Because politics is about ‘who gets what, when and how’, it is, as a famous statesman once put it, ‘too serious a matter to be left to the politicians’. Politics is not simply about institutions, ideas and individuals. It’s also about identity – about who we are and what we want to be.
Why politics at Sussex?
- Rated joint 2nd in the UK for research in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). 90 per cent of our research was rated as recognised internationally or higher, and 60 per cent rated as internationally excellent or higher.
- Ranked among the top universities in Europe for politics in the Centre for Higher Education Development’s CHE Excellence Ranking (2009), and also ranked in the top 20 in the UK in The Complete University Guide 2011-12 and The Times Good University Guide 2012.
- An impressive track record of internationally recognised research with a clear and ongoing commitment to great teaching.
- Teaching delivered by experts – we are proud to count four winners of national prizes for teaching excellence in our Department – with a healthy staff-student ratio.
- Excellent external assessments and great student feedback, based both on regular surveys and focus groups.
- Individual courses that don’t just cover the basics but encourage you to range wider and probe deeper.
- A diverse, dynamic but balanced mix of students from the UK, Europe and overseas: lots of people just like you but also the kind of people you might not have met before.
- Politics is part of the School of Law, Politics and Sociology – a vibrant academic unit committed to excellence in teaching and recognised nationally for research. The School engages with key issues of contemporary concern.
Course topics may include:
- British Political History
- Conservatives and Conservatism
- Contemporary Political Theory
- Contemporary Public Policy
- Death of Socialism
- European Politics
- Explanatory Concepts in Political Science
- Foundations of Politics in Political Science
- France: The Mitterrand Years
- Modern Political Thought
- Parties and Voters in the UK
- Populism and Politics
- Political Change: Eastern Europe in Transition
- Political Change: Latin America
- Political Change: Modern Germany
- Political Change: The European Union as a Global Actor
- Political Change: The Thatcher Years
- Political Change: The Transition to Democracy in Spain after Franco
- Political Corruption
- Political Parties and Party Systems
- Politics and Industry
- Politics of Governance: Australia and New Zealand
- Politics of Governance: China
- Politics of Governance: Eastern Europe
- Politics of Governance: France
- Politics of Governance: Germany
- Politics of Governance: India
- Politics of Governance: International Institutions and Issues
- Politics of Governance: The European Union
- Politics of Governance: USA
- Politics of Race and Ethnicity
- Referendums on European Integration
- Regulatory Politics
- Research Skills and Methods in Political Science
- Social Movements and Political Action
- Territorial Politics in Europe
- The Making of Contemporary Europe
- The Transition to Democracy in Spain After Franco
