Nottingham Trent University

School of Arts and Humanities

POLS10111 INTRODUCING POLITICS

Module Handbook 2012-13

____________________________________________________________ Teaching staff: Room: Tel: E-Mail: Dr Joanna McKay Chaucer 3201 (City) ext. 5570 joanna.mckay@ntu.ac.uk Dr Rick Simon George Eliot 233 ext. 3360 rick.simon@ntu.ac.uk

INTRODUCING POLITICS Welcome to this 40-credit core Politics module. There are no pre-requisites for this module, and it is assumed that students have no previous knowledge of politics. 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 and assessment will all differ from A-level. Indeed, over-reliance on A-level notes is a major cause of slip-ups among level one students. What we hope to do in this module is: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Explain the centrality of power to the study of Politics; Enable you to develop basic vocabulary associated with the study of politics; Identify significant political actors in the political/government systems of the UK, their role and their functions; Explain the nature of the United Kingdom as a political unit; Explain core concepts and values associated with, and the historical development of, a range of political ideologies; Identify key thinkers associated with each ideology.

To achieve these aims the module is divided into three sections. The first, very brief, section will examine some key concepts in Politics that will constantly reoccur as you deepen your understanding. The second section will look at British Politics as a More generally, success in this and other modules is a case of following straightforward, though frequently neglected, guidance: be organised, plan in advance, work hard, cross-reference, utilise the library, structure your essays and be prepared to contribute in seminars. Most importantly: for any and all Politics modules, keep up-to-date. Even the most carefully constructed theories of political systems can be swept off course by the winds of political change, 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 of current affairs. Even recent textbooks may appear dated; you can quickly fill in those gaps by using online resources, and then utilising some of the more popular current affairs sources, e.g.: Financial Times, The Guardian, The Economist, 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 the study 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 British political system, including elections and parties, voting behaviour, interest groups and the mass media. We look at key institutions in British political life such as parliament and the monarchy. Finally, some key political issues for the UK are examined, for example, devolution and the European Union. This part of the 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 Levels Two and Three. 2

PART TWO: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES The second half of the module introduces you to the concept of ideology and the ideologies 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 these perspectives, whilst also being aware of the divergent tendencies within these bodies of thought. You will be able to gain a firm grounding in basic political ideas that will equip you to undertake further work in studying political theory and politics more generally at Levels Two and Three. ASSESSMENT Summary: 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 in terms 2 & 3. (40% of final grade) The assessment for this module consists of two pieces of coursework and a 2 hour exam at the end of the module. Essays which are more than 10% longer or shorter 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 for extensions must be made on an official form, either to the module leader or your programme leader. Extensions will be granted in bona fide cases only. Essays submitted 1-7 days late without an extension form will receive a maximum mark of 40%. Essays submitted more than a week after the deadline will receive zero marks. The exam at the end of the module will be unseen and will consist of two sections: one on British politics and one on political ideologies. You will be required to answer one question from each section in 2 hours. The questions will be based on the topics for which there are no essay questions. Successful completion of the exam and coursework tends to be linked to regular attendance of lectures and seminars, thorough reading, and a willingness to contribute to seminar discussions on a consistent basis. Rick Simon Joanna McKay October 2012

BRITISH POLITICS ESSAY TITLES Due date: 7th December 2012 1. Account for Britains success in achieving political modernisation without widespread upheaval or violent revolution. Should the British first-past-the-post electoral system be replaced by a different electoral system? Assess the explanations forwarded by psephologists to account for developments in British voting behaviour since the 1960s. What are the traditional functions of political parties and how well do they perform them in Britain? To what extent is Britain an example of two-party politics? Assess the democracy. claim that pressure groups undermine

2. 3.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Assess the impact of the media on various forms of political activity in Britain. Does Britain need a written constitution? What are the main functions of parliament and how well does it fulfil those functions?

