The unit examines the Australian party system, including colonial-era pre-party politics, the development of major parties (Labor, Liberal and National) and minor parties (Greens, One Nation etc), parties and ideology, parties and social movements, internal party politics, parties and the law, parties and elections, parties and parliamentary politics, and parties and public policy. Emphasis is placed on how theoretical and comparative models of political parties help to explain Australian party politics.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Government and International Relations |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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GOVT2114 or GOVT2104 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Sarah Cameron, sarah.cameron@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Sarah Cameron, sarah.cameron@sydney.edu.au |
Tutor(s) | Jordan McSwiney, jordan.mcswiney@sydney.edu.au |