Postgraduate Course: Changing French Policy and Politics in Comparative European Perspective (ELCC11011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - Common Courses |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This Option seeks to extend and apply the analytical framework developed in the Core Course, investigating the frequently antagonistic dynamics generated in French policy and politics by trends in the direction of change. The abstraction inherent in conceptual reflection will be complemented through empirical enquiry, while the ¿microscope effect¿ of focusing on a particular country will be obviated by recourse to comparison, situating the developments considered within the wider European context. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will have learned:
- To deploy the comparative method in the interpretation of country-specific data;
- To assess the explanatory value of different approaches in policy analysis theory through application to particular cases;
- To differentiate between exceptionalism and particularity;
- To analyse the dynamics involved in different modes of policy change;
- To relate policy change to the evolution of value systems.
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Assessment Information
| One 4,000 word essay to be submitted on the date specified in the programme handbook. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Graham Rogers
Tel: (0131 6)50 8414
Email: V.Rogers@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Linda Grieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: linda.grieve@ed.ac.uk |
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