10. Cabinet government is in reality government by the Prime Minister. Discuss.

POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES ESSAY TITLES Due date: 18th March 2013 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Why is ideology such a highly disputed concept? What is the meaning of freedom to a liberal? Are conservatives totally opposed to change? Does the New Right have any use at all for the state? Why is the concept of equality central to socialist thought? The global economic crisis since 2008 has confirmed the Marxist analysis of capitalism. Do you agree?

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 a mark 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 of bibliographic sources, so its essential that you get these right. The following provides a brief guide to referencing; a far more detailed guide can be found in the 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 and radio programmes; internet information; lecture notes, and any other attributable source. When to reference? The underlying advice is: i) if in doubt, reference; ii) ask yourself: could a reader of my essay find the same point from my references? If not, youre referencing inappropriately. The following are all unambiguous: use of direct quotations: It can be argued that politics is about compromise, consensus and the search for 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 number again 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. to indicate more than one page general ideas, arguments etc. must be referenced even where they dont relate to specific pages: Whilst Marx (1972; 1990) argues that politics is fundamentally reducible to questions of economics, New Right authors such as Olson (1965; 1982) reverse the causation: economics is in many ways burdened by politics. NB i)

no page numbers; ii) use of more than one book entirely acceptable if they present a consistent argument over time. To reiterate - if in doubt, reference; could I locate the reference? - and, if unsure, 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 page numbers where necessary. The authors name and the year published lead the reader to a reference list or bibliography at the end of the essay, where full details 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 by the same author in date order; and d) list edited or jointly authored works by an author 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 - never bolded; year follows author; eg: Aardvark, A. (1992) Eating ants (London: Macmillan) Journal articles: title always in single-quotation marks; Journal in italics or underlined; volume and part number required (found on journal itself); page numbers 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. Only commentary 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, 1997 from http://www.labour.org.uk/election/manifesto.htm Below is an example of a typical student bibliography for a politics essay; I would expect to see six or seven separate sources utilised for an essay of this length: BIBLIOGRAPHY Jones, B. et al (1997) Politics UK (Hemel Hempstead: Prentice Hall), third edition.1 Mackay, D. (1998) Explaining Northern Ireland in I. Budge et al (eds) The new British politics (London: Routledge), pp. 345-390 2 Newton, K. (1982a) The roots of the conflict (Oxford: Oxford University Press)

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

Newton, K. (1982b) Religion and nationality in Northern Ireland in Journal of Conflict Studies, 16, 2, pp. 23-65 Paterson, W. (1995) The peace process unfolds in The Guardian, August 6th Paterson, W. and P. Simon (1986) The Anglo-Irish agreement (Oxford: Blackwells) Note, finally, that your references in the text and bibliography should match. In other words, if there are works in your bibliography that are not in the text, you are effectively saying, I have used this source, but I am not going to tell you where, which opens up plagiarism suggestions; the reverse case generally indicates a reference taken from another author, which I have already suggested must be cited. Use the examples in my reading list if you are still unsure. The second referencing system (using Footnotes) involves inserting a superscript number which directs the reader towards a note at the bottom of the page, or the 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 not want to get into; b) it is much more easily used on a word processor than by hand, and not all of you will be computer-literate as yet. You can, however, use footnotes within the Harvard system to expand on points that are tangential to the main text. The references would still be done in the Harvard 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 and understanding 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 skills necessary to construct an argument in a completely clear and cogent fashion. In addition, we do not arbitrarily deduct marks just because a few words are spelt incorrectly. Nevertheless, we do expect you to give each piece of work sufficient care 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 are set to a US dictionary); if using a word-processor, avoid bolding words or quotations as it looks messy and does not help at all. Bolding sub-headings is acceptable, but you should have little call for these until you write an extended essay or dissertation;

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.

