A state of the discipline approach to teaching and learning in Politics and IR including contributions which discuss the most cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and methodologies for tutors. This book discusses the themes and challenges in teaching and learning whilst also exploring these in the specific context of political science and IR.

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ALASDAIR BLAIR Professor of Politics and International Relations and National Teaching Fellow, Department of Historical and Social Studies, De Montfort University, UK JACQUI BRIGGS Principle Lecturer in Politics at the University of Lincoln, UK and Associate Editor of European Political Science JOHN CRAIG National Teaching Fellow and Assistant Dean, School of Social Sciences and Law, Teesside University, UK STEVEN CURTIS Senior Lecturer in International Relations at London Metropolitan University, UK and a National Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. CATHY GORMLEY-HEENAN Director of the Institute for Research in Social Sciences (IRiSS) and Senior Lecturer, School of Criminology, Politics & Social Policy, University of Ulster, UK LISA HARRISON Head of Department History, Philosophy and Politics, University of the West of England, UK JON HERBERT Lecturer in American Studies, University of Keele, UK JENNIFER LEES-MARSHMENT Senior Lecturer in Political Studies, Department of Political Studies, University of Auckland, Australia CRISTINA LESTON-BANDEIRA Senior Lecturer in Legislative Studies, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Hull, UK SIMON LIGHTFOOT Senior Lecturer in European Politics, School of Politics and International studies, University of Leeds, UK SAMANTHA MCGINTY Research Assistant on a NTFS project looking at assessment and feedback, De Montfort University, UK LEE MARSDEN Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Political, Social and International Studies, University of East Anglia, UK DAVE MIDDLETON Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, Open University, UK KNUT RODER Professor for Politics and Political Economy, Department of Business and Social Sciences, Saint Louis University - Madrid Campus, Spain CARMEL ROULSTON Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Criminology, Politics & Social Policy, University of Ulster, UK CHRISTINA ROWLEY Lecturer in American Studies at Swansea University, UK HEATHER SAVIGNY Senior Lecturer in Politics, Political, Social and International Studies, University of East Anglia, UK LAURA J. SHEPHERD Senior Lecturer in International Relations, School of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of New South Wales, UK STEVE SPENCER Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Faculty of Development and Society Sheffield Hallam University, UK STEPHEN THORNTON Lecturer in Comparative Politics, School of European Studies, Cardiff University, UK MATTHEW WYMAN Senior Teaching Fellow, Politics, International Relations & Philosophy, Keele University, UK PENNY WELCH Learning and Teaching Co-ordinator, School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications, University of Wolverhampton, UK

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Introduction; S.Lightfoot & C.Gormley-Heenan Teaching and Learning in Politics: Thinking about Teaching Politics Revisited; P.Welch What (If Anything) is Different about Teaching and Learning in Politics?; J.Craig Can Politics Be Benchmarked?; L.Harrison Enhancing Politics Teaching Through Active Learning; C.Leston-Bandeira Teaching Politics to Small Groups; J.Briggs How Relevant Are Other Ways To Learn?; S.Curtis Issues and Controversies Associated With the Use of New Technologies; S.Thornton Developing Assessment Practices in Politics; A.Blair & S.McGinty The Importance of Being Theoretical: Analysing Contemporary Politics; L.Marsden & H.Savigny Teaching Politics and Political Bias; C.Gormley-Heenan Contemporary Politics: Using the 'F' Word and Teaching Gender in International Relations; C.Rowley & L. J.Shepherd Teaching the 'Contested Concepts': International Terrorism Taught To Undergraduate Students in a Multi-Cultural Environment; K. Roder Teaching Race and Ethnicity: Towards an Engaged, Anti-Racist Pedagogy; S.Spencer Developing Research Literacy in Students; S.Lightfoot Supervising a Doctoral Dissertation in Politics; C.Roulston The Loneliness of the Long Distance Student: Supervising Students You Rarely See; D.Middleton From Politics Past to Politics Future: Addressing the Employability Agenda Through a Professional Politics Curriculum; M.Wyman, J. Lees-Marshment & J.Herbert