Module POL3132 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3132: Globalisation and Democratic Politics: the End of the Nation State?
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
To study the transformation of the principles, institutions and conditions of democratic politics from the nation-state to the global context. To explore the effects that this transformation has on our idea of politics and democracy, and how this affect how conception of the political community. To investigate the feasibility of more fluid and global ideas and practices of democracy.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate substantive knowledge of the theories and developments considered during the course; the significance of these theories and the major critical positions adopted towards them.. 2. identify and discuss the key concepts deployed in theories of democracy and globalisation, and their argumentative articulation. 3. identify clearly the contention made by the different theories of globalisation and engage in reasoned criticism of the either theories supporting or opposing global democracy. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. demonstrate critical and analytical skills in relation to this body of literature. 5. criticise and construct arguments with regard both to their logical rigour and political plausibility. 6. exercise informed judgement concerning the policy implications of abstract political principles. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. present complex arguments with clarity and concision 8. identify spurious conclusions and distinguish rigorous from merely persuasive argument. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following
Principles and Types of Democracy
Democracy in history
Minimalist conceptions of Democracy
Democracy: Ideals and values
Political Equality
The Majority’s Rule
Representative Democracy
Participative Democracy
Deliberative Democracy and Public Reason
The conditions and the transformation of democracy
Self-government: territory and nation
Populism
Democracy and the civic community
Democracy and Multiculturalism
Democracy and Globalisation
Peoples and Borders: Cosmopolitan Democracy?
International and transnational Democracy
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 and teaching activity | 44 | 2-hour weekly seminars with a mix of formal lecture, student-led seminar, collective discussion |
| Guided Independent study | 256 | A variety of private study tasks directed by module leader including Independent research and writing for presentation, for class engagement and for assessed essays. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Other Learning Resources
Online videos, documentaries, conference papers and online material
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
