(POL247A – Autumn, POL247B – Spring)
Level: 5
Credits: 30 credits
Semester: A & B
Contact: Professor Ray Kiely
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: POL110
Compulsory for: Semi compulsory L202, L20Y, L250, L25Y
Associate availability: Full Year, Spring and Autumn
Description:
The module explores the work of key thinkers who focus on the politics of modernity, with a three part division based on society, the state and the economy. It will look at writers such as Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Spencer, Keynes, Polanyi and Hayek, and how these writers have influenced different perspectives on issues that continue to dominate political debate in the current era, including class, the state. Social and political movements, and national identity.
Assessment: Critical analysis of text 15%, Research Essay 25% & 3 hour Exam 60%
