Module details
- Offered to 1st years
- Tuesdays 16.00-18.00
- 8 weeks (autumn or spring term)
- Planned delivery: On campus (South Kensington)
- Non-credit only
Throughout the world there has been rising support for populist movements with, in places, authoritarian leaders at their helm. There is also a decline in voter turnout leading many observers to argue that democracy is experiencing a crisis of legitimacy.
This module considers democracy as a case study for the processes of social change. You will evaluate some potential challenges to democracy throughout the world, such as poverty and inequality, and consider possible responses. Additionally, you will explore how to analyse these events and shifts through an intersectional lens, allowing you to examine how and why people vote as they do, and what impacts their decision making.
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Matthew Rowe
m.rowe@imperial.ac.uk