 avoid lists, sub-headings and bullet points in an essay; these are useful for reports, not coherent arguments. Always think about the flow of the essay and how it will come across to the reader; avoid the following basic grammatical mistakes like the plague.... i) their, there and theyre The use of these terms is unambiguous: there really is no excuse to confuse their purpose, since theyre separate and exclusive terms. ii) apostrophes, its and its This is a more understandable mistake, since abuse of apostrophes is widespread in society (check out the greengrocers where Apples 50p means either the 50p that belongs to the apple or Apple is 50p, both of which are gibberish. It should read Apples: 50p). Ensure that you understand each of the following: 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 as abbreviate. Certain words do not take apostrophes to indicate possession, however. These are words such as my, our, their, his etc. and its. In other words, 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 an apostrophe. Compare: its role was to ensure... (substitute: her, our etc. - do they work? yes, so no apostrophe). its getting dark outside...(substitute it is - does it work? yes, so apostrophise or, to avoid any ambiguity, leave as it is). iii) would have done... It is increasingly common to see students and other intelligent people write we would of done it sooner.... iv) affect and effect: If you dont know the difference think of RAVEN: Remember Affect Verb Effect Noun. Eg. the effects of the media on politics, but the media affects politics in a number of ways.

Grade based Assessment For the 2012 / 13 academic year, NTU is introducing a new scheme for assessing undergraduate students' work. The scheme is known as gradebased assessment or GBA. A major advantage of GBA is that it ensures that there is a direct link between the expected learning outcomes of the part of the course being assessed and what you, the student, have demonstrated in the assessment. The specific arrangements relating to the assessment of a module will be set out in module documentation. Previously, assessed work was awarded a mark, usually a percentage. Following the introduction of GBA, each piece of assessed work will be awarded one of 17 grades (please read the document Undergraduate Grading Scheme for further details and to see the grade descriptors). You will be informed about what is expected of you in order to achieve a particular grade. This information will mean that feedback on your work will be clear and you will be able to evaluate your progress towards your final degree classification.
www.ntu.ac.uk/gbahandbook.

10

SEMINAR PROGRAMME AND READING

Seminars are weekly and will begin in week 2. The first seminar will provide an opportunity for the lecturer and students to become acquainted, and for you to raise 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 you will 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, your choice of topic on which to write your coursework essay may well be guided by discussions in the seminar. The best way to ensure that you are comfortable with a subject is to read about it in advance and be prepared to discuss it and answer questions on it in the seminar. Seminars will involve a range of activities, including open discussions, group work, video clips, etc. Topical issues will also be discussed where relevant. It cannot be over-emphasised that the key to an enjoyable seminar is active participation by all. In order to do this you need to have done the required reading in advance. The advancement of knowledge in a seminar is the product of the involvement of all concerned parties - students and staff. Free riding on the effort of others is a problematic strategy, because if we all free ride, nothing is produced. Put simply, lack of attendance and contribution affects others, not just yourself, so please ensure that you attend and participate regularly. There tends to be a strong correlation between good attendance and good marks! Get your 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 most topics, followed by recommended and additional reading by topic. Additional suggestions for reading may be given during the course of the module, along with useful website addresses. Some weeks you will be given a handout. Please read these! Please note: No Politics course could ever truly be considered a textbook course, partly because the subject matter changes so quickly, and partly because there are no right answers in politics. You will need to keep up to date with 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 to read, links to useful websites, and other information about the module.

11

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: Pearson Longman), 7th ed. These books will provide a useful starting point for the range of material in the first part of the module. Please read the relevant chapter after every lecture, in preparation for the following weeks seminar. Politics UK also has a companion website: www.pearsoned.co.uk/Jones. Also useful and easy to understand are: Norton, P. (2010) The British Polity Knight, J. (2010) British Politics for Dummies There are also a number of other British politics textbooks available, although some 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 basic knowledge and should be used as a complement to other textbooks; Peele, G (2004) Governing the UK: British Politics in the 21st Century. 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 a different perspective on some persistent political questions; Journals: Journals are a good source for the study of politics as they tend to be more upto-date than books. The following journals all contain relevant and contemporary articles for students of politics. You should consult the current issues on a regular basis, as well as utilising back issues. Cross-referencing and locating sources not on the reading lists, especially those in the journals, is a skill that you 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, Politics Review. Many of these titles are available on-line via the Library and Learning Resources website. You may also find relevant articles on British politics in wider ranging journals, such as: West European Politics, Comparative Politics, 12

