Political Analysis - POL00014C
Module summary
The world of politics is complex, dynamic, and can seem to defy explanation. Political Analysis supports students to develop rigorous and compelling accounts of political phenomena. The module introduces foundations of both ‘positive’ analysis that seeks to precisely describe, compare, or/and identify causal drivers, and ‘normative’ analysis that offers evaluation of political practices and institutions against ideal-type conceptualisations.
Module will run
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2023-24 |
Module aims
At York, we adopt a broad approach to the study of Politics and International Relations. Across this breadth, we are unified by a commitment to analytic rigour - ensuring that the accounts of political phenomena we develop are clear, compelling, and engage effectively with existing scholarship. The module aims to provide students with a grounding in the range of approaches used to develop rigorous political analysis. The module also supports the development of transferable study and written and oral communication skills, which also function as employability enhancements. As a whole, module content is designed to expand skills and knowledge bases that will complement students’ progression through their wider programmes of study.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to:
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Indicative assessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
Module feedback
Students will receive written timely feedback on their formative assessment. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their feedback during the module tutor’s feedback and guidance hours.
Students will receive written feedback on their summative assessment no later than 25 working days; and the module tutor will hold a specific session to discuss feedback, which students can also opt to attend. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their feedback during the module tutor’s regular feedback and guidance hours.
Indicative reading
Adrian Leftwich (2004) What is Politics? (Cambridge: Polity).
Katherine Smits (2016) Applying Political Theory: Issues and Debates (2nd ed, Basingstoke: Palgrave).