Postgraduate Course: Home Rule in Ireland and Britain, 1800-2000 (PGHC11176)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The devolution of political power from Westminster has been a key theme in British and Irish politics throughout the 19th and 20th centuries: it has a particular contemporary resonance, given the creation of assemblies in Northern Ireland and Wales and a parliament in Scotland by Tony Blair's Labour government. This module considers different Irish and British efforts to create devolved political institutions while retaining the political sovereignty of Westminster. It considers the variants of Home Rule in Ireland and Scotland, as well as successive British attempts to redefine and revitalise the Union through federal and other devolved political structures. The module also dwells at length on the evolution of Unionist opposition to Irish Home Rule. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
| Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the key issues raised by the module. Students should have a grasp of the key historiographical debates associated with the development of this theme. They should be able to write informed analyses of the historical problems associated with the main theme of the module
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Alvin Jackson
Tel: (0131 6)51 3848
Email: alvin.jackson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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