Undergraduate Course: Comparing Scottish Devolution (PLIT10080)
Course Outline
School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | This course will teach students how to understand Scottish devolution by comparing it with other forms of territorial governance, especially devolution, federalism, multi-level governance, regionalism and nationalism. Reflecting on broader theories of nationalism, federalism and regionalism and bringing in examples from other multi-level polities in Europe, North America or beyond it seeks to answer the following questions: Why did the quest for Scottish devolution arise? What is Scotland's constitutional power and would it make any difference if the UK was a federal state? Who pays for Scotland? Does policy divergence between the UK nations threaten citizenship rights? What is Scotland's position in a Europe of the Regions? What has been the role of political parties and voters in Scotland in driving regional autonomy? What are intergovernmental relations for? Does the asymmetric constitutional arrangement in which self-rule only extends to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland turn the English into second class citizens? Does devolution put Scotland on a slippery slope towards secession? |
Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 4 Politics/International Relations courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
** as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Office directly for admission to this course ** |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
166 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay - 50% - max 2500 words
Policy Briefing - 50% - max 2500 words
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Feedback |
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of diverse forms of territorial governance.
- Evaluate and critically analyse competing theoretical perspectives and empirical analyses concerning territorial politics in Scotland and other cases.
- Contextualise Scottish devolution through comparative analysis, drawing parallels and distinctions with devolution across the UK and other forms of territorial governance in multi-level systems.
- Apply insights from literature on devolution, territorial politics, and multilevel governance to address specific policy issues or challenges.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Special Arrangements |
This course has a quota. Preference will be given to Politics and IR students |
Additional Class Delivery Information |
1x 2 hour combined lecture and tutorial per week |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Davide Vampa
Tel:
Email: d.vampa@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Dani Langdridge
Tel:
Email: dani.langdridge@ed.ac.uk |
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