Party Politics. Be warned that the material in these journals is not equally accessible some are more academic than others. The following works contain useful information on most aspects of the course, particularly the Seminar Topics. Political Ideologies Textbooks & Reading Please buy one of the following: Either: Andrew Heywood (2012) Political Ideologies: An Introduction 5th Edition (Macmillan). This is ideal for students new to political ideologies and bang up-to-date. Or: Andrew Vincent (2009) Modern Political Ideologies 3rd Edition (Blackwell). More challenging than Heywood and good for students who have studied 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 Ideas I. 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 2nd ed. (Continuum) T. Ball & R. Dagger (2001) Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal 4th 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)

13

Detailed Lecture & Seminar Programme

Introduction and Basic Political Concepts Lecture: 5th October Seminar: 12th October Introduction to the module; opportunities for questions; clarification of assessment tasks; Introduction to each other; start thinking about the key concepts in Politics.

The evolution and context of British politics & electoral systems Lecture: 12th October 2012 Seminar: 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 Politics Pearce, M. & Stewart, G. (1992) British Political History 1867-1990. Democracy and 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 16881988. Electoral systems Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chap 17, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 7 Recommended Blau, A. (2004) Fairness and Electoral Reform, British Journal of Politics and International 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 Britain Curtice, J. The Electoral System: Biased to Blair? Parliamentary Affairs, Jan 2003. Farrell, D. (1997) Comparing electoral systems. 14

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.

15

Voting behaviour & political parties Lecture: 19th October 2012 Seminar: 26th October 2012 Voting behaviour Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chap. 18, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 7. Recommended Norris, P & Wlezien, C (2005) Britain Votes 2005. Butler, D & Kavanagh, D (2001) The British General Election of 2001 Clarke, 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 Britain Mandelson, 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 voting behaviour. Heath, A. et al (1991) Understanding political change. Pattie, C. et al (eds) British elections and parties review, volume 7 Geddes, A. & Tonge, J (2002) Labours Second Landslide Rallings, C. & Thrasher, M. Elections and Public opinion: Conservative Doldrums and 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 Recommended Fisher, 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. 16

Garnett & Lynch (2003) The Conservatives in Crisis. Gould, P. The Unfinished Revolution. How the Modernisers saved the Labour Party. 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 Labour Shaw, E (2008) Losing Labours Soul? New Labour and the Blair government 1997-2007. 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, 2nd ed Childs, 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 Tory Resurrection Ware, A. (1997) Political parties and party systems.

17

Pressure groups & the media Lecture: 26th October 2012 Seminar: 2nd November 2012 Pressure groups Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics chap. 19, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 10. Recommended Baggot, 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, Parliamentary Affairs, Apr 2003. The media Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chap 5, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 8. Recommended Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., chapter 10. Seymour-Ure, C (2004) Prime ministers and the Media: Issues of Power and Control. Lloyd, J (2004) What the Media are doing to our Politics. Lloyd, J. & Seaton, J (2006) What can be done? Making the media and politics better. 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 Real Coverage, 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

18

The Constitution & the Monarchy Lecture: 2nd November 2012 Seminar: 9th November 2012

The Constitution

Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, ch.6, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.13, Recommended Brazier, R (2007) Constitutional Reform Harrison, 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.11 Bagehot, W. (1963) The English constitution, first published 1867 Hazell, R. et al, The Constitution: Consolidation and Cautious Advance, Parliamentary Affairs, Apr 2003. Hazell, R. (2010) Constitutional Futures Revisited Forman, N. (2002) Constitutional Change in the UK, Thompson, B. and F. Ridley (eds) (1997) Under the Scott-Light: British government 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, first published 1885 Hailsham, Lord (1976) Elective dictatorship. The Monarchy Essential: Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 14 Recommended Bogdanor, 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 1867 Cannadine, D. (1992) The Context, Performance and Meaning of Ritual. British 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.

