Politics - Faculty of Arts

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

Politics is a field of study that focuses upon the way people live in association, addressing in particular the institutions, practices and cultural meanings of public and private expressions of power. It examines basic questions about the nature of politics and communities, and how they are organised. The politics discipline takes an analytical-critical rather than simply descriptive approach to the area attempting to explain why and how things happen politically.

Politics staff are active researchers. Supervision of PhD and Master of Arts by research is available in a wide range of sub-fields, including specialisations in the nature and implications of globalisation, social and political theory, contemporary political cultures and Australian politics. Politics also has active programs in international relations, counter-terrorism studies and Islamic studies (listed separately). See also the entry for 'Humanities, communications and social sciences' and http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/prospective/course/postgraduate/study_areas.

Relevant course groups

3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
2695 Master of Arts (Research)
0020 Doctor of Philosophy

Contacts

Telephone: +61 3 9905 2991

Email: sue.stevenson@arts.monash.edu.au