Course outline: Ideas in Politics

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School of Politics and International Relations

College of Arts and Social Sciences

Australian National University

I D E A S I N P O L I T I C S

POLS2119

COURSE GUIDE

SEMESTER ONE 2013

Lecturer: Dr Melissa Lovell

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INTRODUCTION TO POLS2119 IDEAS IN POLITICS

Aims of the course: Ideas in Politics explores some of the central ideas and debates in politics today, including claims regarding the nature of freedom, democracy, power, and the state. An understanding of these ideas and debates is essential for coming to terms with the key ideological clashes that shape politics today and for making effective interventions into these contests.

TEACHING STAFF

Lecturer/Tutor: Dr. Melissa Lovell

Consultation Hours: 3-4pm Thursdays or by appointment Room: 1219 Haydon-Allen Building Phone number: (02) 6125 51958 Email address: [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________________

COURSE WEBSITE

Class resources will be available on the Wattle website. Log in to wattle website at https://wattlecourses.anu.edu.au/login/index.php and select POLS2119.

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MODE OF DELIVERY AND WORKLOAD

POLS2119 is offered as an internal course. Students are expected to attend lectures (2 x 1 hour per week) and tutorials (1 hour per week). See Course Schedule (below) for further details.

Lectures: Lecture A, 2-3pm Mondays MCC T2 (Building 26a)

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Lecture B, 2-3pm Thursdays MCC T2 (Building 26a)

Tutorials: Please sign up to a tutorial class on the Wattle website.

Students will need to commit to approximately 7 hours of independent study, in addition to contact hours. This time should be used to read assigned readings, prepare for classes, review lecture notes, study, conduct research, and write the assignment.

Lectures will be recorded and will be available on Wattle. These recordings are provided as a study aid and are not a substitute for attending lectures. ___________________________________________________________________________

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

1. Understand the key concepts used in political theory; 2. Identify some of the divergent aims for which these concepts are mobilised; 3. Demonstrate theoretical familiarity with some of the major thinkers in the canon of

western political thought, including Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Mill, and Marx; 4. Theorise politics in the manner of contemporary political theory; 5. Produce powerful written arguments; 6. Produce persuasive verbal accounts of politics.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Please see table on next page.

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Week Week beginning:

Lecture topics Tutorial this week?

Key dates

PART 1: FOUNDATIONS OF THE MODERN STATE

1 18 Feb Monday: ‘What is Politics?’ - Medieval political authority and Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’. Also, overview of the course contents and organisation.

Thursday: Conceptualising the State (1). Enlightenment justifications for rule: Sovereignty, social contracts and the State of Nature.

No

2 25 Feb Monday: Conceptualising the State (2). The ‘Rule of Law’ and Constitutional States.

Thursday: Liberal economics (1). The liberal challenge to the mercantile system. Guest lecturer: Dr. Ryan Walter.

Yes

3 4 Mar Monday: Liberal economics (2). The ‘invisible hand’, market systems and capitalism.

Thursday: Republicanism. Liberty, the natural rights of man, political representation.

Yes

4 11 Mar ** No Monday Lecture - Canberra Day Public Holiday **

Thursday: Critical approaches to poverty and inequality (1). Marx and socialism.

Yes

5 18 Mar Monday: Critical approaches to poverty and inequality (2). Modern liberalism and positive freedom.

Yes

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Thursday: Projects of social reform (1). Rights, citizenship and the welfare state.

6 25 Mar Monday: Projects of social reform (2). Progress and social evolutionism.

Thursday: Mid-term exam in lecture.

Yes Mid-term exam in Thursday lecture (28th March)

PART 2: FIGHTING WORDS: THE IDEOLOGIES OF CONTEMPORARY LIBERAL DEMOCRACY (20TH– 21ST CENTURY)

7 15 Apr Monday: Thinking about ideology.

Thursday: The politics of gender and sexuality (1). Women’s liberation and feminism.

No

8 22 Apr Monday: The politics of gender and sexuality (2). The Gay Rights movement. Guest lecturer: Dr. David West.

