Module Identifier IP30520  
Module Title PARLIAMENTARY POLITICS  
Academic Year 2000/2001  
Co-ordinator Dr Roger Scully  
Semester Semester 1  
Course delivery Lecture   11 Hours 11 x 1 hour Lectures  
  Seminar   11 Hours 11 x 1 hour Seminars  
Assessment Exam   2 Hours   60%  
  Essay   1 x 2,000 word essay   40%  

Aims
This module will be concerned with understanding the developing role of parliaments within modern democratic politics. This will involve an examination of a number of parliamentary chambers (with particular focus on Westminster, the European Parliament, and the new chambers in Scotland and Wales), as well as various theoretical perspective relating to the internal functioning of the chamber, the behaviour of its? members, and the relationship of a parliament to the wider political system. Students will be challenged to think about the role of parliaments for political stability and/or change.

Objectives
By the end of this module students will:

10 ECTS Credits

Reading Lists
Books
** Recommended Text
P Silk. How Parliament Works.
G Copeland & S Patterson. Parliaments in the Modern World.