PLT2120

Justice, rights and difference

(ART)

Robyn Eckersley

8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prohibition: COS2820

Synopsis: A critical examination of contemporary debates about ideas of justice, rights and the politics of difference. The subject critically explores the major liberal theories of justice as well as critiques of liberal approaches by Marxist, communitarian, feminist, ecological and postmodern theorists.

Assessment: Essay (3000 words): 50% + Examination (3 hours): 50%