** No Thursday Lecture – ANZAC Day public holiday * *

Yes

9 29 Apr Monday: Politics and nature – Ecology and the green social movements. Guest lecturer: Prof. John Dryzek.

Thursday: The politics of race and culture (1). Multiculturalism.

Yes

10 6 May The politics of race and culture (2). Indigenous activism and collective rights.

** No Thursday lecture in week 10 **

Yes Essay due on Friday 10th May.

11 13 May Monday: The New Right (1). Neoliberalism and criticisms of the welfare state.

Thursday: The New Right (2). Social conservatism.

No

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12 20 May Monday: Democracy for the 21st century (1). Deliberative democracy and new forms of political participation. Guest lecturers: Dr. Selen A. Ercan and Dr. Sadiya Akram.

Thursday: Ideology in the Academy. The impact of political ideas on contemporary scholarship.

Yes

13 27 May Monday: Revision for exam including a summary of key themes, concepts, and analytical strategies.

** No Thursday lecture in week 13 **

Yes

Table 1.

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ASSESSMENT DETAILS

The assessment for this course consists of the following:

Assessment item: Weighting Due date Learning outcome/s

1. Tutorial attendance and participation.

10% N/A 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

2. Mid-term examination. 20% 28 March –Week 6 in lecture

1, 3, 4,

3. Research essay. 40% 10 May 1, 2, 4, 5

4. Final examination. 30% Exam block 1, 3, 4

Table 2.

The standards that apply to High Distinction, Distinction, Credit and Pass in all assessment items are provided in Table 3 below. These standards provide the basis of the criteria for each assessment item.

HD Work of exceptional quality, which demonstrates comprehensive understanding of the subject matter, mastery of relevant skills, sophisticated or original critical and conceptual analysis, and outstanding quality in clarity, precision and presentation of work

D Work of superior quality, which demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of the subject matter, proficiency in relevant skills, and analytical and conceptual ability of a high order

C Work of good quality, which displays a good understanding of the subject matter and a sound grasp of relevant skills

P Work of satisfactory quality, which displays an adequate understanding of most of the subject matter and a sufficient grasp of relevant skills

N Work which is incomplete or displays an inadequate understanding of the subject matter or an inadequate grasp of relevant skills

Table 3.

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The grade scale is provided below.

Grade Letter Grade Numerical mark

High Distinction HD 80-100%

Distinction D 70-79%

Credit C 60-69%

Pass P 50-59%

Pass at a supplementary examination PS 50%

Fail N 0-49%

Table 4.

All assessments items will be graded out of a possible 100 marks and then weighted as described in Table 2 above to calculate a final grade for the course.

Further details of each assessment item can be found below.

Assessment item 1: Tutorial attendance and participation

Tutorials are an essential element of the course, since it is in this context that you will develop an understanding of key concepts and consider the divergent aims for which these concepts have been mobilised. To get the most value out of tutorials you will need to have attended the lectures and read assigned readings before you attend the tutorial. As you read, and take notes at the lecture, see if you can identify key concepts and issues for the week’s topic. Tutorials are most effective as a learning opportunity if every member of the class comes prepared with thoughts and questions about the class subject.

Assessment criteria

Students who attend all ten tutorials throughout the semester, and participate in these tutorials by contributing to general discussion, will receive full marks for tutorial attendance and participation. Non-attendance at any tutorial session will reduce your attendance and participation mark by one tenth. Please talk to the course coordinator if you are likely to miss three or more tutorials as it may be possible to arrange alternative assessment.

Participation includes asking questions if you are unclear about something. If you are wondering about something, there’s a good chances other students are as well and that they will appreciate you speaking up!

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Weighting

Tutorial attendance and participation will be marked out of 100 and will then be weighted to represent 10% of the total assessment for this course.

Assessment item 2: Mid-term examination

This examination is designed to test your understanding of the key concepts and ideas covered in weeks 1-6 of semester. This is the section of the course that explores the historical development of many of the key concepts of contemporary liberal democratic political systems.

