Politics Undergraduate Resits 2015/16
Level
Module
Code
Credits
Original Mode
Resit Mode
4
Emily
British Political History
L2010
15
COR (100%)
ESS, 2000 words
(100%)
4
Emily
British Political History
(Elective)
L2010E
15
COR (100%)
ESS, 2000 words
(100%)
Resit Essay Title(s)
Choose one:
1. ‘Britain is a conservative country
that occasionally votes Labour’.
Discuss.
2. How far are political parties to
blame for the under-representation of
women in British politics?
3. To what extent has British
immigration policy since 1945 been
shaped by the law of unintended
consequences?
Choose one:
1. ‘Britain is a conservative country
that occasionally votes Labour’.
Discuss.
2. How far are political parties to
blame for the under-representation of
women in British politics?
3. To what extent has British
immigration policy since 1945 been
shaped by the law of unintended
consequences?
4
Olli
Contemporary Issues
in Politics
M1050
15
COR (100%)
ESS, 2000 words
(100%)
Choose an alternative case study. This
must be a different case study from
the original attempt.
4
James
Foundations of Politics
M1036
15
COR (100%)
ESS, 2000 words
(100%)
4
Adrian
Making of Modern
Europe
R9001E 15
COR (100%)
ESS, 2000 words
(100%)
EITHER:
Was Churchill right to say that
‘democracy is the worst form of
government, except for all those
other forms that have been tried from
time to time’?
OR
What is the relationship between
equality and justice?
Choose one:
1.What factors “united” Europe in the
Middle Ages?
2.How far did early proposals for
European unification reflect the realities
of European international relations?
3.In what ways was Europe “unified” in
the aftermath of the French Revolution?
4.How did the Industrial Revolution
affect European integration?
How influential were proposals for
5.European cooperation in the interwar
period?
6.Did post war integration “rescue” the
European nation State?
7.What have been the consequences of
the current economic crisis for European
integration?
4
Paul
W
Explanatory Concepts
in Political Science
M1038
15
CWK: ESS, 1500 words (50%)
UEX, 1 hour 30 mins (50%)
ESS, 2000 words
(100%)
4
Adrian
International Politics
M1544
15
CWK: ESS, 1500 words (50%)
UEX, 1 hour 30 mins (50%)
ESS, 2000 words
(100%)
4
Sue
Introduction to the
European Union
L2080
15
UEX, 3 hours (100%)
ESS, 2000 words
(100%)
4
Dan
Research Skills and
Methods in Political
Science
M1045
15
CWK: PRO, 1500 words (50%)
UEX, 1 hour 30 mins (50%)
ESS, 2000 words
(100%)
5
Sabina
Comparative Public
Policy
L2052
15
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (50%)
TAP, 48 hours (50%)
ESS, 2500 words
(100%)
5
Claire
European Politics
L2051
15
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (50%)
UEX, 1 hour 30 mins (50%)
ESS, 2500 words
(100%)
EITHER:
'Still the exemplar of majoritarian
democracy'. How true is this description
of the UK's political system today?
OR
Which model best describes the
distribution of power in contemporary
Britain?
Titles in module handbook are not valid,
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
Title to be agreed with Convenor
Choose one:
1. Why are issues of epistemology and
ontology of any significance when
conducting political research?
2. Can interpretists and positivists ever
agree on a set way of conducting
research?
Choose one of the following:
1. How does the media affect policy
making?
2. To what extent can interest groups
influence policy making?
Choose one:
1. The United Kingdom has more in
common with democracies outside of
the continent of Europe than it does
with European states. Discuss,
illustrating your answers for reference to
at least three European states.
2. Using at least three European states
to illustrate your answer, discuss how
Europeanisation has (or has not)
changed national politics.
5
James
Modern Political
Thought
L2031
15
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (50%)
TST, 1 hour 30 mins (50%)
ESS, 2500 words
(100%)
EITHER:
Why does Hegel think freedom is only
realised in the modern state?
OR
Does Marx consider capitalism to be
unjust?
5
Sue
Political and Social
Change in
Contemporary Europe
L2091
15
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (70%)
CWK: TST, 50 mins (30%)
ESS, 2000 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
5
Transformation of
Francis Contemporary Europe
L2092
15
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
UEX, 2 hours (70%)
ESS, 2000 words
(100%)
Choose one:
1. Was the cold war an inevitable
outcome of post war international
relations in Europe?
2. Were economic or political factors
responsible for the collapse of
communism in Eastern Europe in 1989?
