Unit name | New Labour and After |
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Unit code | POLI30012 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Wickham-Jones |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit is concerned with the nature of New Labour as a force in British politics. The focus of the unit is upon the rise of New Labour in British politics since 1983. The unit will look briefly at theoretical debates about the nature of New Labour before looking in detail at the transition in the party during the 1980s in terms of the party's objectives, organisation and electoral strategy. The unit will look at Blair's leadership of the party in opposition between 1994 and 1997. The last part of the unit will examine developments in Labour's strategy and organisation since the departure of Tony Blair in 2007 and the party's election defeat in 2010. Unit aims: To outline the trajectory taken by the British Labour Party since 1983 and to examine its potential, objectives, electoral strategy and organisation.
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to demonstrate:
2 hour seminar, 1hr lecture
Formatively, the unit will be assessed through an essay of no more than 2,000 words.
Summatively, the unit will be assessed through an essay of no more than 3,000 words.
Each essay will directly assess learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, and 4, including students’ understanding of New Labour in terms of some debates about the nature of New Labour, their critical awareness and appraisal of some developments in New Labour, and their appraisal of relevant source material as well as the clarity of analysis that is offered.