Once we have an understanding of the historical roots of contemporary political ideas we can start to draw conclusions about the role of political ideas in ‘real world’ political activity. Many of these ideas, such as ideas about the social contract or individual freedom, have had incredible longevity. However, they have also been used strategically in support of different political groups and have, therefore, shown themselves to be incredibly adaptable. Your ability to identify, analyse, and evaluate contemporary political discussions will be much stronger if you are familiar with the political circumstances in which common political ideas first got ‘traction’.

Examination length and format

The examination will take 50 minutes. It will consist of a combination of multiple choice questions and questions requiring short (e.g. 1-2 paragraph) responses. The exam will be close-booked and no electronic devices may be used during the exam.

Weighting of exam

The mid-term exam will be worth 20% of the total assessment for this course.

Exam scheduling

The mid-term exam will be completed during the Thursday lecture in week 6 (i.e. the 28th of March).

Student availability for exams

Students are expected to be available for examination during the designated examination period.

Special Consideration and Special Examination Arrangements

Unless physically unable to do so a student must attend and attempt all scheduled examinations. In the case of illness prior to or on the day of the examination, the student should attend the examination and then request Special Consideration (with supporting documents).

Please refer to the following website for information on special examination arrangements for students with a Non-English Speaking Background (NESB), or a disability:

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http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/seap/examinationsandassessment/index.php

The Faculty must abide by the Examinations (The Faculties) Rules published in the ANU Undergraduate Rules. All students should familiarise themselves with these rules.

Assessment item 3: Research essay

The research essay task is designed to demonstrate your in-depth understanding of one or more key concepts of this course and to further develop skills such as analysis, close-reading of academic and primary sources, evaluation of other author’s arguments and evidence, persuasive and scholarly writing, and correct use and referencing of sources.

This is your opportunity to delve into a subject that interests you and to develop a thoughtful and well-evidenced position on the course material. A list of essay topics is provided in Appendix A of this course guide.

Students may develop their own essay topic but individual topics must have the approval of the course coordinator. Discuss individual topics with the course coordinator no later than one week before the essay submission date. Keep in mind that your topic must give you scope to demonstrate mastery of the course material and must be a topic that you can respond to with an argument. Essays with no explicit argument will not receive a grade higher than a credit.

Length

The essay should be no longer than 2500 words. Reference lists and reference footnotes are not included in the word count.

Weighting of essay

The research essay will be worth 40% of the total assessment for this course.

Due date and submission instructions

The essay is due on Friday 10th of May. It must be uploaded to the Wattle website and must include a signed SPIR coversheet (a typed signature is acceptable), the essay and a reference list. Please upload the assignment in a single file in Microsoft Word format. Appendixes should not be included and will not be marked.

You have until 11:59pm on the due date to submit your assignment. A penalty will apply for submissions with a later time stamp.

For further information about how to submit an assignment using Wattle see:

http://cass.anu.edu.au/intranet/eds/resources/studentguide-assignments

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Referencing styles

Students are expected to use one of the two referencing styles described in the SPIR Essay Guide 2013. If you do not provide adequate references, including page numbers, you will be asked to resubmit your essay with proper referencing.

Criteria for assessment

• Evidence of critical thinking. Do you develop a clear point of view or position? Is your position developed consistently and logically throughout the essay?

• Clear, consistent and logically developed argument – Have you thought about the topic? Do you understand the main arguments and ideas and how they relate to each other?

• Adequate reading and research – Are you aware of the main contributions other people have made to this topic? Have you referred to these contributions, where relevant, throughout your essay? Are you aware of the main arguments for and against your point of view?

• Clear expression of ideas and use of language – Is it easy for someone else to understand what you have written? Have you used language in a grammatical way? Do you use the words appropriately? Is your style appropriate for this kind of essay – clear and direct, avoiding both slang and pretentious or obscure expressions?

