Politics
Parties and Voters in the UK
Module code: M1007
Level 6
30 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Dissertation
On this module, you’ll study parties and voters in the UK, focusing on contemporary changes rather than historical background.
Key topics include:
- party system change in the UK
- historical origins of the party system
- electoral behaviour and party competition
- party ideologies and programmatic development
- intra-party conflict and cohesion
- party organisational change
- the relationship between the party system and the political system.
Module learning outcomes
- Make use of constructive feedback on the development of their ideas in the implementation of a research topic related to political parties and voters
- Locate and evaluate a range of resources appropriate to a topic on political parties and voters
- Plan and carry out a research project relating to UK political parties and voters which sustains a line of argument
- Identify a topic suitable for research relating to UK political parties and voters