POL30160 Latin American Politics

Academic Year 2018/2019

This active-participatory course connects patterns of development and social change in Latin America to the evolution of social movements in the region. It explores a variety of cases that highlight significant shifts in the political, social and economic development and in the dynamics of social mobilization in the region in a comparative fashion.
The first part of the course introduces Latin America by examining the changing contexts in the region in order to understand changing responses to these contemporary political, social and economic developments. The second part of the course looks at dynamics, strategies and identities of social movements in the region. The third part explores how dynamics of resistance and repression interact with the state. The course concludes examining outcomes and future directions by assessing both continuities in social movement dynamics and new tendencies.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, students will have acquired
• A deeper understanding of the intersection of political, economic, social and cultural dynamics of development and contention in Latin America.
• The ability to use different approaches, key concepts and paradigms of analysis to explain issues of development and contentious politics in the region.
• The capacity to analyse complex central aspects of Latin American politics and social mobilization in the region in a comparative fashion.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

18
Small Group

3
Specified Learning Activities

10
Autonomous Student Learning

69
Total

100
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.



 
Description % of Final Grade Timing
Examination: < Description >

60

 2 hour End of Trimester Exam
Continuous Assessment: Autobiographic reflections and blog post

40

 Throughout the Trimester

Compensation

This module is not passable by compensation

Resit Opportunities

In-semester assessment

Remediation

There will be a resit available in the form of an ‘in semester’ assessment. You should register for this ‘in semester assessment’ at the start of the following semester. Note that it is YOUR responsibility to contact the Module Coordinator to find out what the ‘in semester assessment’ will be and when it will take place