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POLITICS 757
: Comparative Public Policy2020 Semester Two (1205)
A comparative examination of policy actors, processes and outcomes. Engaging with a range of conceptual and methodological approaches, the course considers how we might explain and understand cross-national similarities and differences in policy-making and policy outcomes. The course focuses on the relative importance of interests, institutions and ideas at the national level, as well as international contexts and actors that facilitate diffusion and transfer of policy across countries.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 770
: Ethnic Conflict and Civil War2025 Semester Two (1255)
Students examine the comparative literature on civil war, mass killings and conflict prevention, and apply this scholarship to past and contemporary cases of violent conflict. In doing so, they learn to carry out two policy-relevant tasks: identify common causes of violence and assess which policies of prevention work best in different contexts.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 770
: Ethnic Conflict and Civil War2024 Semester Two (1245)
Students examine the comparative literature on civil war, mass killings and conflict prevention, and apply this scholarship to past and contemporary cases of violent conflict. In doing so, they learn to carry out two policy-relevant tasks: identify common causes of violence and assess which policies of prevention work best in different contexts.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 770
: Ethnic Conflict and Civil War2023 Semester One (1233)
Students examine the comparative literature on civil war, mass killings and conflict prevention, and apply this scholarship to past and contemporary cases of violent conflict. In doing so, they learn to carry out two policy-relevant tasks: identify common causes of violence and assess which policies of prevention work best in different contexts.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 773
: From Dresden to Drones: The Ethics of War2023 Semester One (1233)
A focus on the ethical dimension of contemporary conflict, enabling students to critically assess debates about drone warfare, counterinsurgency and the politics of killing. Students will draw on a range of theorists, including Michel Foucault, Giorgio Agamben and Judith Butler, whilst looking at examples from Afghanistan, Israel-Palestine, Vietnam and Iraq.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 773
: From Dresden to Drones: The Ethics of War2022 Semester One (1223)
A focus on the ethical dimension of contemporary conflict, enabling students to critically assess debates about drone warfare, counterinsurgency and the politics of killing. Students will draw on a range of theorists, including Michel Foucault, Giorgio Agamben and Judith Butler, whilst looking at examples from Afghanistan, Israel-Palestine, Vietnam and Iraq.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 773
: From Dresden to Drones: The Ethics of War2021 Semester One (1213)
A focus on the ethical dimension of contemporary conflict, enabling students to critically assess debates about drone warfare, counterinsurgency and the politics of killing. Students will draw on a range of theorists, including Michel Foucault, Giorgio Agamben and Judith Butler, whilst looking at examples from Afghanistan, Israel-Palestine, Vietnam and Iraq.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 773
: From Dresden to Drones: The Ethics of War2020 Semester Two (1205)
A focus on the ethical dimension of contemporary conflict, enabling students to critically assess debates about drone warfare, counterinsurgency and the politics of killing. Students will draw on a range of theorists, including Michel Foucault, Giorgio Agamben and Judith Butler, whilst looking at examples from Afghanistan, Israel-Palestine, Vietnam and Iraq.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 774
: Politics-Policy Internship2025 Semester Two (1255)
Prerequisite: Programme Coordinator approval
Restriction: POLICY 737
Restriction: POLICY 737
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POLITICS 774
: Politics-Policy Internship2024 Semester Two (1245)
Prerequisite: Programme Coordinator approval
Restriction: POLICY 737
Restriction: POLICY 737
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POLITICS 774
: Politics-Policy Internship2023 Semester Two (1235)
Prerequisite: Programme Coordinator approval
Restriction: POLICY 737
Restriction: POLICY 737
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POLITICS 774
: Politics-Policy Internship2022 Semester Two (1225)
Prerequisite: Programme Coordinator approval
Restriction: POLICY 737
Restriction: POLICY 737
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POLITICS 774
: Politics-Policy Internship2021 Semester Two (1215)
Prerequisite: Programme Coordinator approval
Restriction: POLICY 737
Restriction: POLICY 737
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POLITICS 774
: Politics-Policy Internship2020 Semester Two (1205)
Prerequisite: Programme Coordinator approval
Restriction: POLICY 737
Restriction: POLICY 737
2590
POLITICS 776
: Media and Politics in an Age of Globalisation2025 Semester Two (1255)
