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Policy Making in a Global Era - POL306

The study of public policy has traditionally been focused on the nation-state, and policy-making activities at the domestic level. With the growing recognition of the impact and extent of globalisation, policy scholars are increasingly concerned about the apparently diminishing capacity of the nation-state to determine its own policy directions. This unit reflects critically on this debate around globalisation and the state, and explores the impact of international institutions, interests and ideas on domestic policy-making. The unit examines direct and indirect, coercive and voluntary mechanisms of policy transfer and policy diffusion, and intergovernmental cooperation and coordination.

Credit Points: 3
When Offered:

D2 - Day; Offered in Session 2, North Ryde

X2 - External study; Offered in Session 2

Staff Contact(s): Politics Staff
Prerequisites:

30cp or (6cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units at 200 level including 3cp in POL) Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): INTS301, INTS303
Unit Designation(s):

Social Science

Unit Type:
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations

Faculty of Arts

Timetable Information

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