state

Devolution &Northern Ireland

18 January 2013 What is ideology? Local government &the welfare state

25 January 2013 Liberalism What is ideology?

1 February 2013 Conservatism & NewRight

Liberalism

8 February 2013 None (RED Week) None

15 February 2013 Socialism Conservatism & NewRight

22 February 2013 Marxism Socialism

1 March 2013 Anarchism Marxism

8 March 2013 Nationalism &religiousfundamentalism

Anarchism

15 March 2013 Fascism Nationalism &Fundamentalism

22 March 2013

FeminismFascism

THIRD TERM

12 April 2013 Ecologism Feminism

19 April 2013 Multiculturalism Ecologism

26 April 2013 Revision session Multiculturalism

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