College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Comparative Public Opinion
Module POL3203 for 2016/7
Module POL3203 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3203: Comparative Public Opinion
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
- 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/
