Power in Australia
Proposed to be offered next in 1998
Hugh Emy
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Clayton
Objectives On successful completion of this subject students should have an understanding of the importance of power as a concept in political analysis; primary models of power in society; analytic and conceptual skills required to map power in political institutions and society and to report the results of such research.
Synopsis The subject examines the location of power centres within Australian government, the social bases of political power and the relationship between power and democracy. It considers how one defines power and maps its exercise; what are pluralist, elitist, class and structural models of power. It asks `who governs Australia?' and explains why different models produce different answers.
Assessment Précis exercise (1500 words): 25%
* Essay (3500
words): 40%
* Class test (1 hour): 25%
* Tutorial performance 10%
Prescribed texts
Lukes S Power: A radical analysis Macmillan, 1986
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