5
James
Far Right and the
Politics of Immigration
M1545
15
CWK: LIT, 2000 words (50%)
ESS, 2000 words (50%)
ESS, 3500 words
(100%)
Choose one:
1. Compare the influence of the far right
on the immigration debate in TWO or
THREE European countries.
2. How important is immigration to the
rise of far right parties in Europe?
Answer with reference to at least TWO
countries.
5
Olli
Politics of Governance: L2094
East Asia
15
ESS, 3500 words (100%)
ESS, 3500 words
(100%)
- How can we explain the puzzling
coexistence of corruption and economic
growth in East Asia?
- Is there such a thing as "Asian-style
democracy?"
5
Aleks
5
Kai
Politics of Governance: L2037
Eastern Europe
Politics of Governance: L2038
European Union
15
ESS, 3500 words (100%)
15
ESS, 3500 words (100%)
ESS, 3500 words
(100%)
ESS, 3500 words
(100%)
5
Sue
Politics of Governance: L2049
France
15
ESS, 3500 words (100%)
ESS, 3500 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
Choose one:
1.Drawing upon any theory of European
integration, explain the process and
outcome of negotiating the Lisbon
Treaty.
2.What factors determine the influence
of the European Commission?
3.In what ways, if any, is the Council of
the European Union a supranational
institution?
4.To what extent have the increased
powers of the European Parliament
resolved the democratic deficit?
5.How significant is Euroscepticism as a
political phenomenon in Europe?
Choose one:
1. In what ways does the Republican
tradition influence the governance of
contemporary France?
2. How democratic is the French political
system?
5
Dan
5
Rekha
Politics of Governance: L2039
Germany
Politics of Governance: L2093
India
15
ESS, 3500 words (100%)
15
ESS, 3500 words (100%)
ESS, 3500 words
(100%)
ESS, 3500 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
5
Adrian
Politics of Governance: L2134
International
Institutions and Issues
Politics of Governance: L2041
USA
15
ESS, 3500 words (100%)
ESS, 3500 words
(100%)
15
ESS, 3500 words (100%)
ESS, 3500 words
(100%)
6
Luke
Death of Socialism
L2137
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
6
European Political
Economy
EU110
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
Suspended 15/16
6
Aleks
Political Change:
Eastern Europe in
Transition
Political Change: The
EU as a Global Actor
L2017
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
M1541
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
Political Change: India
L2095
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
Titles in the module handbook are no
longer valid.
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
M1540
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
5
Paul T
6
Adrian
6
Rekha
6
Political Change: Latin
Francis America
Titles in module handbook are not valid,
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
Choose one:
1. What is distinct about the nature of
political parties in the United States and
what effect does this have on the
functioning of the U.S. political system?
2. What impact does institutional
fragmentation have on the functioning
of the U.S. political system?
3. Is polarisation increasing in
contemporary American politics?
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
Suspended 15/16
6
Claire
Political Change:
Modern Germany
M1042
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
6
Paul
W
Political Change:
Political Parties and
Party Systems
L2034
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
6
Political Change: Post
War European
Integration
Political Change: State
Building and State
Failure
Political Change:
Politics and
International Business
Political Change: The
Thatcher Years
M1049
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
Suspended 15/16
M1547
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
L2001
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
L2033
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
Suspended 15/16
Political Change: The
M1039
Transition to
Democracy in Spain
after Franco
Contemporary Political M1536
Theory
EU Politics and Policy
R9004
30
CWK: ESS, 2000 words (30%)
ESS, 4000 words (70%)
ESS, 4000 words
(100%)
Suspended 15/16
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
Suspended 15/16
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
France: The
Mitterrand Years
Ideas of Progress and
Decline
M1542
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
L2096
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
6
Olli
6
Liz
6
6
6
6
Francis
6
Sue
6
Emily
Are there any significant differences
between Germany’s post-war Bonn
Republic and post-unification Berlin
Republic?
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
Suspended 15/16
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
6
James
Immigration and the
Liberal State
L2097
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
6
Paul
W
6
Paul
W
6
Dan
6
Independent Study /
Internship
L2021
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
Parties and Voters in
the UK
M1007
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
Political Corruption
L2046
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
Politics and Industry
M1025
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
Suspended 15/16
6
Paul T
Populism and Politics
M1535
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
6
Sabina
Democracy and
Inequality
L2099
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR
6
Kai
Foreign Policy Analysis
L2098
30
DIS, 8000 words (100%)
DIS, 8000 words
(100%)
TITLE TO BE AGREED WITH MODULE
CONVENOR