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o Understand multiple theoretical perspectives on the spread and impact of authoritarianism
o Analyze cross-national empirical patterns
o Interrogate the perspectives and empirical patterns that you learn in your written work
o Construct and evaluate arguments
o Compare, contrast, analyze, and evaluate the politics of authoritarianism across contexts
o Prepare a short but academically rigorous paper on a topic of your choosing related to authoritarian politics
o Think creatively about authoritarianism, democracy, and (hopefully) politics more generally
See module descriptor.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 200 |
Total | 220 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Seminar: Seminar participation | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Assignment: Authoritarianism book club | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Assignment: Final paper | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 45 |
Assignment: Podcast writing assignment | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Feedback will be provided to students within 20 working days of the deadline for the assignment in line with university policy.