The

19

Parliament, Prime Minister and Cabinet Lecture: 9th November 2012 Seminar: 23rd November 2012 Parliament Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chap 8, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, chaps 15 & 16. Recommended Cowley, 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., chapter 14 Norton, 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, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.17 Recommended Allen, 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.12 Driver, S & Martell, L (2002) Blairs Britain. Foley, M (2000) The British Presideny Rawnsley, A (2001) Servants of the People The Inside Story of New Labour. James, S (1999) British Cabinet Government Dunleavy, 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

20

Further: Barber, J. (1991) British Prime Ministers since 1945. Hennessy, P. (1986) Cabinet. Hennessy, P. and Seldon, A. (eds) (1987) Ruling Performance: British Governments 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 Westminster systems. Special edition of Public Administration, 68, Spring, 1990, on The Core Executive.

21

Civil Servants & the Judiciary Lecture: 23rd November 2012 Seminar: 30th November 2012 Civil Servants Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, chap. 10, or Jones and Norton l, Politics UK, 7th ed, chap 18. Recommended Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., chapter 13 Gray, A. & Jenkins, B. Government and Administration: Paradoxes of Policy Performance, 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 Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.20 Recommended Foster, 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.

22

Britain and Europe & EU Institutions Lecture: 30th November 2012 Seminar: 7th 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. Recommended Geddes, A (2002) The European Union and British politics. Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., ch.16 Turner, 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) Between Europe and America: The Future of British Politics George, S. (1994) An awkward partner: Britain in the European Community, 2nd edition Lloyd, 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 and the European Union. Driver, S & Martell, L (2002) Blairs Britain. Birvati, B. and H. Jones (eds) (1993) From reconstruction to integration: Britain and 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, pp 340-355, or Jones and Norton Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.27 Recommended Bache & George (2006) Politics in the European Union, 2nd ed. Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., ch.16 Cowles, 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.

23

Websites European Commission: http://europa.eu.int/comm/index-en.htm Council of Ministers: http://ue.eu.int/en/summ.htm European Parliament: www.europarl.eu.int

24

Devolution & Northern Ireland Lecture: 7th December 2012 Seminar: 11th January 2013 Devolution Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, ch.12, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.12 Recommended ONeill, M. ed (2004) Devolution and British Politics Bradbury, 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 devolved government in the member states of the European Union. Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th edit., ch.17. Hazell, R. (2010) Constitutional Futures Revisited Hough, D. & Jeffery, C (2006) Devolution and Electoral Politics. Lynch, P. (1996) Labour, devolution and the West Lothian question in Talking Politics, 9, 1 Rawnsley, 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, or Jones et al, Politics UK, 5th ed, ch.30, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.12. Recommended ONeill, M. ed (2004) Devolution and British Politics Coxall, Robins, & Leach (2003) Contemporary British Politics, 4th ed., ch.17, pp.290-96. Ruane, J & Todd, J (2002) The Dynamics of Conflict in Northern Ireland McKittrick, D & McVea, (2001) Making Sense of the Troubles. McGarry, J (ed) (2001) Northern Ireland and the Divided World McGarry, 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 Talking Politics, 7, 1 Coogan, 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. 25

Local Government & the Welfare State Lecture: 11th January 2013 Seminar: 18th January 2013 Local Government Essential: Garnett, M & Lynch, P (2012) Exploring British Politics, ch.11, or Jones and Norton, Politics UK, 7th ed, ch.19 Recommended Wilson, 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 Recommended Coxall, 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. in Fischer, J., Denver, D., Benyon, J. eds, (2002) Central Debates in British Politics Taylor-Gooby, P. ed. (2001) Welfare States under Pressure

26

What is Ideology? Lecture: 18th January 2013 Seminar: 25th January 2013 Essential: Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.1 Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.1. Recommended Ian 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 Introduction D. Hawkes Ideology, 2nd ed. David McLellan Ideology Further: D Bell The End of Ideology D Bell The End of Ideology Revisited - Part One and Part Two, Government and Opposition, 23, 1988. F. Fukuyama The End of History and the Last Man M. B. Hamilton The Elements of Ideology, Political Studies, XXXV, 1987. Eric Hobsbawm The Crisis of Todays Ideologies, New Left Review, 192, 1992. Karl Mannheim Ideology and Utopia D. Manning & Y Carlisle The 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.

