GV519-6-FY-CO:
Political Parties in Britain and Europe

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The details
2023/24
Government
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
30
04 October 2018

 

Requisites for this module
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Key module for

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Module description

This module examines the changing nature of political parties in advanced democracies. The primary focus is Britain, but parties and party systems in Europe are also examined. The module looks at party motivations, party competition, electoral strategies, ideologies and changes in party organisation, such as party funding and leadership elections

Module aims

Aims
To provide students with a thorough knowledge and understanding of the British party system, and an overview of European party systems

Objectives
At the end of this module, students should understand:
• The motivations and strategies of political parties
• The ideologies of the three main British parties
• Key data sets in the analysis of political parties
• The distribution of power within parties

Module learning outcomes

Key Skills
• Communications oral presentation; writing clearly and to the point; writing to deadlines
• Working with others making interventions; thoughtful listening; exchanging interpretations
• Improving learning & performance discriminating reading; essay preparation; dealing with criticism
• Information technology word processing; library searches; use of the internet
• Numeracy: interpreting statistics; reading graphs and tables
• Critical thinking responding to challenges; locating presentations in analytic context; exposing assumptions; marshalling empirical evidence.

Module information

No additional information available.

Learning and teaching methods

The module will be taught as a weekly two-hour seminar for twenty weeks in the Autumn and Spring terms. Attendance at all seminars is compulsory. Students are expected to read for all seminars.

Bibliography

This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting
Exam  Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 180 minutes during Summer (Main Period) 
Exam  Reassessment Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 180 minutes during September (Reassessment Period) 

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

Coursework Exam
50% 50%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
50% 50%
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Tom Quinn, email: tquinn@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Tom Quinn
Module Supervisor: Dr Tom Quinn tquinn@essex.ac.uk Module Administrator: Sallyann West, sawest@essex.ac.uk

 

Availability
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External examiner

Dr Edward Morgan-Jones
University of Kent
Reader in Comparative Politics
Resources
Available via Moodle
Of 40 hours, 40 (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).

 

Further information
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