GES3480

Dilemmas of policy and planning

(ART)

Proposed to be offered next in 2001

Associate Professor Katherine Gibson

12 points + Two 1-hour lectures, one 1-hour tutorial per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: Any second-year human geography subject, or permission

Synopsis: The genealogy of four keywords in Australian policy discourse, namely /region0, /dependence0, /sustainability0 and /class0. Definitional tensions (environmental determinist vs social constructionist definitions of the region; economic meanings of dependence vs independence and the shifting attribution of these terms to industries, regions and social groups; ecological vs economic meanings of sustainability; and categorical vs processual meanings of class) and the way they have informed policy agendas and planning interventions.

Assessment: Written (6000 words): 70% + Tutorial: 10% + Practical work: 20%