Introduction to Australian politics
D Woodward and staff
6 points * 3 hours per week * First semester * Caulfield
The subject is designed as an introductory unit in politics. It concentrates on the Australian political system. Some of the main topics to be discussed are the nature of liberal democracy, the key concepts of politics, constitution and parliament, party and electoral systems, political socialisation and behaviour. A theme of the subject will be `who rules Australia and how?'
Assessment
Written (2500 words) and tutorial presentation: 50% * Examinations (2 hours): 50%
Prescribed texts
Summers J and others (eds) Government, politics and power in Australia 4th edn, Longman Cheshire, 1990