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166-066 Globalisation and its Discontents | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-481. Students who have completed 166-481 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Michael Crozier |
Prerequisites | Admission to Fourth Year Honours in Political Science. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject critically examines the diverse claims made about globalisation, paying particular attention to how the relationships between politics, economics and culture are configured. Firstly, we will explore the issues of social cohesion and cultural integrity given the imperatives of global economic trends and forces. Secondly, we will investigate how theories of globalisation fare in the face of recent developments in the theory of modernisation. Topics to be considered will include: risk and uncertainty; trust and prosperity; citizenship and consumerism; democracy and multiculturalism; new governance; institutional mediation; and the notion of stakeholder society. Students who complete the subject should have a critical understanding of the various dimensions of globalisation and a grasp of the central problems in current theories of modernisation. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. |
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