Populism and Politics (M1535)

30 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll explore the phenomenon of populism, examining its meaning, causes, and effects in a systematic and comparative way. You’ll analyse populism in its broadest sense, looking at examples from both the right and the left, across various regions worldwide.

The module is structured around two key elements:

• an examination of diverse examples of populist movements, moments, personalities, and parties, including cases from Russia, North America, Latin America, and Europe
• a critical exploration of the conceptualisation of populism, engaging with debates about whether and how populism should be defined.

 

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.