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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. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Mark Considine |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of First Year Politics. Students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the Second/Third Year coordinator. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | 30 contact hours per semester. One 2-hour lecture per week for 10 weeks and 1-hour tutorial per week for 10 weeks. The lecture and tutorial programs are staggered and cover the 12 weeks of semester |
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 making and students will be invited 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.
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