• Good presentation – Is your essay clearly laid out with reasonably sized and recognisable paragraphs? Is the essay printed visibly and clearly in a reasonable font size? Have you carefully edited and proof-read your essay and run a spelling-checker to eliminate as many errors and typos as possible?

Assessment item 4: Final exam

This examination is designed to test your ability to organise and structure the main ideas of the course into an integrated understanding of the role of ideas in politics. It may include material or examples from any of the political ideas covered in this course. Expect to be asked to relate ideas to each other and to demonstrate your capacity for analysis, comparison and evaluation.

Examination length and format

The examination will take 100 minutes, including 10 minutes of reading time at the beginning. It will consist of two parts. In the first part you will respond to two questions requiring short (e.g. 1-2 paragraph) responses. In the second part you will choose one essay question to respond to out of a list of several essay topics.

Weighting of exam

The final exam will be worth 30% of the total assessment for this course.

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Exam scheduling

The final exam will be scheduled during the formal exam period at the end of semester. A timetable for these exams will be available about 6 weeks before the end of semester. The exam will be close-booked and no electronic devices may be used during the exam.

Student availability for exams

Students are expected to be available for examination during the designated examination period.

Special Consideration and Special Examination Arrangements

Unless physically unable to do so a student must attend and attempt all scheduled examinations. In the case of illness prior to or on the day of the examination, the student should attend the examination and then request Special Consideration (with supporting documents).

Please refer to the following website for information on special examination arrangements for students with a Non-English Speaking Background (NESB), or a disability:

http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/seap/examinationsandassessment/index.php

The Faculty must abide by the Examinations (The Faculties) Rules published in the ANU Undergraduate Rules. All students should familiarise themselves with these rules.

Penalties and extensions

Penalties for exceeding essay length limits

Where an assignment exceeds the prescribed word length, no penalty will be applied for the initial 10% excess words. Thereafter 10 percentage points will be deducted (i.e. a mark of 65% will be reduced to 55%).

The reference list and footnote references do not count towards the word limit. However, all quotations and in-text referencing (e.g. Harvard style references) will be included in the final word count of the essay.

Penalties for late submission of assessment

The College of Arts and Social Sciences policy for late submission of essays applies to all written work worth more than 10% of the final result.

Assignments submitted without an approved extension will attract a penalty of 2 per cent per working day deducted from the mark of that assignment.

Applying for an extension on assignments

Extensions of time to submit research essays may be granted on medical or other reasonable grounds. Such requests must be made to the course coordinator prior to the due date and

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students must provide relevant documentation upon making such requests. Withstanding extreme circumstances, requests for extensions after the essay’s due date will not be approved.

LEARNING RESOURCES, PRESCRIBED TEXTS AND READINGS

Prescribed texts

Heywood, Andrew. 2012. Political Ideologies. An Introduction. Fifth Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

Heywood, Andrew. 2004. Political Theory. An Introduction. Third Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

These books are available as a reading pack for a discounted price from the Co-op Bookshop in Union Square. Copies of these textbooks will also be available for two-hour loan in the Reserve Collection at Chifley Library for students who do not have their own copies.

Chapters, or sections of chapters, from these textbooks are assigned readings most weeks during semester and provide contextual information for class discussions.

Recommended text

Edwards, Lindy. 2012. The Passion of Politics. The Role of Ideology and Political Theory in Australia. Allen and Unwin: Sydney.

This is an easy to read introduction to the role of ideology in the Australian context. I recommend students read this book in full either before or during semester. Copies of this book are available at the Co-op bookshop on campus and online. An electronic copy of the book is available for free from ANU library.

Required and additional readings

Each week the tutorial will focus on the topic from the Monday lecture of the same week and the Thursday lecture of the previous week. Readings should be completed before the lecture on Thursdays or, at the latest, before tutorials. Assigned readings include chapters from textbooks, scholarly articles and primary sources.

Usually no one source provides a satisfactory introduction to a topic. In those cases several readings are provided and a distinction is made between sources you should read in full (required readings) and those you can skim through more quickly (additional readings). You are expected to be familiar with the key points of all readings.

