Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France A (U02691)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : LLC-2-U02691

The course runs for three hours per week in Semester 2. This course is intended to serve as an introduction to some of the major questions relating to the political and social systems of contemporary France. The course will focus initially upon the organisation and working of Government and the role of political parties under the Fifth Republic, concluding with an investigation of the centralisation/decentralisation problem. A central theme here will be the democratic status of the Fifth Republic. The focus will then shift to the operation of public policy, social institutions and the position of specific social groups in the context of economic and social change. A major consideration here will be the extent to which public policy and social institutions contribute to a reduction of inequalities within contemporary French society and the evolving role of the state.

? Keywords : Institutions; Government; Fifth Republic; Public Policy; State

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A pass at French 1A or 1B

? Prohibited combinations : Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France B

Subject Areas

Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - French, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	10:00	10:50	Central

1 of the following 4 classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Laboratory	Th	10:00	10:50	Central
Laboratory	Th	11:10	12:00	Central
Laboratory	Th	12:10	13:00	Central
Laboratory	Th	14:00	14:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

-Students should develop skills of social and political analysis.
-Students will learn about the issues relating to contemporary French society and politics. They should also acquire a conceptual framework permitting them to discuss such issues in informed and scholarly sophisticated fashion.
-Students will develop writing and presentation skills: they will present their observations in written and oral form, in the French language, with reference to a broad range of secondary sources.