STP670: Policy, Technology and Democracy

This unit analyses policy-making processes in policy areas that involve significant elements of science and technology. Policy decisions on issues such as sustainable development, urban transport, technological risk and information technology often involve scientific expertise and/or complex technological systems. The unit first examines the current limits to democratic decision making in these fields, before turning to the more constructive task of how to democratise policy, the practice of science and the management of technology.

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Contact Time	Lectures/seminars: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in Honours or Postgraduate-level courses. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Notes	Students currently enrolled, or intending to enrol, in the Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or MA by Coursework should enrol in the higher-level option.
School	School of Sustainability
Unit Coordinator	Dr Ian Barns Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: I.Barns@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 3.022 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2895
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Ian Barns Senior Lecturer (I.Barns@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2895 Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 3.022 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)