Gender in Comparative Politics

POLI71151 Gender in Comparative Politics 15 Semester 1 Postgraduate Taught Level 7 Charlotte Hargrave Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 This course will cover major topics within the discipline of gender and comparative politics. The following topics will be covered:<ol> <li>Theoretical approaches to studying gender and comparative politics, especially feminist institutionalism and behaviouralism.</li> <li>Key methods used in studying gender and comparative politics, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method approaches.</li> <li>Theories and empirical studies of gender and political representation.</li> <li>Gendered political behaviour and participation.</li> <li>How gender operates in political institutions, including political parties, legislatures, and executives</li> <li>How understandings of gender and gender equality are incorporated into policymaking processes, and how gender equality outcomes are achieved.;</li></ol>Whilst some students may have studied a similar course at UG level (POLI20742 Gender and Politics in Comparative Perspective), this course develops students; understanding and skills in this field at the MA level by: (1) focusing not just on the substantive knowledge in the field but also how that knowledge is reached through research framework and methods; (2) encouraging students to critically evaluate the production of arguments and evidence in the field; (3) develop students ability to review existing literature and suggest future steps and directions, which is then a natural stepping stone to further postgraduate research. This course gives an overview of the role of gender in comparative politics. Students will have the opportunity to explore and analyse how gender operates in comparative politics, with a global focus. The course examines key dimensions, institutions, and behaviours studied by comparativists with a gender lens, including political behaviour and participation, political parties, legislatures and executives, and policy-making. This course is also designed to give students an understanding of how research is conducted in the field of gender and comparative politics, reflecting the theoretical and methodological plurality of the field, as well as develop the tools needed to critique and evaluate that research. Explain the key intellectual contributions and perspectives in the fieldExplain what it means to say politics is gendered  Analyse the role of gender in comparative politicsCritically assess the state of the discipline and offer suggestions for the future  Argue persuasively for a conclusionInterpret and use in arguments empirical evidence as it relates to debates in gender and politics  Develop ability to communicate well both verbally and in writingDevelop interpersonal and collaborative skills through cooperation with peers  This course is taught through a 1 hour and 50-minute workshop block (50-minute lecture and 50-min seminar, with a break in-between). The lectures will introduce the key issues and debates within each topic, and the seminars will comprise a discussion of key questions, concepts, theories, and evidence, drawing on key readings (circulated in advance) that often build on or challenge the key themes introduced in the lecture. This structure is designed to encourage peer discussion, interpersonal collaboration, and critical evaluation of the material.     0 Other 100% Essay - 2000 words (65%)  Critical Review - 1000 words (35%)   Y <ul> <li>Krook, Mona Lena and Childs, Sarah (2010) Women, Gender, and Politics: A Reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press</li> <li>Kenny, Meryl and Mackay, Fiona (2018) Feminist and Gender Approaches in Lowndes, Vivien et al. (eds) Theory and Methods in Political Science, 4th Edition</li> <li>Celis, Karen et al. (2014) Gender and Politics: A Gendered World, A Gendered Discipline in Waylen, Georgina et al. (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press. London: Palgrave</li></ul> Seminars 20 0 130