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| Old Course Code | Subject Area | Catalogue Number | Long Title | Units | Description |
| GT100 | POLS | 1101 | Australian Political Institutions | 2 | Constitution; federalism; High Court; party system & political parties; voting; parliament; cabinet; prime minister; bureaucracy; pressure groups; current theories of federalism & responsible government; proposals for reform. |
| GT105 | POLS | 1301 | Modern Political Ideologies | 2 | Study of major political ideologies: democracy, conservatism, liberalism, nationalism, fascism, socialism, Marxism. |
| GT112 | POLS | 1201 | Introduction to International Relations | 2 | Analysis of key IR concepts, Cold War politics, superpower relations, Third World & UN issues. Contemporary international relations examined including conflict (Gulf War & Yugoslavia) & political & economic interdependence. |
| GT113 | POLS | 1302 | Introduction to Politics & Government | 2 | What politics are & special place of government in political process. Influence, power, authority, equality, freedom, class, democracy & legislative, executive & judicial functions. Readings include popular works of fiction & more abstract conceptual work |
| GT114 | POLS | 1202 | Comparative Government | 2 | Evolution of modern political systems; constitutions & institutions; federalism & decentralisation; interest groups & parties; civil-military relations; change: evolution & revolution; North-South conflict; environmental & postmaterialist issues. |
| GT115 | POLS | 1601 | Gender, Power & Politics in Australia | 2 | Gender & power in Australian politics; nature of men's & women's political participation; responsiveness of Australian political system to gender concerns. |
| GT116 | POLS | 1501 | Introduction to Peace & Conflict Analysis | 2 | Critical examination of key concepts of war & peace: e.g., structural versus direct violence; peace through military strength; peace begins with individual; non-violence as ultimate sanction; innate violence of human species; gender violence. |
| GT120 | POLS | 1401 | Foundations of Industrial Relations | 2 | Provides introduction to theory & practice of employment regulation, causes of industrial conflict & institutions established to represent employers, trade unions & the state in the negotiation of employment conditions & resolution of industrial disputes. |
| GT204 | POLS | 2109 | Local Government | 2 | Theories & values of local government. History, structure, powers, functions, financing, management of Australian (especially Queensland) local government. Intergovernmental relations. Town planning. Case studies. Local government in Canada & USA. |
| GT206 | POLS | 2107 | The Government of Queensland | 2 | Early political developments in Queensland; rise of party system; major political parties; elections 1970s & 1980s; pressure groups; parliament; cabinet; Fitzgerald Inquiry; corruption; politics in 1990s. |
| GT207 | POLS | 2217 | European Political Issues | 2 | Politics of Western European unification & integration; collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe. Party landscape & ideologies; social, economic, environmental problems; radical dissent & terrorism; Europe in a world context. |
| GT210 | POLS | 2218 | Soviet & Post-Soviet Politics | 2 | Nature of Soviet political & economic system, problems of reform under Gorbachev & difficulties of promoting democracy & the market in Russia since 1991. |
| GT214 | POLS | 2215 | Government of Japan | 2 | Politics of Asian capitalism. Political culture, political parties & possibilities for change. |
| GT218 | POLS | 2204 | International Relations of Southeast Asia | 2 | Previous & present international orders in S.E. Asia. Asian responses to involvement of outside powers. Alliances, neutralism & regionalism. |
| GT220 | POLS | 2219 | United States Government & Politics | 2 | Critical analysis of U.S. power structure; functions & mechanics of constitutional & extraconstitutional institutions (presidency, congress, judiciary, electoral system, political parties, pressure groups, etc.); factors affecting political behaviour. |
| GT221 | POLS | 2220 | U.S. Public Policy | 2 | Process & content of American public policies in context of policy areas such as business, economy, education, energy, environment, health, labour, welfare, etc. |
| GT223 | POLS | 2302 | Plato, Machiavelli & Modern Debates | 2 | Relationship between politics & philosophy, comparing first political philosophers - Socrates, Plato & Aristotle - with Machiavelli & examining some contemporary political theorists. |
| GT224 | POLS | 2303 | Political Theory from Hobbes to the Present Day | 2 | Survey of rise of liberal & socialist theories & reactions to them. Focus on texts of key thinkers in liberal & socialist traditions. |
| GT226 | POLS | 2301 | Democratic Politics | 2 | Historical origins of democracy; models of democracy & recent debates about problems of democratic states; implications for democratic theory of key political developments in last few years. |
| GT231 | POLS | 2102 | Australian Public Policy | 2 | Process of public policy in Australia: problem identification, policy formulation, adoption, implementation & evaluation; actors in policy process: pressure groups, political parties, government institutions, etc.; theories of public policy. |
| GT232 | POLS | 2105 | Australian Political Behaviour | 2 | Political socialisation, pluralism, elite theory, social stratification & ruling class theories. Social factors influencing political behaviour: occupation, gender, migration & ethnicity, religion. |
