GV203-5-SP-CO:
Parties and Elections
2024/25
Government
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Monday 13 January 2025
Friday 21 March 2025
15
06 August 2024
Requisites for this module
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BA L2CS Political Studies,
BA L2ES Political Studies,
LLB ML14 Law with Politics (Including Year Abroad),
LLB ML15 Law with Politics (Including Placement Year),
LLB ML16 Law with Politics,
BA L215 Politics with Business,
BSC LL25 Politics with Business,
BA L212 Global Politics
This module introduces electoral and party politics in advanced liberal democracies. It examines party systems, party competition, electoral behaviour and party organisation.
The aims of this module are:
- To provide a broad overview of political processes in and academic debates on electoral and party politics in the UK and Western Europe.
- To encourage an analytical and critical perspective on political processes and actors that we encounter in academic literature and public affairs.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- To develop a critical understanding of the main processes and academic debates in electoral and party politics in the UK and Western Europe.
- To be able to distinguish and critically evaluate alternative theoretical perspectives on key questions in electoral and party politics.
- To be able to reflect on and discuss the normative implications of alternative theoretical perspectives.
- To be able to read and discuss critically, verbally and in writing, advanced academic literature and evidence presented therein on electoral and party politics.
No additional information available.
This module will be delivered via:
- weekly two-hour seminar for ten weeks in the Spring Term.
Students are expected to read for all classes.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Essay 1 |
24/02/2025 |
50% |
| Coursework |
Essay 2 |
17/03/2025 |
50% |
| Exam |
Main exam: In-Person, Closed Book, 90 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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| Exam |
Reassessment Main exam: In-Person, Closed Book, 90 minutes during September (Reassessment Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Tobias Bohmelt, email: tbohmelt@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Tobias Bohmelt
Module Supervisor: Dr Tobias Bohmelt
(tbohmelt@essex.ac.uk) /
Module Administrator: (govquery@essex.ac.uk)
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No external examiner information available for this module.
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Of 20 hours, 20 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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