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On completion of this module you will:
• have a good understanding of contrasting perspectives on deliberative mini-publics, their place in the wider study of deliberative democracy, what they can and might contribute in terms of democratic innovation;
• have developed your ability to read and analyse political science texts;
• have developed your skills in written and oral argument; and
• improve on your ability to write a well-structured extended essay in political science
Defining DMPs and how they vary (e.g. citizens' juries, deliberative polls, citizens' assemblies)
Where DMPs fit within deliberative democracy more generally
Democratic crisis and democratic innovations: citizen-centred reforms
The key characteristics of a DMP (e.g. sortition, facilitated deliberation; the role of experts, etc.)
Government-led DMPs (and how they differ from social science experiments)
The place of DMPs within representative democracy
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 12 |
Conversation Class | 12 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 176 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Class participation | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Essay: A mid-term essay to be selected by student from a defined set of possible questions | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Essay: A final essay to be selected by student from a defined set of possible questions. | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback on final paper on request. Feedback on mid-term paper will be provided on Brightspace.