GG25610 - ECONOMY, SOCIETY, POLITY: GEOGRAPHIES OF STATE INTERVENTION

Module Identifier	GG25610
Module Title	ECONOMY, SOCIETY, POLITY: GEOGRAPHIES OF STATE INTERVENTION
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Dr Bill Edwards
Semester	Semester 1
Other staff	Dr Martin Jones, Dr Michael Woods
Pre-Requisite
Course delivery	Lecture	18 Hours 12 x 2 hours
	Seminars / Tutorials	6 Hours
Assessment	Supplementary examination	2 Hours Same format i.e. three sections. Answer one question from each section.	100%
	Exam	2 Hours Two hour unseen examination - three sections. Answer one question from each section.	100%

Module Aims

Against a background of global change, this module aims to examine and interpret the key changes taking place in Britain's contemporary capitalist space economy and its associated social and political order.

Brief description

Change has characterised the economic, social and political landscape in the late twentieth century producing a distinctive and uneven geography in most nations. Understanding of the processes driving these changes and recognition of the importance of locality and region has led to new conceptual and theoretical insights in the social sciences to which geographers are major contributors. This module explores the interconnection of economic, social and political processes in the shaping of region and locality in Britain within the context of a globalising space economy. The themes to be addressed include:

Economy

Perspectives on post-war change: globalisation and national response
Geographies of production 1: deindustrialisation and reindustrialisation
Geographies of production 2: new industrial spaces
Labour market geographies

Society

Geographies of life style and class
Spatial divisions of welfare 1: from central state to market
Spatial divisions of welfare 2: from local government to local government to local governance
Localities and communities

Polity

Changing political geographies of Britain
Citizenship and participation
Britain and Europe
Britain and the World

Module objectives / Learning outcomes

On completion of this module students will be able to:-

describe and evaluate the key economic, social and political processes shaping the geographies of contemporary Britain

appreciate and appraise a range of theoretical interpretations that account for the processes of change

be critically aware of a range of data sources and methods that may be used for studying economic, social and political change

show evidence of the depth of their reading, interpretation and evaluation of current academic and policy practice through the marshalling of an argument in written form.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Mohan, J.. (1999) A United Kingdom? Economic, Social and Political Geographies.. Arnold.
Pinch, S.. (1997) Worlds of Welfare: understanding the changing geographies of social welfare provision.. Routledge
Hudson, R. and Williams, A.M.. (1995) Divided Britain.. 2nd edition. Wiley