27

Liberalism Lecture: 25th January 2013 Seminar: 1st February 2013 Essential reading: Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.2. Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.2. Recommended Ian 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 Liberalism P. Kelly Liberalism Will Kymlicka Contemporary Political Philosophy, Chs.2 & 3. D.J. Manning Liberalism Further: Anthony Arblaster The Rise and Decline of Western Liberalism Richard Bellamy Liberalism and Modern Society F. Fukuyama The End of History and the Last Man J.A. Hall Liberalism: Politics, Ideology and the Market A. S. Kahan Liberalism in Nineteenth-Century Europe Michael Sandel Liberalism and its Critics

28

Conservatism & The New Right Lecture: 1st February 2013 Seminar: 15th February 2013 Conservatism Essential reading: Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.3. Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.3. Recommended Ian 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 Conservatism R. Nisbet Conservatism: Dream and Reality Noel OSullivan Conservatism R Scruton The Meaning of Conservatism David Willetts Modern Conservatism The New Right Essential reading: Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.3. Recommended Ian Adams Political Ideology Today, Ch.9. Eatwell & Wright Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.3. Norman P. Barry The New Right N. Bosanquet After the New Right David Collard The New Right: a Critique Eatwell & OSullivan The Nature of the Right Andrew Gamble The Free Economy and the Strong State David G. Green The New Right: the Counter-Revolution in Political, Economic and Social Thought D. Harvey A brief history of neoliberalism Desmond King The New Right R. Levitas (ed.) The Ideology of the New Right

29

Socialism Lecture: 15th February 2013 Seminar: 22nd February 2013 Essential reading: Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.4. Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.4. Recommended Ian 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.5 Roy Macridis Contemporary Political Ideologies, Ch.3. R. N. Berki Socialism Bernard Crick Socialism M. Newman Socialism: a very short introduction Further: Zygmunt Bauman Socialism: the Active Utopia Robin Blackburn Fin de Sicle: Socialism after the Crash, New Left Review, 185, 1991. Alex Callinicos Equality Brian Crozier Socialism: Dream and Reality Michael Harrington Socialism: Past and Future Thomas Meyer The theory of social democracy

30

Marxism Lecture: 22nd February 2013 Seminar: 1st March 2013 Essential reading Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.4. Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.4. Recommended Ian 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 Marx David McLellan The Thought of Karl Marx Further: Perry Anderson Considerations on Western Marxism Shlomo Avineri Karl Marx: Social and Political Thought Isaiah Berlin Karl Marx Paul Blackledge Reflections on the Marxist theory of history Tom Bottomore Modern Interpretations of Marx P. E. Gottfried The Strange Death of Marxism Eric Hobsbawm How to change the world: Marx and Marxism, 1840-2011. John Holloway The 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 Thought David McLellan Marxism After Marx G.H.R. Parkinson Marx and Marxisms Peter Singer Marx G. de Ste Croix Class in Marxs Conception of History: Ancient and Modern, New Left Review, 146, 1984.

31

Anarchism Lecture: 1st March 2013 Seminar: 8th March 2013 Essential reading Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.5. Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.5. Recommended Ian 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 Miller Anarchism C. Ward Anarchism: a very short introduction George Woodcock Anarchism Further: D E Apter & J Joll (eds) Anarchism Today April Carter The Political Theory of Anarchism Errico Malatesta Anarchism Peter Marshall Demanding the Impossible J R Pennock & J W Chapman Nomos XIX: Anarchism A Ritter Anarchism: A Theoretical Analysis M Taylor Community, Anarchy and Liberty Robert Paul Wolff In Defence of Anarchism G Woodcock (ed) The Anarchist Reader

