| CODE | SOC3031 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Sociology of Politics and the State | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Sociology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | A sociological investigation of Politics and the State. The study-unit will focus on the following areas: • Power and Politics • The State • Regimes and Revolutions • Democratic Politics • Social Movements and Social Change • Current Political Themes Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims to develop a comprehensive sociological understanding of politics. Particular emphasis will be made on political ideologies and discourses, and the way they characterise the state. In turn, this will enable a critical analysis of concepts, events and processes such as governance, protest and empowerment. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Analyse the state, political organisations, processes, issues and governance from a sociological perspective; - Analyse the importance of sociological constructs such as structure and agency and different dimensions of power (macro, micro); - Analyse the relationship of politics with other factors within social formations. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Interpret and analyse key aspects of politics, the state and governance; - Sociologically reflect and critically engage with political issues; - Apply the course material to analyse specific political issues; - Write a scholarly paper. Main Text: - Elisabeth S Clemens (2024) What is Political Sociology? 2nd Edition (Wiley). Other readings will be assigned during the study-unit. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Michael Briguglio |
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