POL297: Democracy in the 21st Century

Counterterrorism is intended to safeguard democracy and 'our way of life'. This assumes that there is consensus regarding democracy. However democracy and citizenship are contested - both theoretically and in practice. With a particular focus on Australia, this unit explores what democratic citizenship might mean in the twenty-first century. Topics include liberalism, feminist and green critiques, deliberative democracy, civil society, issues of civil liberties and human rights, and citizenship, i.e. who is included and who is excluded from the 'demos'.

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Contact Time	Lectures/tutorial: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Ms Janice Dudley Position: Lecturer - Politics E-mail: Janice.Dudley@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.037 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6115
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Ms Janice Dudley Lecturer - Politics (Janice.Dudley@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6115 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.037 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)