MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

EUR4120

Australia and Europe

Steve Wright

Synopsis This subject will examine how Australia and Europe have interacted historically and continue to interact today. It will focus particularly on Australia's position in a global economy and society. In adopting a comparative approach to economics, society, politics and culture, this subject will explore the convergence and divergence with Europe and Asia as Australia seeks to define itself as a nation and sovereign power.

Assessment: Class paper (3000 words): 33% + Essay (6000 words): 67%

Preliminary reading

• Dempsey K A Man's town: Inequality between women and men in rural Australia OUP, 1992
• Nelson B and others (eds) The idea of Europe: Problems of national and transnational identity Berg, 1992
• Nelson B and others (eds) The European community in the 1990s: Economics, politics, defence Berg, 1992
• Thompson P and McHugh D Work organisations: A critical introduction Macmillan, 1990