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Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to:
• Critically analyse different parliamentary models and political systems
• Compare different parliamentary systems both structurally and in terms of party politics
• Have a working knowledge of the mechanisms of elections under both first past the post and proportional representation systems
• Have an understanding of the nature of written constitutions, their scope and operation.
• Appreciate the nature of international treaties and negotiations in the context of revolution, political violence, and separatist movements
• Develop skills of textual analysis including (a) an ability to analyse secondary literature and (b) an introductory knowledge of primary source document analysis
• Evaluate conflicting interpretations of history
Week 1 (28/09/20): Introduction and course outline
Week 2 (05/10/20): Voting and results: the 1918 General Election
Week 3 (12/10/20): Legislative frameworks: state formation and establishing new parliaments
Week 4 (19/10/20): Two state solution, the 1921 Irish General Elections
Week 5 (26/10/20): READING WEEK
Week 6 (02/11/20): The Anglo-Irish Treaty I: negotiation and contents
Week 7 (09/11/20): Constitutions compared: 1919 Republic, 1920 Government of Ireland Act and 1922 Free State Constitution
Week 8 (16/11/20): The Anglo-Irish Treaty II: Debating the Treaty between Dublin, London, Belfast
Week 9 (23/11/20): Two Irelands: State formation and boundary definition
Week 10 (30/11/20): Conclusions and summary
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 20 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 10 |
Specified Learning Activities | 45 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 45 |
Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: 1,500 words essay due in week 7. Essay questions and further details will be provided in-class |
Week 7 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Examination: Take home examination (online) Further details and guidelines will be provided in lectures and seminars |
Unspecified | Yes | Graded | No | 60 |
Attendance: Students will be graded on their attendance record | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback on the mid-term Essay Assignment is given in writing on the returned hard-copy. Feedback on the final examination will be given by appointment in one-to-one meetings following release of results.