| GT236 | POLS | 2111 | Politics & the Media | 2 | Examines ownership & control of mass media; effects media have on political behaviour & practice; how news is manufactured; propaganda & public relations; & ways in which politicians & others manipulate the news. |
| GT237 | POLS | 2309 | Political Satire | 2 | Political satire as it related to post-colonial & feminist fiction, exposing the absurdity, violence & repression of sexual desire underlying political systems. |
| GT240 | POLS | 2602 | Women, Political Philosophy & Ideology | 2 | How women & relations between the sexes have been represented in Western political philosophy from Plato to present day; feminist approaches to political theory. |
| GT241 | POLS | 2404 | Politics of Development | 2 | Poverty, famine, overpopulation, wars, international inequalities; 'modernisation' & 'development'; competing explanations of poverty & wealth; competing models of economic development; 'hard' & 'soft' states; political costs & economic benefits; ideology |
| GT243 | POLS | 2214 | Military & Politics | 2 | Military 'professionalism' & 'military-industrial complex'; military in socialist countries; Latin American caudillismo; military intervention in new states. Comparative analysis of functions, roles & ideologies of military. |
| GT244 | POLS | 2216 | Government of Indonesia | 2 | Armed struggle for independence; decline of democracy & rise of authoritarian rule; social, political & economic development; foreign policy: a threat to neighbours? Australian-Indonesian relations: confrontation between alien cultures. |
| GT248 | POLS | 2305 | Critical Theory & Politics | 2 | Examines evolution of critical theory from 18thC through to present day. Discusses controversies in theories of critique, science, rationality, discourse, ethics & democracy & explores implications for political practice. |
| GT249 | POLS | 2304 | Political Concepts & Contemporary Problems | 2 | Explore key conceptions in political thought. Concepts such as liberty, equality, justice, rights, state & society, & public interest examined as they are used in political argument. Case studies in theories behind contemporary issues: e.g. abortion, land |
| GT251 | POLS | 2202 | Foreign Policies of the Great Powers | 2 | Rising & declining powers in a dynamic international system. Aspirations, policies & strategic perimeters of USA, USSR & selection of other powers. Policy-making processes & implementation. |
| GT252 | POLS | 2208 | Conceptions of World Politics | 2 | Theoretical approaches to study of international relations; realism as dominant paradigm, challenges to realist theory, interdependence, regional integration, role of institutions, relevance of international law, nationalism, sovereignty & globalisation t |
| GT253 | POLS | 2201 | Contemporary Australian Foreign Policy | 2 | Identifies & evaluates factors now changing context of traditional Australian foreign policy formulation & implications of such change for Australia's standing in world. |
| GT255 | POLS | 2407 | Government, Business & Public Policy | 2 | Patterns of relations between government & business in theory & practice. Business organisation & regulation, trade & industry policies & politics of structural adjustment. |
| GT256 | POLS | 2503 | Politics of Non-violent Change | 2 | Technique of non-violence as means for controlling political power & effecting social change. Nature of power, its sources, function of consent, meaning of non-violence, civilian-based defence, efficacy of various methods in terms of circumstances. |
| GT257 | POLS | 2506 | Non-violence & the New Society | 2 | Relevance of thoughts of M.K. Gandhi & J.P. Narayan to creation of non-violent society in 1980s. Concepts of 'peacelessness', 'maldevelopment', 'creative conflict', 'satyagraha', 'ahimsa', 'total revolution' critically examined. |
| GT259 | POLS | 2104 | Australian Political Parties | 2 | Explores historical roots & evolving organisational structure of key Australian parties through sociological writings of Michels, Weber, Duverger, Kirchheimer, Panebianco & other theorists. |
| GT260 | POLS | 2101 | Aboriginal Politics & Policy | 2 | Comparison of Australian Aboriginal politics & policy with experiences in Canada & New Zealand. Cultural & historical background, relevant Australian political institutions, comparative experience, common themes including constitutional recognition & self |
| GT262 | POLS | 2505 | Western Peace Movements | 2 | Focus on development of Australian peace movement (1788 to present). Comparison with movements in U.S. & Europe during post-WWII. Examination of Christian & secular approaches to peace. |
| GT263 | POLS | 2209 | Conflict in the International System | 2 | Study of deterrence, extended deterrence, limited war, arms control & non-offensive defence to determine their assumptions, workings in the international system & their continuing relevancy to international relations. |
| GT264 | POLS | 2207 | Revolution, Insurgency & Terrorism in the Twentieth Century | 2 | Theory & use of revolutionary violence, insurgency & terrorism as instruments of social change. Case-study approach to past & present uses of revolutionary violence, insurgency & terrorism. |
| GT265 | POLS | 2114 | Electoral Behaviour | 2 | Theories of representation. Principal types of electoral systems since mass suffrage. Australian experience at federal & state levels. |
