[ Murdoch University logo and link to homepage ]

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

The information displayed is derived from a variety of sources and is relevant to the 2010 enrolment year.
Alternatively, you may switch to 2009 data.

Asia-Pacific in the Global System

Unit Code: POL161

This unit examines current debates over issues of concern to the Asia-Pacific and global communities. These include: sources consensus and conflict in and among nation states; links between democratisation and capitalist development; the World Bank and its prescriptions for international development; international responses to failed and failing states; the nature of US power and the implications of the rise of China; regional crises and institutions; and drivers of transnational cooperation over the environment.

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external

Points

3

Workload

Up to 3 hours per week.

Prerequisites

Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Unit CoordinatorDr Jane Hutchison (J.Hutchison@murdoch.edu.au)

>> Return to List of Units on Offer at the same level