Arts

HPP209

Enrolment Unit Code	Unit Title
HIR201	Great Power Foreign Policies (Not Offered 2013)
HIR202	International Security
HIR203	International Relations of Asia
HIR204	Order, Violence and Justice
HIR205	Australian Foreign Policy
HIR206	Espionage, Terror and Global Disorder (Not Offered 2013)
HIR207	Global Political Economy (Not Offered 2013)
HIR208	International Cooperation
HIR209	Third World Development Politics
HIR210	Global Environmental Governance (Not Offered 2013)
HPP201	Understanding Governance
HPP202	Understanding Public Policy
HPP203	Australian Politics
HPP204	Washington to Westminster: Comparative Politics (Not Offered 2013)
HPP205	Business-Government Relations (Not Offered 2013)
HPP206	Green Politics, Parties and Governance
HPP207	Policing and Governance
HPP208	Sustainable Community Governance (Not Offered 2013)
HPP209	Political Activism and Community Engagement (Not Offered 2013)
HPP210	Media and Politics (Not Offered 2013)
HPP211	Social Policy in Welfare States
HPP212	Australian Environmental Politics and Policy (Not Offered 2013)
HPP213	Landmarks in Political Science
HPP214	Antarctic and Oceans Policy
HPP215	American Politics
HPP220	Women, Politics and Power
HPP221	Sex. Drugs and Toxic Waste: The Politics of Risk and Regulation
HPP303	Australian Politics
HPP304	Washington to Westminster: Comparative Politics (Not Offered 2013)
HPP307	Policing and Governance
HSP200	Special Topic in Policing
HSP220	Risk Management: Interpersonal Violence
HSP221	Risk Management: Property Loss
HSP222	Contemporary Social Issues and 'At Risk' Populations A
HSP223	Investigation Social Behaviour B
HSP224	Social Conflict Resolution B

2013 HPP209 Political Activism and Community Engagement

Unit Level: Intermediate

Available as a Student Elective: Yes

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See also   HPP309

OFFERINGS

Not Offered

DESCRIPTION

From Tas Together to S11, public participation has become an important component of contemporary politics and policy making. Globalisation and technology have also introduced new formulations of civic engagement such as 'cyber-participation' and 'hactivism'. This unit critically engages students with theories and debates that surround concepts of participatory politics and policy development. Is there public disaffection with politics and government? Have we become less trusting of political institutions and increasingly indifferent toward democratic participation? What facilitates the current political fascination with a revival of civic engagement? How is the notion of 'community' activism developed in the current political environment and the market economy? The unit explores answers to these questions and introduces students to local, national and global studies of participatory politics and policy processes.

WEIGHT: 12.5%

ASSESSMENT: 200 level: 2,000-word essay (30%), 1,000-word report (20%), tutorial participation (10%), 2-hr end-of-sem exam (40%)
300 level: 2,500-word essay (30%), 1,000-word report (20%), tutorial participation (10%), 2-hr end-of-sem exam (40%)

TEACHING PATTERN: Int: 2-hr lecture weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly;
Dist. Ed: web-based delivery of 13 lectures, 1 online tutorial discussion fortnightly

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Fully online - N,I,W,L
This unit is taught entirely online
   Resource supported teaching & learning - H
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
   Resource dependent teaching & learning - N,I,W,L
Independent study with provided resources replaces face-to-face or other classes (e.g. lectures)
About Flexible Study Options

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq	1 Introductory HSG, HIR or HPP unit
M.Excl	HPP309, HSG202/302

STAFF: Dr M Alessandrini

FEES
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