Course

Modern Political Ideologies - ZHSS2410

Faculty: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences @ UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Course Outline: ZHSS2410 Course Outline

Campus: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: ZHSS1401 and ZHSS1402

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Politics may appear to be simply a struggle between different interests for 'who gets what', but ideas are important. During the twentieth century millions of people supported, and died in the name of, fascism and communism. Such ideologies may be finished and everybody may nowadays be a democrat, yet people differ over what is just and free. Ideas ground political institutions; they guide policies; and they shape political struggles. This course investigates the foundational ideologies of modern politics - liberalism, conservatism and socialism - and explores the ideologies that contend with democratic systems, including feminism, multiculturalism and environmentalism.


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