Search : Index : Faculty of Arts : Political Science
Prev 166-021 International Relations
Next 166-023 Issues in American Foreign Policy
166-022 Public Policy Making in Australia | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-225/325. Students who have completed 166-225/325 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Mark Considine |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year Politics subject. Students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the second/third year coordinator. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Usually a 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject explores the means by which Australian society is steered, reproduced and reorganised through policy making. The key structures of policy making are mapped through a direct engagement in critical case studies from the Australian context. Analysis will focus upon the role of the actor in securing change or resistance in policy engagements and students will be encouraged to undertake their own case studies. Students who complete this subject should: understand the formation and role of policy institutions; have skills in policy research; have a thorough understanding of structure and agency in policy theory. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available.
|
Search : Index : Faculty of Arts : Political Science
Prev 166-021 International Relations
Next 166-023 Issues in American Foreign Policy
Status: Official 1999 Last Modified: Tuesday October 20 11:48 SGML to HTML Conversion: Information Technology Services Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email Enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au