Course Details
Country:
France
Institution:
Sciences Po - Reims campus
Course Title:
Quest for Democracy (The)
Course Number:
DHIS 27A01
Course Description:
Lesson 1 – Introduction. What is democracy? The growth of the parliamentary system in England. The birth of the political party system in 17th Century England. Lesson 2 – The Industrial Revolution. The making of the English working class. Two different types of radicals: John Wilkes and Tom Paine. The growth of trade unions. The 1832 Great Reform Act. Lesson 3 – Chartism. The three Charters – 1838, 1842, 1848. The influence of Marxism. Lesson 4 – Further Reforms. 1867 – The Second Reform Act. The 1872 Ballot Act. 1884 – The Third Reform Act. Lesson 5 – Local Government. 1835 – The Municipal Corporations Act. 1871 – Local Government Act. 1888 – Local Government Act. 1894 – Local Government Act. Lesson 6 – Women in Politics. Women in history – A very brief summary. The “Mother” of feminism - Mary Wollestonecraft. Women in the 19th Century. Women and Education.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 329, GOVT 398
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