Global Political Thought (POLS2302)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2023
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Politic Sc & Internat Studies
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 1 Hour/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
General contact hours 1 Hour/ Week
Incompatible
GT223
Recommended prerequisite
POLS1101 or POLS1301
Assessment methods
Tutorial work, assignments
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
This course studies the movement of ideas across time and space. Students are accordingly introduced to the practice of intellectual history, and encouraged to use its tools to understand politics today. The substantive content of the course is organised around two topics. The first concerns how the intellectual infrastructure of liberal democracy was assembled in Western Europe and then transmitted to Australia, c. 1500-1930. The second topic is reflections on imperialism from the Global South c. 1875-1990.
