Politics

Populism and Politics

Module code: M1535
Level 6
30 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Dissertation

On this module, you’ll explore populism and its relationship with politics.

You’ll systematically and comparatively examine its meaning, causes and effects. You’ll analyse populism broadly, looking at examples from the right and the left across various regions worldwide.

You’ll examine two key elements:

• populist movements, moments, personalities and parties from Russia, North America, Latin America and Europe
• populism as a concept, and debates about whether and how populism should be defined.

The module allows you to analyse real-world cases and understand your own position in populism debates.

Module learning outcomes

• Identify a topic suitable for research relating to populism
• Plan and carry out a research project relating to populism which sustains a line of argument
• Locate and evaluate a range of resources approriate to a topic on populism
• Make use of constructive feedback on the development of their ideas in the implementation of a research topic related to populism