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POL1 EXAMINER REPORTS - Coggle Diagram
POL1 EXAMINER REPORTS
COMMENDED
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engaging with examples of the issue in question, made clear from onset
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nuanced, informed but accurate and personal
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AUTHORS
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MARX
situated C19th working class radicalism in C21st. context with prospect for revolutionary politics today.
distinguishing between his straightforward 1848 conception of revolution and the complex one in Paris Commune
HOBBES
beyond discussion of sovereignty and apply role of laws, punishment, civility
picking original cases, examples whether historical, contemporary or hypothetical
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don't avoid the overlap of POL1 & 2, examiner concern of lack of multidimensional degree not reflected in writing
APPROACH
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critical: overarching point, even when contrasting authors, outline in introduction
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CRITICISMS
AUTHORS
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HOBBES
relations between states, and violence neglected
emphasis on state of nature, not reflecting on life in civil society
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HAYECK
neglect of discussion of how road to serfdom may be avoided or contention between constitutionalism and belief in spontaneous order
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MACKINNON
what makes liberal states distinct, if anything, in how they create and reproduce patriarchal structures
GENERAL
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attributing key author's thought to lecturer, or paraphrasing in Runciman's words.
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not enough deliberation of the definition of words in question e.g. 'good policy', 'irrationality'
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heavy handed, sweeping statements e.g. Schumpeter a critic of democracy not a critic of a certain way of thinking about democracy
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too much time spent outlining basic ideas, less critical engagement
using question as a prop for describing ideas or thought of an author, inaccurate, simplistic
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having lots of one or two sentence accounts of different texts leading yo low level of cumulative argument
TOPICS
DEMOCRACY
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neglect to think critically what does it mean for democracy to be corroded, whether representative democracy has ever been based on material equality
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