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PAIS351 Comparative Politics
Updated: 01 October 2008
| Credit Points |
6 |
| Offering |
| Responsible Campus |
Teaching Period |
Mode of Study |
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Armidale
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Semester 1
|
Off Campus
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|
Armidale
|
Semester 1
|
On Campus
|
|
| Online level |
Level B - Internet access required
|
| Intensive School(s) |
| Start |
Finish |
Attendance |
Notes |
14 April 2009
|
15 April 2009
|
Non-Mandatory
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|
|
| Supervised Exam |
November
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| Pre-requisites |
12 cp in Asian Societies or International Relations or Political and International Studies or Political Science or any 24 cp or candidature in a postgraduate award
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| Co-requisites |
None
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| Restrictions |
PAIS451 or PAIS551 or POLS251 or POLS351
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| Notes |
None |
| Combined Units |
PAIS551 - Comparative Politics
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| Coordinator(s) |
Jim Maher
(emaher@une.edu.au)
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| Unit Description |
This unit will expose students to the theoretical and methodological tools of Comparative Politics. A unifying theme will be federalism, and the USA and Canada will provide comparative case studies of constitutions, legislatures, judiciaries, fiscal federalism, inter and intra-state federalism, political parties, pressure groups, bureacracies and other institutions. Contemporary political issues will be examined as well as regional and global challenges facing federal states.
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Prescribed Material
Mandatory |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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Recommended Material
Optional |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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| Disclaimer |
Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |
