PLT2871

Power and democracy in Australia

Hugh Emy

8 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Caulfield

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.

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 Essay (3000 words): 50%
* Examination (3 hours): 50%

Prescribed texts

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