32

Nationalism & Religious Fundamentalism Lecture: 8th March 2013 Seminar: 15th March 2013 Nationalism Essential reading: Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.6 Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.9 Recommended Ian 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 Avineri Marxism and Nationalism Journal of Contemporary History, 26, 3/4, 1991. Anthony Birch The Concepts and Theories of Modern Democracy, Ch.2. John Dunn Nationalism Ernest Gellner Nations and Nationals E J Hobsbawm Nations and Nationalism Since 1780. Eugene Kamenka Nationalism Elie Kedourie Nationalism Kenneth Minogue Nationalism Bikhu Parekh The New Right and the Politics of Nationhood, in N Deakin (ed) The New Right: Image and Reality. A Richmond Ethnic Nationalism and Postindustrialism, Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1984. Anthony D Smith Theories of Nationalism Anthony D Smith Nationalism Religious fundamentialism Essential reading: Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.10 Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.10 Recommended Benjamin R. Barber Jihad vs. McWorld S. Bruce Fundamentalism M. Ruthven Fundamentalism: A very short introduction M. Ruthven Fundamentalism: the search for meaning Sumit Sarkar Beyond nationalist frames: postmodernism, Hindu fundamentalism, history L. Weinberg et al Religious fundamentalism and political extremism

33

Fascism Lecture: 15th March 2013 Seminar: 22nd March 2013 Essential reading: Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.7. Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.6. Recommended Ian 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 contrasts Roger Eatwell Fascism: A History, Ch.1. Aristotle Kallis Fascist Ideology Aristotle Kallis The Fascism Reader Philip Morgan Italian Fascism, 1919-1945 Mark Neocleous Fascism Noel OSullivan Fascism Kevin Passmore Fascism: a very short introduction. Sydney Payne A History of Fascism, 1914-1945 Dave Renton Fascism: Theory and Practice M. Robson Italy: the rise of fascism 1915-1945 Z. Sternhell The Birth of Fascist Ideology Richard Thurlow Fascism

34

Feminism Lectures: 22nd March 2013 Seminar: 12th April 2013 Essential reading: Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.8. Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.7. Recommended Ian 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 Feminism Sarah Gamble The Routledge companion to feminism and postfeminism J Lovenduski & V Randall Contemporary Feminist Politics Susan Moller Okin Women in Western Political Thought R Tong Feminist Political Thought Sylvia Walby The future of feminism Margaret Walters Feminism: A Very Short Introduction

35

Ecologism Lecture: 12th April 2013 Seminar: 19th April 2013 Essential reading Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies, Ch.9. Andrew Vincent Modern Political Ideologies, Ch.8. Recommended Ian 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 Thought Dobson & Lucardie The Politics of Nature A Dobson The Green Reader J.S. Dryzek The Politics of the Earth Robert Goodin Green Political Theory, Ch.1.

36

LECTURE & SEMINAR PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

FIRST TERM
Date
5 October 2012

Lecture

Seminar
None

12 October 2012

19 October 2012 26 October 2012 2 November 2012 9 November 2012 16 November 2012 23 November 2012 30 November 2012 7 December 2012

Introduction Basic political concepts The evolution & context of British politics & electoral systems Voting behaviour & political parties Pressure groups & the media The Constitution & the Monarchy Parliament, prime minister & cabinet None (RED Week) Civil servants & the judiciary Britain and Europe & EU Institutions Devolution & Northern Ireland

Basic political concepts

The context of British politics & electoral systems Voting behaviour & political parties Pressure groups & the media The Constitution & the Monarchy None Parliament, prime minister & cabinet Civil servants & the judiciary Britain and Europe & EU Institutions

37

SECOND TERM
11 January 2013 18 January 2013 25 January 2013 1 February 2013 8 February 2013 15 February 2013 22 February 2013 1 March 2013 8 March 2013

Local government & the welfare state What is ideology? Liberalism Conservatism & New Right None (RED Week) Socialism Marxism Anarchism Nationalism & religious fundamentalism Fascism Feminism

Devolution & Northern Ireland Local government & the welfare state What is ideology? Liberalism None Conservatism & New Right Socialism Marxism Anarchism

15 March 2013 22 March 2013

Nationalism & Fundamentalism Fascism

THIRD TERM

12 April 2013 19 April 2013 26 April 2013

Ecologism Multiculturalism Revision session

Feminism Ecologism Multiculturalism

38