The politics of devolution

This unit, which contains material from the current Open University second level...

This unit, which contains material from the current Open University second level Politics course DD203 Power, Equality and Dissent, is pitched at the intermediate level. It should take you about 8 hours to study if you attempt the recommended exercises and make summary notes of its key points. Doing so will allow you to practise the crucial academic skill of summary and précis – extracting the gist of an argument – which will be of particular help if you go on to study in related areas: perhaps the related politics units on the openlearn website or in the Open University courses from which they come.

After studying this unit, you should be able to:

understand the process of political devolution in the UK;
relate this process to both historical developments and to the wider context of contemporary events in Europe;
practise the skill of reading, summarising and evaluating academic arguments;
engage more actively as a citizen in relevant political debates (especially if you are a citizen of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland!).

By: The Open University

Duration: 8 hours
Published on: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Level: Intermediate
Posted under: Sociology

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The politics of devolution

Introduction

This unit, which contains material from the current Open University second level Politics course DD203 Power, Equality and Dissent, is pitched at the intermediate level. It should take you about 8 hours to study if you attempt the recommended exercises and make summary notes of its key points. Doing so will allow you to practise the crucial academic skill of summary and précis – extracting the gist of an argument – which will be of particular help if you go on to study in related areas: perhaps the related politics units on the OpenLearn website or in the Open University courses from which they come.

This unit is an adapted extract from the course Power, dissent, equality: understanding contemporary politics (DD203) [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]

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