Undergraduate Course: Politique Regionale, Identite Culturelle (ELCF10016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This Option will examine the relationship between the regions and central government in 20th century France, using the term 'politique regionale' in its widest sense. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
French 2 (ELCF08001)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Entry to Honours in French |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To demonstrate an advanced knowledge of developments over time in the field of French regionalism and regionalisation, taking account of their social and political contexts, as well as a good understanding of the theoretical and conceptual frameworks needed to analyse them
- To select and apply relevant theoretical and methodological approaches in their critical evaluation of major conceptual models and to demonstrate mastery of relevant technical terminology and research methods
- To assess and synthesise primary and secondary sources and to engage critically with these sources, showing awareness of nuance and accommodating ambiguities
- To construct coherent arguments which engage effectively with scholarly debates arising from the study of French regionalism and regional policy and to present them with a high level of clarity in both oral and written form
- To demonstrate autonomy and initiative in their activities, carry out independent research under the guidance of the tutor, and to show awareness of their own and others' roles and responsibilities as part of a team
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Reading List
Preliminary reading:
Bodineau, P. La Régionalisation, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France
Mabileau, A, Le système local en France, Paris: Montchrestien
Rémond, B, La Région, Paris: Montchrestien
Further reading:
V A Schmidt, Democratizing France: the political and administrative history of decentralization
M Nicolas, Histoire du Mouvement Breton
R Pasquier, La Capacité Politique des Régions
J-P Gaudin, L'action publique: sociologie et politique
R Pasquier, Les formations ethno-régionalistes en France : une exception européenne? Pouvoirs Locaux No.63, 2004
G. Massardier, Politiques et action publiques
J-M Ohnet, Histoire de la décentralisation française*
A.-C. Douillet, Les élus ruraux face à la territorialisation de l'action
publique, Revue Française de Science Politique 2003/53. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
By the end of the course, students will have further developed their skills in the areas of research and enquiry, personal and intellectual autonomy, communication, and personal effectiveness. For further specification of these skills see the university's graduate and employability skills framework at http://www.employability.ed.ac.uk/documents/GAFramework+Interpretation.pdf |
| Keywords | DELC Politique |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Graham Rogers
Tel: (0131 6)50 8414
Email: V.Rogers@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elsie Gach
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: Elsie.Gach@ed.ac.uk |
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