GSC2507

Politics and society

(ART)

Keith Wilson

6 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Gippsland and OCDL + Prerequisites: GSC1503 and GSC1504 or equivalents

Synopsis: This unit introduces students to major political philosophers such as Hobbes, Locke, Mill, Marx and Burke. These studies will be linked to theories developed in support of autocratic, totalitarian, republican and democratic institutions, processes of politics and government. The main approaches to modern political analysis: pluralism, elitism and various forms of structuralism will be examined. The radical critics of modern society and politics, including feminists will be introduced. These will include Nietzsche, Foucault, Pateman, and Habermas.

Assessment: Essay (2500 words) (on-campus include including oral presentation): 60% + Examination (2 hours): 40%