Syllabus
Syllabus – Summer Term 2020
February 18
Introduction, specifics of political culture in Great Britain
February 25
Is there a British Constitution?, Returning the Constitution back?
Monarchy and its role in contemporary Britain
March 3
Devolution. The (dis) United Kingdom? Is unity of the United Kingdom at stake?
March 10
Political Parties, Conservatives and Labour
March 17
Political Parties, continuation
March 24
Pressure Groups, Lobbying, The nature and impact of the mass media
Preparation of legislature
March 31
Elections and voting, Last Elections
April 7 – no classes, preparation of an essay
April 14
The Legislature, The House of Lords, The House of Commons
April 21
The Executive power, Prime Minister, Cabinet
April 28
Britain without Europe, Policy: Foreign and Defense Policy
May 5
Oxford Debate Club: BREXIT and after…..
Annotation
The course is devoted to the specifics and post WWII development of individual parts of the British Political system from comparative perspective. The course covers the topics such as British Constitution, Monarchy, Devolution and the threat for unity of the United Kingdom, political parties, pressure groups, election, executive and legislative power as well as judicial power.
Special attention will be paid to several aspects of BREXIT.