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PLT2521 - Parties and Power in Australia

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate Faculty of Arts

Leader: TBA

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

This is an advanced unit in Australian Politics which concentrates on the political party system. It involves an examination of

  1. the emergence of the Australian party system;
  2. the organisation and ideologies of the parties;
  3. the role of parties within parties;
  4. the nature of competition among the parties;
  5. the relationship between political parties and social movements; and
  6. the relationship between the party system and the electoral system. A theme of the subject will be the way the parties exercise political power in Australia.

Assessment

Essay (2000 words): 40%
Tutorial presentation 10%
Examination (2 hours): 50%

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Politics or permission.

Prohibitions

PLT3521