Politics

Parties and Voters in the UK

Module code: M1007
Level 6
30 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Dissertation

On this module, you’ll study parties and voters in the UK, focusing on contemporary changes rather than historical background.

Key topics include:

• party system change in the UK
• historical origins of the party system
• electoral behaviour and party competition
• party ideologies and programmatic development
• intra-party conflict and cohesion
• party organisational change
• the relationship between the party system and the political system.

Module learning outcomes

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