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PAIS551 Comparative Federalism: Australia, USA and Canada
Updated: 04 May 2009| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
| Offering | Not offered in 2010 | ||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | PAIS351 or PAIS451 or POLS251 or POLS351 | ||||||||
| Notes | offered in odd numbered years |
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| Combined Units |
PAIS351 - Comparative Federalism: Australia, USA and Canada |
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| Coordinator(s) | Jim Maher (emaher@une.edu.au) | ||||||||
| 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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| 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. |