Unfortunately, it is a violation of copyright for readings to be placed on Wattle. Where possible, readings have been made available through the e-reserve or short loan collection at the library or a direct link to an online source has been provided.

See Appendix B for a list of required readings by topic.

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GENERIC SKILLS

This course will develop generic skills in critical thinking, written communication (writing and reading skills), oral communication (presentation and discussion) and academic research methods.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Academic Honesty and Plagiarism

http://academichonesty.anu.edu.au/index.html

Academic misconduct can seriously jeopardize your academic career, your future, and, if you are an international student, your ability to stay in Australia to study. It is the responsibility of each individual student to ensure that:

• They are familiar with the expectations for academic honesty both in general, and in the specific context of particular disciplines or courses.

• Work submitted for assessment is genuine and original. • Appropriate acknowledgement and citation is given to the work of others • They do not knowingly assist other students in academically dishonest practice.

When in doubt about anything, ASK...and.... ask EARLY – don’t leave it until the assignment due date. Your lecturers, tutors and College administration staff are here to help you.

It is the responsibility of everyone at the ANU to uphold and promote fundamental principles of quality and integrity in scholarly work.

Academic Skills and Learning Centre

https://academicskills.anu.edu.au/

The Academic Skills and Learning Centre (ASLC) offers ANU students free and confidential help with their academic work through individual consultations, workshops, courses, podcasts and handouts. Our aim is to assist students to develop the academic, critical thinking and communication strategies that are foundational to all scholarly activity. For ANU students, the ASLC offers:

• Individual consultations • Workshops/courses • Online and print materials and publications • The Language Exchange Program • Podcasts • The Essay and Report Writing File

The ASLC is located on the lower ground floor of the Pauline Griffin Building and is only closed on weekends and public holidays.

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Appeals Procedure

http://cass.anu.edu.au/current-students/rules-and-policies/appeals

If you genuinely believe you have received an inappropriate or incorrect result, there are steps you can take to have that result reviewed. This must be done within 30 working days of the formal notification of results. Your first point of contact should always be your tutor or the course convenor.

ANU Students’ Association

The ANU Students’ Association (ANUSA) has two Student Representatives in the College of Arts and Social Sciences who can help you with problems or concerns that you may have with your course or degree. You can contact them by emailing them at [email protected] or visit the ANUSA website for more information: http://sa.anu.edu.au

Counselling Centre

For personal difficulties and help. Counselling is free and confidential.

Health and Counselling Centre Building, North Road (next to Sports Union) (Bldg 18). Tel. 02-61252442.

http://www.anu.edu.au/counsel/

Jabal Centre

Help and advice for Indigenous students.

Lower Melville Hall (Bldg 12). T. 02-61253520.

http://www.anu.edu.au/jabal/

GENERAL READING LIST – IDEAS IN POLITICS

To find reading material for your essay, you should start with the essential and further readings for the relevant tutorial topic. You will also find suggestions for further reading on particular topics in the relevant sections and bibliographies of A. Heywood, Political Theory: An Introduction and A. Heywood, Political Ideologies: An Introduction. Further suggestions can be found with the help of the University Library’s extensive resources, including librarians and advisors, catalogue and databases. Remember that wherever possible you should use published academic sources rather than online resources or websites.

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Reference books

(Can be helpful, but they are not a substitute for academic sources. Normally it is not a good idea to cite reference works in your essay!)

• Goodin, R. E. & Pettit, P. A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy (Blackwell, 1993).

• Miller, D. et al., eds The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought (1995). • Concise Oxford English Dictionary. • Macquarie Dictionary. • Outhwaite, W. & Bottomore, T. The Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth-Century

Social Thought (1994).

Political theory

(e.g. What is equality, liberty, justice, authority, power, democracy?)

