POLI2050
Political Theory and Social Change
10 Units
Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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| Ourimbah | Semester 1 |
Previously offered in 2010, 2008, 2006
This course examines the relationship between political ideas and social change by focusing on the twin questions: does political theory stimulate social change or does social transformation shape political thought? The context for the course will be the post-1968 theories of a number of political theorists and the discourses that emerged in the latter half of the twentieth century, especially those of post-Marxists and postmodernists over the relationship between ideas and social change, theory and practice, and emancipatory social movements and postindustrial society. Not available to students who have already passed or are currently enrolled in POLI3050.
| Objectives | 1.To introduce students to the central ideas of influential political theories about social change. 2.To enable students to have a clear familiarity with the methods of analysis used in such theories. 3.To develop an understanding of the complex (and often mutually reinforcing) relationships between ideas and social change 4.To provide an understanding of and practice in various communication skills. |
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| Content | This course examines the relationship between political ideas and social change by focusing on the twin questions: does political theory stimulate social change or does social transformation shape political thought? The context for the course will be the post-1968 theories of a number of political theorists and the discourses that emerged in the latter half of the twentieth century, especially those of post-Marxists and postmodernists over the relationship between ideas and social change, theory and practice, and emancipatory social movements and postindustrial society. Not available to students who have already passed or are currently enrolled in POLI3050. | ||||
| Replacing Course(s) | Not applicable | ||||
| Transition | Not applicable | ||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||
| Assumed Knowledge | 10 units in Politics at 1000 level or 30 units at 1000 level. | ||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for POLI2050 |