306338 (v.1) Social Work 521- The Global Environment

Area:

Department of Social Work and Social Policy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Dimensions and consequences of globalisation, transformations in capital and labour, dominance of the market, diminishing role of the nation state, threat to welfarism, the role and impact of international organisations in the national social agenda. Changes in corporate governance and civil society in the Asia Pacific, implications of structural adjustment policies and international constraints in the national economy, the effect of economic policies in cultural and social fabric, ethnic polarisation and political instability, religious revival and fundamentalism, and civil alliances and people movements.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this, unit students will have- A critical understanding of the process of globalisation. An awareness of the effects of the international order in the national economy. The ability to critically explore the social, political and cultural landscape after globalisation. Knowldege of the implications of changing nature of capital and labour on disadvantaged sectors of society.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Albrow, M. (1995), The Global Age, Cambridge Featherstone, M (Ed), (1990), Global Culture: Nationalism, Globalisation and Modernity, Polity Press, London. Bauman, Z (1998). Globalisation: The Human Consequences, Polity Press, London. Held, D (ed.), (1999) Global Transformations, Cambridge. Castells, M (1996), The Information Age, Economy, Society and Culture, Vol 1 The Rise of the Network Society, Maulden., Mass.,Blackwell. Sassen, S (1996), On Governing the Global Economy, New York, Columbia UniversityPress. Sakamoto, Y, ed (1994), Global Transformations: Challenges to the State System, UN University Press, Tokyo.

Unit Texts:

Beck, U. (2000), What is Globalisation. London.Polity Press. Mittleheim, J. H, ed., (1997), Globalisation: Critical Reflections. Colorado, Lynne Renner.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y