• Barry, N. P. Modern Political Theory (Macmillan, 2000), 4th Ed. • Berry, C. J. Human Nature (Macmillan, 1986) • Brown, A. Modern Political Philosophy (Penguin, 1986). • Campbell, T. Justice (Macmillan, 1988) • Gray, T. Freedom (Macmillan, 1990). • Haworth, A. Understanding the Political Philosophers: From ancient to modern

times (Routledge, London and New York, 2004). • Heywood, A. Political Theory: An Introduction (Macmillan1999) 2nd Ed. • Horton, J. Political Obligation (Macmillan, 1992). • Knowles, D. Political Philosophy (Routledge, 2001). • Kymlicka, W. Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction (Oxford

University Press, 1990). • Leftwich, A. What is Politics? The Activity and its Study (Polity, 2004). • Lindley, R. Autonomy (Macmillan, 1986). • Macfarlane, L. J. Modern Political Theory (Nelson, 1970). • MacCallum, G. C. Political Philosophy (Prentice-Hall, 1987). • Mendus, S. Toleration and the Limits of Liberalism (Macmillan, 1989). • Pettit, P. Judging Justice: An Introduction to Contemporary Political Philosophy

(RKP, 1980). • Raphael, D. D. Problems of Political Philosophy (Macmillan, 1990), 2nd Ed. • Rees, J. Equality (Macmillan, 1972). • Reeve, A. Property (Macmillan, 1986). • Wolff, J. An Introduction to Political Philosophy (OUP1996).

Political ideologies

(e.g. What is liberalism, socialism, conservatism, Marxism, ecologism, feminism, liberationism, fascism, nationalism?)

• Ball, T. & Dagger, R. Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal, 5th Ed. (Pearson Longman, New York and London, 2004).

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• Ball, T. & Dagger, R. Ideals and Ideologies: A Reader, 5th Ed. (Pearson Longman, New York and London, 2004).

• Baradat, L. P. Political Ideologies: Their Origins and Impact (Prentice Hall, 1988), 3rd Ed.

• Eccleshall, R. et al. Political Ideologies: An Introduction (Routledge, 2003), 3rd Ed.

• Festenstein, M. & Kenny, M. Political Ideologies (Oxford UP, 2005). • Macridis, R. C. Contemporary Political Ideologies (Harper/Collins, 1992), 5th Ed. • Sargent, L. T. Contemporary Political Ideologies: A Comparative Analysis

(Thomson Wadsworth, Belmont CA, 2006), 13th Ed. • Vincent, A. Modern Political Ideologies (Blackwell, 1995), 2nd Ed.

History of political thought

• Edwards, A. & Townshend, J. Interpreting Modern Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Marx (Palgrave, 2002).

• Hampsher-Monk, I. A History of Modern Political Thought: Major Political Thinkers from Hobbes to Marx (Blackwell, 1992).

• Haworth, A. Understanding the Political Philosophers: From ancient to modern times (Routledge, London and New York, 2004).

• McClelland, J. S. A History of Western Political Thought (Routledge, London and New York, 1996).

• Sabine, G. H. & Thorson, T. L. A History of Political Theory (Holt Saunders, 1973). 4th Ed.

• Tannenbaum, D & Schultz, D. Inventors of Ideas: An Introduction to Western Political Philosophy (Thomson Wadsworth, Belmont CA, 2004), 2ND Ed.

Classic readings

• Andreski, S. Reflections on Inequality (Barnes & Noble, 1975). • Arblaster, A. & Lukes, S. The Good Society: A Book of Readings (1971). • Ball, T. & Dagger, R. Ideals and Ideologies: A Reader, 5th Ed. (Pearson Longman,

New York and London, 2004). • Bellamy, R. & Ross, A. A Textual Introduction to Social and Political Theory

(Manchester University Press, 1996). • Bottomore, T. B. & Rubel, M. Karl Marx: Selected Writings in Sociology and

Social Philosophy (Penguin1967). • Carter, I. et al. Freedom: A Philosophical Anthology (Blackwell, Malden, MA &

Oxford, 2007). • Sargent, L. T. Contemporary Political Ideologies: A Reader (Brooks/Cole, 1990).

