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166-063 Aspects of Post-Communism | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-449. Students who have completed 166-449 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Leslie Holmes |
Prerequisites | Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in Political Science. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject addresses many theoretical issues raised by the collapse of communism and the emergence of post-communism. The arguments of those who claim that the experiment with modernity has been shown by the anti-communist revolutions to have finally failed will be critically assessed. More practical problems of creating a post-communist political, economic, social and ideological system will also be considered. The subject will also highlight some of the real achievements of post-communism. On completion of this subject students will be able to analyse from a theoretical perspective the anti-communist revolutions of 1989-91 and the early stages of post-communism; locate these theoretical analyses within broader political and social theorising; and highlight and discuss practical problems of implementing political, economic, social and ideological revolutions simultaneously. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. |
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