正如美国政治学家哈罗德·拉斯韦尔（Harold Lasswell）所说，政治可以理解为关于谁获得什么，何时获得以及如何获得的决定，但是复杂的问题很少是单一因素或过程的结果。这意味着学生需要获得非常广泛的专业知识。这就是我们的政治部-伦敦及其以外地区最著名的部门-提供的服务。<br>我们的学者是英国，美国，欧洲和中东等众多地区的专家。他们在政治研究的几个子领域的主要学术期刊上发表文章，例如：<br>公共政策（即，当面对经济危机时，为什么一些政府选择削减资金以所谓的“紧缩”政策） ™）<br>国际政治经济学（
The BA Politics will help you to understand and analyse major political issues that affect the lives of millions in the UK and beyond, such as populism, terrorism, austerity and war. Politics can be understood as decisions about who gets what, when and how, but complex issues are rarely the result of a single factor or process. This means you need access to the broad range of expertise which our Department of Politics offers. Our academics are specialists in a variety of geographical areas, including Britain, America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. On this politics degree, you will be taught by experts in the full range of sub-fields in political studies, including:<br><br>public policy<br>international political economy<br>peace and conflict<br>voting behaviour<br>political theory.<br><br>Our Department of Politics engages with politicians and policy makers who make crucial political decisions. You will have access to the Birkbeck Centre for British Political Life which brings together political practitioners, activists and elected politicians to debate the big democratic questions about contemporary British politics. You can also choose to take a unique option module on Parliamentary Studies which is taught in conjunction with the House of Commons outreach service.