The citizen in a global society
Alastair Davidson
12 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
Objectives To understand citizenship in theory and practice, especially in the Australian state as it enters a regional/globalising polity.
Synopsis This course introduces the debate about citizenship as Australia enters a globalising world. What new problems are posed by this world context? Are existing theories and practices of citizenship adequate to meet a world where a nation-state is less important than it has been? What new multicultural and transnational approaches are proposed?
Assessment One essay (6000 words): 50%
* Examination (3 hours):
50%
Prescribed texts
Castles S and Davidson A The citizen who does not belong: Citizenship in the global world Macmillan, 1997
Davidson A From subject to citizen: Australian citizenship in the twentieth century CUP, 1997
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