Module Identifier IP30220  
Module Title COMPARATIVE DEMOCRACY  
Academic Year 2001/2002  
Co-ordinator Dr Lucy Taylor  
Semester Semester 1  
Course delivery Lecture   16 Hours (16 x 1 hour)  
  Seminars / Tutorials   8 Hours (8 x 1 hour)  
Assessment Essay   1 x 2,500 words   40%  
  Exam   2 Hours   60%  

Objectives


The module is designed to give students an understanding of:


10 ECTS Credits   

Aims


This course provides an analytical foundation to the critical study of democracy through the application of comparative analytical techniques. It seeks to bridge the gap between the empirical and the normative elements by focusing upon the principles, properties, policies and challenges of democracy in the varied context of the post cold war world.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
David Held. Models of Democracy.
edited by D Potter et al. Demorcatization.