EU458 Half Unit
Public Policy and Cultural Narratives in a Global Europe
This information is for the 2022/23 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Jennifer Jackson Preece CBG 7.05
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Conflict Studies, MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe, MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ & Sciences Po), MSc in Human Rights, MSc in Human Rights and Politics, MSc in International Migration and Public Policy and MSc in International Migration and Public Policy (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Sciences Po). This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Course content
This course is concerned with cultural and identity politics in contemporary states. Taking a narrative approach, this course will examine competing representations of minorities and migrants. Europe will be a major focus. Nevertheless, students with interests and expertise outside of Europe should feel free to include this wider perspective in their seminar discussions and assignments.
Teaching
This course is delivered through a combination of seminars and workshops totalling a minimum of 21 hours across Lent Term. This course includes a reading week in Week 6 of Lent Term, and a review session will be held at the start of the Summer Term to prepare for the online assessment.
Formative coursework
Students are required to submit an essay (2000 words) in the LT.
Indicative reading
- Z. Bauman, Wasted Lives: Modernity and Its Outcasts, 2003;
- B. Buzan, O. Weaver and J. de Wilde, Security: A New Framework For Analysis,1998;
- J. Jackson-Preece, Minority Rights: Between Diversity and Community, 2005;
- W. Kymlicka, Multicultural Citizenship, 1995;
- C. K. Riessman, Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences, 2008;
- G. Rose, Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching With Visual Materials, 2012.
A more detailed reading list is available from Dr Jackson-Preece.
Assessment
Online assessment (100%) in the ST.
The online assessment for this course will be administered via Moodle. Questions will be made available at a set date/time and students will be given a set period in the ST to complete the answers to questions and upload their responses back into Moodle.
Key facts
Department: European Institute
Total students 2021/22: 28
Average class size 2021/22: 14
Controlled access 2021/22: Yes
Value: Half Unit
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Personal development skills
- Self-management
- Team working
- Communication
