MSc in Comparative Politics
Full-year programme. Students must take papers to the value of four full units as shown. All students are required to write a 10,000-word dissertation. Note that some of the courses must be taken together. Part-time students may take up to four courses in their first year. All students, except those opting for No Specialism, must choose one of the following streams: Democracy and Democratization, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Comparative Political Economy, Popular Politics, Comparative Political Institutions, Politics of the Developing World, and take a minimum of one full unit from within that stream.
Core Elements | ||
Paper |
Course number and title | |
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1 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics (H) (M) | |
2 |
Dissertation | |
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Specialisms | ||
Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Comparative Democratization in a Global Age (H) (M) | |
4 |
One half-unit from the following: | |
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Citizen Representation and Democracy in the European Union (H) | |
Democracy in East and South Asia (H) (M) | ||
Globalisation and Democracy (H) | ||
Democracy and Development in Latin America (H) (L) | ||
Democratization and its Discontents in Southeast Asia (H) (M) | ||
Democratisation, Conflict and State-Building (H) | ||
Capitalism and Democracy (H) (L) | ||
5 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units, either from paper 4 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Nationalism | |
4 |
One half-unit from the following: | |
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Ethnic Diversity and International Society (H) | |
War, Peace and the Politics of National Self-Determination (H) (L) | ||
Warfare and National Identity (H) (M) | ||
Nationalism and Global Politics (H) (M) | ||
Subnational Politics in Comparative Perspective (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
5 |
Courses to the value of 1 unit, either from paper 4 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
States and Markets (H) (M) | |
4 |
One half-unit from the following: | |
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The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution (H) (L) | |
Capitalism and Democracy (H) (L) | ||
Institutions in the Global Economy (H) (L) | ||
Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (H) | ||
5 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units, either from paper 4 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Courses to the value of 1 unit from the following: | |
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Citizen Representation and Democracy in the European Union (H) | |
Citizens' Political Behaviour in Europe: Elections Public Opinion and Identities (H) (L) | ||
Democratization and its Discontents in Southeast Asia (H) (M) | ||
Local Power in an Era of Globalization, Democratization and Decentralization (H) (L) | ||
Popular Politics in the Middle East (H) (L) | ||
Partisanship in Europe (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
4 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units, either from paper 3 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Courses to the value of 1 unit from the following: | |
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The State and Political Institutions in Latin America (H) (M) | |
Legislative Politics: US (H) (L) | ||
Legislative Politics: European Parliament (H) (L) | ||
Conflict and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (H) (L) | ||
4 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units, either from paper 3 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Courses to the value of 1 unit from the following: | |
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Democracy in East and South Asia (H) (L) | |
Government and Politics in China (H) (M) | ||
The State and Political Institutions in Latin America (H) (M) | ||
Democracy and Development in Latin America (H) (L) | ||
Popular Politics in the Middle East (H) (L) | ||
African Politics, Wars and Violence (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
The History and Politics of the Modern Middle East | ||
4 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units, either from paper 3 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Courses to the value of 2.5 units from any of the specialisms or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Approved Paper Option List (for all Comparative Politics streams) | ||
The Anthropology of Development (H) * | ||
Anthropology of Politics (H) * | ||
Ethnic Diversity and International Society (H) * | ||
Partisanship in Europe (H) * (n/a 14/15) | ||
Muslims in Europe (H) | ||
Government and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe (H) | ||
International Migration and Immigration Management (H) | ||
Nationalist Conflict, Political Violence and Terrorism (H) (M) | ||
The Politics of Civil Wars (H) (L) | ||
The Second Europe (H) | ||
Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Totalitarianism (H) (L) (n/a 14/15) | ||
Contemporary India: The World's Largest Democracy in the Early 21st Century (H) | ||
Subnational Politics in Comparative Perspective (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
Gender and Militarisation (H) * | ||
European Integration in the Twentieth Century * | ||
Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies | ||
Qualitative Research Methods (H) (M) | ||
Doing Ethnography (H) (L) | ||
Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (H) (M) | ||
Applied Regression Analysis (H) (M or L) | ||
Foreign Policy Analysis III * | ||
Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (H) * | ||
A course from the Government Department or another department, with the consent of the convener of MSc Comparative Politics and the teacher of the course. | ||
Notes | ||
† Students on a particular specialism will have automatic right of entry to the courses listed under the specialism. Other students will have access subject to availability. | ||
