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 must choose one of the following streams: Latin America, Democracy, Nationalism and Ethnicity, Conflict Studies, Politics and Markets or Asia, and take a minimum of one full unit from within that stream.
Paper |
Course number and title |
Stream 1: Latin America
|
1 |
GV467
|
Introduction to Comparative Politics (H) (M)
|
2 |
GV499
|
Dissertation
|
3 |
GV443
|
The State and Political Institutions in Latin America (H) (M) |
GV444
|
Democracy and Development in Latin America (H) (L) |
4, 5 & 6 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units from the approved paper option list |
Stream 2: Democracy
|
1 |
GV467 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics (H) (M)
|
2 |
GV499
|
Dissertation
|
3 |
GV4E1 |
Comparative Democratization (H) (M) |
4 |
At least one half-unit from the following: |
|
GV427
|
Democracy in East and South Asia (H) (M) |
GV442
|
Globalisation and Democracy (H) |
GV444
|
Democracy and Development in Latin America (H) (L) |
GV4C9
|
Democratization and its Discontents in Southeast Asia (H) (M) |
5 & 6 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units from the approved paper option list |
Stream 3: Nationalism and Ethnicity
|
1 |
GV467 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics (H) (M)
|
2 |
GV499
|
Dissertation
|
3 |
GV479 |
Nationalism |
4 |
Either one full-unit or two half half-units drawn from the following list as well as any other optional units listed as Comparative Politics courses: |
|
EU457
|
Ethnic Diversity and International Society (H) |
GV4C7
|
Warfare and National Identity (H) (M) |
|
GV4C9
|
Democratization and its Discontents in Southeast Asia (H) (M) |
|
GV4D2
|
Social Theory and Political Commitment: the Case of Max Weber and Nationalism (H) (M) (n/a 11/12) |
|
HY411
|
European Integration in the Twentieth Century |
SO464
|
Ethnic and Religious Violence in Post-Colonial Societies (H) (n/a 11/12) |
5 |
One half-unit from the approved paper option list. Where appropriate, with the agreement of the MSc Programme Director and the course tutor, a student may take courses to the value of one full-unit from elsewhere in the School. |
Stream 4: Conflict Studies
|
1 |
GV467 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics (H) (M)
|
2 |
GV499
|
Dissertation
|
3 |
GV4A8 |
Nationalist Conflict, Political Violence and Terrorism (H) (M) |
4, 5, 6 & 7 |
Courses to the value of two full units from the following:
Recommended courses: access is not guaranteed. Access is subject to approval of the course proprietors
|
|
GI413
|
Gender and Militarisation (H)
|
GV4B8
|
The Politics of Civil Wars (H) (L) (n/a 11/12) |
GV4C2
|
Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Totalitarianism (H) (L) (n/a 11/12) |
GV4C9
|
Democratization and its Discontents in Southeast Asia (H) (M) |
|
GV465
|
War, Peace and the Politics of National Self Determination (H) (L) |
GV479
|
Nationalism |
|
GV4D3
|
Local Power in an Era of Globalization, Democratization and Decentralization (H) (L) |
|
GV4E3
|
Democratisation, Conflict and State-Building (H) |
GV4E8
|
Conflict and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (H) (L) |
IR422
|
Conflict and Peace Studies |
IR466
|
Genocide (H) |
SO464
|
Ethnic and Religious Violence in Post-Colonial Societies (H) (n/a 11/12) |
|
Or a course(s) to the value of one full unit from the approved paper option list. |
Stream 5: Politics and Markets
|
1 |
GV467 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics (H) (M)
|
2 |
GV499
|
Dissertation
|
3 |
GV441 |
States and Markets (H) (M) |
4 |
At least one of: |
|
GV4D4 Comparative Politics of Redistribution in Advanced Democracies (H) (L)
GV4E2 Capitalism and Democracy (H) (L) |
5, 6 & 7 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units from the approved paper option list |
Approved Paper Option List (for all Comparative Politics streams)
Any option listed above that has not already been taken* |
AN436
|
The Anthropology of Development (H) (n/a 11/12) |
AN451
|
Anthropology of Politics (H) |
EU462
|
Partisanship in Europe (H) |
GV427
|
Democracy in East and South Asia (H) (L) |
GV432
|
Government and Politics in China (H) (M) (n/a 11/12) |
GV436
|
National and Ethnic Conflict Regulation (H) (M) (n/a 11/12) |
GV439
|
Government and Politics in Eastern Europe (H)
|
GV465
|
War, Peace and the Politics of National Self-Determination (H) (L) |
GV4A5
|
Public Policy Responses to International Migration (H) |
GV4B9
|
The Second Europe (H)
|
GV4D2
|
Social Theory and Political Commitment: The Case of Max Weber and Nationalism (H) (M) (n/a 11/12) |
GV4D3
|
Local Power in an Era of Globalization, Democratization and Decentralization (H) (L) |
GV4C4 |
Legislative Politics: US (H) (L) |
GV4C6
|
Legislative Politics: European Parliament (H) (L) |
GV4C7
|
Warfare and National Identity (H) (M) |
GV4C9
|
Democratization and its Discontents in Southeast Asia (H) (M) |
GV4E7
|
Islamic Republic of Iran: Society, Politics, the Greater Middle East (H) (M) (n/a 11/12) |
GV4E8
|
Conflict and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (H) (L) |
GV4F2
|
Popular Politics on the Middle East (H) (L) (n/a 11/12) |
GV4F3
|
Russian Federation: Politics, Transformation and Governance (H) (L) (n/a 11/12) |
GV4F9
|
The Politics of Modern sub-Saharan Africa (H) |
IR411 |
Foreign Policy Analysis III |
SA4M1
|
Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (H) |
Notes |
* Students registered for a stream will have automatic right of entry to courses listed as compulsory. Other students will have access subject to space. However, some options my be closed to students, if, in the opinion of the course convenor, they lack the appropriate methodological background.
#means by special permission of the Conflict Studies stream convenor only. |
