2009 Course Handbook
POL386: Australian Foreign Policy
This unit examines Australian foreign policy, with particular emphasis on the Asian-Pacific region, in both its contemporary and historical aspects.
The first section is an examination of the development of the study of international relations in Australia; links between the study of international relations and state policy as well as broader Australian political developments are emphasised.
The second section explores the traditions of foreign policy in Australia looking at key stages in its development from 1901 to the end of the 1990's, emphasising the increasing importance to Australia of the Asian-Pacific region. The third section examines the most important contemporary issues in Australian foreign policy including approaches to security, economic globalisation, the United Nations and peacekeeping, developing international regimes covering human rights, the environment and disarmament as well as its key relations in the Asian-Pacific region.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (On Campus session: No session) |
| Staff Contact: | Politics staff |
| Prerequisites: | 40cp |
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| Unit Designations: | Social Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Modern History, Politics, International Relations and Security |
Timetable Information
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