College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Comparative Public Opinion
Module POL3203 for 2020/1
Module POL3203 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3203: Comparative Public Opinion
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- The nature of political attitudes
- Understanding quantitative research
- Attitude formation
- Political conflict I: left/right ideology
- Political conflict II: European party systems
- Models of voting behaviour
- Political sophistication
- Information processing
- Ambivalent attitudes
- The role of emotions
- Data sources and tools to analyze quantitative data
- Public support for political systems
- Public opinion and theories of European integration
- Utilitarianism and EU support
- Identity politics I: Anti-immigrant sentiments
- Identity politics II: cosmopolitanism and European identity
- Identity politics III: far right parties
- Party cueing and its limits
- Attitudes towards the redistribution of resources within and across nations
- Voting behaviour in referendums
- Understanding Brexit
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 256 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 44 | 2 hour weekly seminars with a mix of short formal lectures, student led seminar, and collective discussion |
| Guided Independent Study | 98 | Preparing for seminars: reading and research |
| Guided Independent Study | 158 | Completing assessment tasks: reading, research and writing |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home/
http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
http://www.economist.com/world/europe
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/eu
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france/institutions-and-politics/french-government/