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APPENDIX A. ESSAY TOPICS

Topic 1 To what extent should the State be responsible for the protection and welfare of citizens? Hint: Demonstrate an understanding of the different conceptions of the role of the State including normative arguments about its responsibilities and proper limits. This is one of the key debates of liberal thought. Historical authors you may wish to read include Hobbes, Locke, J.S. Mill, T.H. Green, and Hayek though you won’t have time to read all of these in depth. Topic 2 The personal, professional and public role of women has changed enormously in the past century. Evaluate the claim that we are now living in a ‘post-feminist’ society. Is feminism now irrelevant? Hint: Ensure that you have a thorough understanding of at least one major strand in feminist thought (e.g. liberal, socialist, radical, black feminism, eco-feminism, etc.) and justify your argument in relation to the continued usefulness (or not) of this strand’s analysis of society. Topic 3 Explain the difference between individual and collective rights. Can there be justice for minority and/or Indigenous peoples without an acknowledgement of collective rights? Hint: Demonstrate an understanding of the criticisms that Indigenous and ethnic groups have made of conventional understandings of rights. Evaluate these criticisms in relation to notions of justice. Topic 4 Deliberative democrats have claimed that deliberative democracy is a “more just and indeed democratic way of dealing with pluralism” (Chambers 2003:308). Do you agree with this statement? Hint: Justify your argument by comparing deliberative and representative (also known as aggregative) conceptions of democracy. Consider who benefits most from different types of democratic processes. Topic 5 Can liberal democracy, a system which combines a capitalist economy with an open and democratic political system, provide for the material security and/or wellbeing of all people? (In other words, would we all be better off if everyone in the world lived in a liberal democratic society?)

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Hint: Consider arguments that have been made for and against a liberal democratic society and evaluate the plausibility of these arguments. You could consider a number of ideologies here including liberalism, socialism, ecologism, or anarchism but not all of these ideologies at once. Topic 6 Choose a current political issue or policy. Compare and contrast the use of political ideologies in arguments made by proponents and critics of this issue/policy. Which argument/s do you find most persuasive? Why? Some examples of polices/issues you might consider:

• The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) • Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) • Marriage equality campaign for homosexual people • Closing the Gap policy in Indigenous Affairs policy • Carbon price policy

Note: You MUST talk to the course coordinator if you choose this essay topic to ensure you have picked an appropriate issue or policy for analysis. You may not recycle an essay from another course.

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APPENDIX B. ASSIGNED READINGS BY TOPIC

What is Politics? (Read by Monday 18 Feb)

Required reading/s

• ‘Chapter 15. Things for which men, especially princes, are praised or blamed’ (p33) and ‘Chapter 17. Cruelty and mercy. Is it better to be loved than feared?’ (pp35-37) in Machiavelli, Niccolò. 2010 [1532]. The Prince. Translated by Jonathan Bennett. Available online at: http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/pdf/machprin.pdf

Conceptualising the State. (Read by Thursday 21 Feb)

Required reading/s

• ‘Chapter 13. The natural condition of mankind as concerning their happiness and misery’ (Book 1, pp56-59) and ‘Chapter 17. The causes, creation, and definition of a commonwealth’ (Book 2, pp77-79) in Hobbes, Thomas. 2006 [1651]. Leviathan. Translated by Jonathan Bennett. Available online at: http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/f_hobbes.html

• ‘Chapter 10. The forms of a Commonwealth’ (p42) and ‘Chapter 11. The extent of the legislative power’ (pp43-46) in Locke, John. 2005 [1689]. Second Treatise of Government. Translated by Jonathan Bennett. Available online at: http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/f_locke.html

Additional reading/s

• ‘The state’ (pp75-81, 85-87), ‘Sovereignty’ (pp90-97) and ‘Law’ and ‘Order’ (pp153-167) in Heywood, Andrew. 2004. Political Theory. An Introduction. Third Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

