Undergraduate - UnitATS3699 - Parties and power in Australia

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Politics
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Nick Economou

Notes

Previously coded PLT3521

Synopsis

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

the emergence of the Australian party system
the organisation and ideologies of the parties
the role of parties within parties
the nature of competition among the parties
the relationship between political parties and social movements
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 participation: 10%
Examination (2 hours): 50%
Third-year students will be required to undertake a question during the exam from a section devoted to issues of a more conceptual nature.