PL20416: Totalitarian politics
[Page last updated: 05 August 2021]
Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
Period: |
- Semester 2
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Assessment Summary: | CW 20%, EX 80% |
Assessment Detail: |
- Coursework (CW 20%)
- Examination (EX 80%)
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Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Requisites: |
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Aims: | To further students' knowledge of comparative politics and history by examining 20th century European non-democratic movements and regimes, with particular attention being paid to the relevance of the concept of 'totalitarianism' to communist and fascist regimes.
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Learning Outcomes: | By the end of the unit students should be able to demonstrate:
* an understanding of the main theories of the rise, nature and failure of non-democratic regimes;
* familiarity with debates about whether non-democratic politics, particularly communism and fascism, could revive;
* an ability to work in teams to make a seminar presentation;
* an ability to synthesize diverse empirical and theoretical material in order to write and essay.
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Skills: | Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are taught and assessed in this unit. Skills in effective learning are developed in this unit.
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Content: | The concepts of authoritarianism and totalitarianism; the role of ideas and ideology in the genesis of European non-democratic movements and regimes; state and leadership in non-democratic regimes; violence, coercion and support; the collapse of non-democratic regimes.
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Programme availability: |
PL20416 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics (Year 2)
- UHES-AAB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- UHES-AKB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHES-ACB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 2)
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AYB43 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio French) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB44 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio German) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB47 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB48 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Mandarin) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB46 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB45 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB43 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (French) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB44 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (German) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB45 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB08 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB05 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and German) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB18 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB06 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB23 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB20 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AFB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations (Year 2)
- UHPL-AAB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AKB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHPL-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics (Year 2)
- UHPL-AAB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Year long work placement (Year 2)
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- UHSP-AFB22 : BSc(Hons) Criminology (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB22 : BSc(Hons) Criminology with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2021/22.
- Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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