Anglais : Enjeux des civilisations 1 (ANGL201_DRLEA)

This course will explain how the politics and government of the UK work. It will retrace the evolution of the main British institutions from the earliest times, and it will focus on the factors which have contributed to the creation of a complex modern State.

• Understand how modern British politics works
• Draw comparisons between the past and the present
• Develop analytical and critical skills
• Use precise terminology

1. A historical overview of the main British institutions
2. The British system of government today
3. The UK’s relationship with Europe

Kenneth O. Morgan (ed.), The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.

Michael Moran, Politics and Governance in the UK, 3rd edition, London: Palgrave and MacMillan, 2015.

R.A.W. Rhodes, Everyday Life in British Government, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.