PL3003 - Democracy and the State
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2021 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
4
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Administered by: |
College of Arts, Society & Education |
No individual can escape the state. But how pervasive or dominant is the state? What
is the relationship between the state, globalisation, democratisation and governance.
This subject will first discuss the development of the modern state and examine state
power and competing modern state theories: Liberal-Pluralist, Elitist/Corporatist,
Systems Thinking and Post structuralism/ post-Marxist. It will also discuss the role
of the state in the economy and its relationship with civil society. This will cover
both the advanced industrial countries and countries in the developing world. Second,
the subject will focus on the relationship between state power and democratisation
and globalisation, particularly the debates about the declining strength of state
in the developing world as the result of the globalisation pressures and the rise
of global civil society. The third part of the subject will deal with the issues of
governance, which in recent years has gained prominence in the reform agenda promoted
by such international bodies as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF),
the Organisation for Economic Cooperation of Development (OECD) and the United Nations
(UN).
Learning Outcomes
- analyse and discuss politics and public policy;
- Critically evaluate the role of the state and democracy in a global context;
- Analyse, generate and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas of contemporary concepts
in relation to the future role of the state in world politics;
- Analyse and evaluate information to complete a range of activities that examines alternatives
to the concept of the state.
Subject Assessment
- Participation > Class participation - (20%) - Individual
- Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (40%) - Individual
- Written > Examination (College administered) - (40%) - Individual.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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PL2003 PL5003 |
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Internal,
Study Period 2
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Census Date 26-Aug-2021 |
Coord/Lect: |
Dr Maxine Newlands. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 12 hours workshops
- 13 hours online content
- assessment and self-directed study
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External,
Study Period 2
|
Census Date 26-Aug-2021 |
Coord/Lect: |
Dr Maxine Newlands. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 12 hours - Online Activities
- 13 hours online content
- assessment and self-directed study
|
Method of Delivery: |
andWWW - LearnJCUandOtherPrinted materials
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.