POLITICS 209

Modern Political Thought

Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for POLITICS 209.

Description

Examines political theory in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries. Explores interactions between political theory and influential macro-political developments in democratisation and justice, the environment, gender and culture, war and humanitarian intervention, postcolonialism and economic globalisation.

Availability 2016

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Stephen Winter

Reading/Texts

McKinnon, Issues in Political Theory, 3rd ed. (2015).

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

POLITICS 209: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage I in Political Studies or Politics and International Relations, or 15 points at Stage I in Political Studies or Politics and International Relations and EUROPEAN 100, or 15 points at Stage I in Political Studies or Politics and International Relations and 15 points in Philosophy