Explores the relationship between media and politics, domestically and internationally, within a changing global context. Students will critically engage with key theories in political communication scholarship, such as agenda-setting, priming, framing, silencing and informational effects within the new media dynamics, which includes multiple new media outlets (such as state and private media), platforms, technologies and faster delivery.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2591
POLITICS 776
: Media and Politics in an Age of Globalisation2024 Semester One (1243)
Explores the relationship between media and politics, domestically and internationally, within a changing global context. Students will critically engage with key theories in political communication scholarship, such as agenda-setting, priming, framing, silencing and informational effects within the new media dynamics, which includes multiple new media outlets (such as state and private media), platforms, technologies and faster delivery.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 776
: Media and Politics in an Age of Globalisation2022 Semester One (1223)
Explores the relationship between media and politics, domestically and internationally, within a changing global context. Students will critically engage with key theories in political communication scholarship, such as agenda-setting, priming, framing, silencing and informational effects within the new media dynamics, which includes multiple new media outlets (such as state and private media), platforms, technologies and faster delivery.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2593
POLITICS 777
: Politics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism2025 Semester One (1253)
Provides students with a critical understanding of terrorism and counter-terrorism politics, policy and practice in a globalised world. The course examines theories, causes, typologies and case studies of terrorism, as well as counterterrorism responses by states and the international community. It also engages with moral, ethical and political questions posed by the discursive battleground of terrorism and counterterrorism.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 777
: Politics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism2024 Semester Two (1245)
Provides students with a critical understanding of terrorism and counter-terrorism politics, policy and practice in a globalised world. The course examines theories, causes, typologies and case studies of terrorism, as well as counterterrorism responses by states and the international community. It also engages with moral, ethical and political questions posed by the discursive battleground of terrorism and counterterrorism.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 777
: Special Topic: Politics of Terrorism2023 Semester Two (1235)
Provides students with a critical understanding of terrorism and counter-terrorism politics, policy and practice in a globalised world. The course examines theories, causes, typologies and case studies of terrorism, as well as counterterrorism responses by states and the international community. It also engages with moral, ethical and political questions posed by the discursive battleground of terrorism and counterterrorism.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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POLITICS 777
: Special Topic: Politics of Terrorism2021 Semester One (1213)
Provides students with a critical understanding of terrorism and counter-terrorism politics, policy and practice in a globalised world. The course examines theories, causes, typologies and case studies of terrorism, as well as counterterrorism responses by states and the international community. It also engages with moral, ethical and political questions posed by the discursive battleground of terrorism and counterterrorism.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2597
RUSSIAN 100
: Beginners' Russian 12022 Semester One (1223)
A beginner's course using multi-media (computer) materials that presumes no prior knowledge of Russian, with emphasis on a range of language skills – listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and the essential grammar of Russian.
Restriction: May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
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RUSSIAN 100
: Beginners' Russian 12020 Semester One (1203)
A beginner's course using multi-media (computer) materials that presumes no prior knowledge of Russian, with emphasis on a range of language skills – listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and the essential grammar of Russian.
Restriction: May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
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RUSSIAN 100G
: Beginners' Russian 12022 Semester One (1223)
A beginner's course using multi-media (computer) materials that presumes no prior knowledge of Russian, with emphasis on a range of language skills –listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and the essential grammar of Russian.
Restriction: May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
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RUSSIAN 100G
: Beginners' Russian 12020 Semester One (1203)
A beginner's course using multi-media (computer) materials that presumes no prior knowledge of Russian, with emphasis on a range of language skills –listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and the essential grammar of Russian.
Restriction: May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
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