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PEAC503 Active Resistance: Contemporary Nonviolence
Updated: 27 October 2009| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
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| Intensive School(s) | None | ||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is no UNE Supervised Examination. | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | PDPS301 or PDPS401 or PEAC303 or PEAC401 | ||||||||
| Notes | None | ||||||||
| Combined Units |
PEAC303 - Active Resistance: Contemporary Nonviolence |
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| Coordinator(s) | To be advised | ||||||||
| Unit Description |
The unit begins by examining non violence from a number of religious, philosophical and political perspectives. The wide range of alternative methods of non violence are then briefly examined. Using extensive case study material, the reasons for the success or failure of particular non violent campaigns are considered, along with ways of building peace. |
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| Materials | Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | ||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |