After completing the module the student possesses a sophisticated understanding of their chosen sub-field of political science.
Three books from the following (10 ECTS):
Brooker, Non-Democratic Regimes. Palgrave 2009. 2nd edition (3 ECTS).
Gopal Jayal - Bhanu Mehta, The Oxford Companion to Politics in India. Oxford University Press 2010 (4 ECTS).
McKay, American Politics and Society. Wiley-Blackwell 2009. 7th edition (4 ECTS).
Milton-Edwards, Contemporary Politics in the Middle East. Polity 2011 (3 ECTS).
Saich, Governance and Politics of China. Palgrave 2010 (4 ECTS).
Shiraev, Russian Government and Politics. Palgrave 2010 (3 ECTS).
Strindberg - Warn, Islamism. Polity 2011 (3 ECTS).
Tordoff, Government and Politics in Africa. Palgrave 2002. 4th edition (3 ECTS).
Haynes, Democracy in the Developing World. Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Polity 2001 (3 ECTS).