| GT266 | POLS | 2401 | Politics & the Economy in Australia | 2 | Impact of politics (policies & institutions) on economic development of Australia. Empirical background to conceptual controversies concerning role of state. |
| GT268 | POLS | 2308 | Social Democracy | 2 | Contemporary literature (including comparative political economy) dealing with social democracy as a distinctive political phenomenon. Post-liberal & corporatist developments such as welfare state. |
| GT271 | POLS | 3703 | Principles of Research | 2 | Political science methodology, concepts & variables, research design, content analysis, elite interviewing & methods of comparative research. |
| GT272 | POLS | 3702 | Methods of Research | 2 | Methods & techniques to generate & interpret data which appear most frequently in political science. Computing skills required to conduct analyses. |
| GT273 | POLS | 2405 | International & Comparative Public Policy | 2 | Analysis of political, economic & social forces which impinge on government in advanced societies. Emphasis on economic policy-making & the state, the welfare state, industry policy & organised capital & labour. |
| GT274 | POLS | 2502 | Peace, Morality & Justice in International Politics | 2 | Views of classical political theorists, Rousseau & Kant, on international peace & justice & their relevance to contemporary debates in international relations. |
| GT275 | POLS | 2108 | Rural & Urban Politics | 2 | Institutional, spatial, legal & financial framework, theories & values of regional & urban government in Australia. Roles of elected representatives, generalist administrators, professionals & other specialists. Overseas comparisons. |
| GT276 | POLS | 2112 | Modern Campaigning & Elections | 2 | Changes in nature of electioneering from late 19C onwards in Canada, Australia & USA & implications for party systems, citizen participation & democracy. |
| GT278 | POLS | 2106 | Australian Political Thought | 2 | Various indigenous traditions of social & political thought; adaptations of European political ideas to Australian historical contexts, contemporary debates over free trade, environment, Aboriginal political discourse, feminism. |
| GT279 | POLS | 2211 | International Institutions & Political Cooperation | 2 | Examines cooperation in international relations, focusing on economic, security & human rights regimes evident in international institutions such as the UN, the OSCE, GATT, ASEAN, APEC. |
| GT280 | POLS | 2206 | Problems of Asia-Pacific Security | 2 | Considerations of security policies of major powers in region. Emphasis on contending military strategies & emerging regional arms control & confidence-building initiatives. |
| GT281 | POLS | 2603 | World Women | 2 | International perspectives on gender issues. Focuses upon broad issues of women & justice, women in the world economy & polity. Questions paradigms of equality, difference & sexualities. |
| GT282 | POLS | 2601 | Gender in Politics: Institutions and Behaviour | 2 | |
| GT292 | POLS | 2801 | Landmarks of Political Science | 2 | Range of methodologies & issues within political science, equipping students with concepts & research skills needed for 4th year honours. |
| GT380 | POLS | 3802 | Independent Study | 2 | Research &/or reading project developed by student under supervision. Requires prior approval by departmental GT380 coordinator. Application forms available from department's administrative officer. |
| GT381 | POLS | 3801 | Government Internship | 2 | Internship program with external organisations approved by Head of Department to enable students to apply learned skills & competencies in workplace situations. |
| GT382 | POLS | 3805 | Work Placement | 2 | Work placement program with external organisations approved by the Head of /Department to enable students to apply learned skills and competencies in workplace situations. |
| GT392 | POLS | 3704 | Politics: Scope & Methods | 2 | Major conceptualisations of "politics" which have influenced the discipline since WWII; rules of reasoning which political scientists have used to construct argument & assess evidence. |
| GT700 | POLS | 7100 | Overview of Australian Political Institutions | 2 | Constitution; federalism; High Court; party system & political parties; voting; parliament; cabinet; prime minister; bureaucracy; pressure groups; current theories of federalism & responsible government; proposals for reform. |
| GT704 | POLS | 7411 | Trade Unions & Politics | 2 | Legal & political framework of unions in Australia, trends in union structure & practice in 1990s, role & function of trade unions, industrial & other laws relevant to unions & industrial relations, responsibilities & rights of officials & representatives |
| GT705 | POLS | 7412 | Employment & Industrial Relations | 2 | Major trends in industrial relations & employment & their impact on unions, labour market strategies, policies for employment & unemployment, union organisation & national, industry & enterprise bargaining, Australian & overseas unions compared. |
| GT706 | POLS | 7413 | Trade Union Organisation | 2 | Organisation theory and trade unions, legal and practical requirements, staff developments, computing requirements, media and public relations, providing membership services. |
| GT707 | POLS | 7414 | Trade Union Administration | 2 | Examines the administration of unions in areas of legal requirements, finance and staff. Basics of trade union law and accounting and staffing practices pertinent to the operation of a union. |