Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

7934 (v.5) Politics 224 - Introduction to Comparative Politics - Emergence of the Modern State

Area:

 Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

 25.0

Contact Hours:

 3.0
 
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Lecture:

 1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

 9825 (v.5) Politics 324 - Introduction to Comparative Politics - Emergence of the Modern State

Prerequisite(s):

 2722 (v.4) Politics 111 - Australia's Government and Constitution - Workings of a Liberal Democracy or any previous version
AND
2723 (v.4) Politics 112 - Australia - Political Ideas and Traditions, World Politics - Comparing Experiences or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

 Introduction to comparative politics. An exploration of the method and uses of comparative analysis in explaining the emergence of democratic and non-democratic states. Focus is on revolutions and the difference between liberal democratic, facist and communist routes to the modern world, as well as the varying success of social democratic politics within modern liberal democracies.
 
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Field of Education:

 090100 Political Science and Policy Studies (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

 05 - Behavioural Science, Social Studies

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

 Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark

Availability
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