Liberal Economics. (Read by Thursday 28 Feb)

Required reading/s

• ‘Introduction’ (pp4-6) and ‘Book IV. Economic theory and policy’ (pp47-59), in Butler, Eamonn. 2011. The Condensed Wealth of Nations and The Incredibly Condensed Theory of Moral Sentiments. Adam Smith Research Trust: UK.1 Available at: http://www.adamsmith.org/sites/default/files/resources/condensed-WoN.pdf


• ‘Chapter 2. Liberalism’, pp24-64 in Heywood, A. Political Ideologies. An Introduction. Fifth Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

• ‘The market’ (pp332-336, 339-343) in Heywood, Andrew. 2004. Political Theory. An Introduction. Third Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

1 Adam Smith’s 900+ page book Wealth of Nations is available from Project Gutenberg for anyone wishing to compare Butler’s condensed version with the original: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3300/3300-h/3300-h.htm#link2H_4_0034

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Republicanism. (Read by Thursday 7 Feb)

Required reading/s

• Jefferson, Thomas. 1776. Declaration of Independence. [American revolution] Available online at: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html

• ‘Declaration of Rights and Duties of Man and Citizen, Constitution of the Year III (1795). [French revolution].

• Available online at: http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/browse/texts/#


• ‘Republicanism’(pp205-207) in Heywood, Andrew. 2004. Political Theory. An Introduction. Third Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

• ‘Thoughts on the present state of American affairs’ (Part 3 of ‘Common Sense’) in Paine, Thomas. The Writings of Thomas Paine. Collected and Edited by Moncure Daniel Conway. Volume 1. 1774-1779. Available from Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3755/3755-h/3755-h.htm#chap3

Critical Approaches to Poverty. (Read by Thursday 14 Feb)

Required reading/s

• Berlin, Isaiah. [1958] ‘Two concepts of liberty’. Available at: http://www.cas.umt.edu/phil/faculty/walton/Berlin2Concepts.pdf

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• ‘The right of the State to promote morality’ (pp157-160) in Green, T.H. 2009 []. Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligation. Kitchener: Batoche Books. Available online at: http://ia600407.us.archive.org/2/items/PrinciplesOfPoliticalObligation/obligation.pdf

AND

• Part 1 of Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. 2005 [1888]. Manifesto of the Communist Party. Available at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/61/pg61.html


• ‘Chapter 4. Socialism’, pp97-139 in Heywood, A. Political Ideologies. An Introduction. Fifth Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

• ‘Marxism’ (pp82-84) and ‘Freedom’ (pp253-264) in Heywood, Andrew. 2004. Political Theory. An Introduction. Third Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

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Projects of Social Reform. (Read by Thursday 21 Feb)

Required reading/s

• Marshall, T.H. 1949. ‘Citizenship and social class’. Available at: http://delong.typepad.com/marshall-citizenship-and-social-class.pdf

• ‘Progress’. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Available at: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/progress/#19tCenViePro


• ‘Progress’ (pp353-357, 360) and ‘Welfare’ (pp303-311) in Heywood, Andrew. 2004. Political Theory. An Introduction. Third Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

Thinking about Political Ideology. (Read by Monday 15 Apr)

Required reading/s

• ‘Chapter 1. Ideology and Ideologies’, pp1-23 in Heywood, A. Political Ideologies. An Introduction. Fifth Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

OR

• Chapters 20-22 ‘Lessons for the future’, ‘Human nature’ and ‘How we organise ourselves’, pp183-204 in Edwards, Lindy. 2012. The Passion of Politics. The Role of Ideology and Political Theory in Australia. Allen and Unwin: Sydney. [Note: This is only 21 pages of text so don’t be put off by it being three chapters].

The Politics of Gender and Sexuality. (Read by Thursday 18 Apr)

Required reading/s

• ‘Chapter 11. Constructivism’ (pp95-105) and ‘Chapter 13. Gay Rights Movement’ (pp115-124) in Edwards, Lindy. 2012. The Passion of Politics. The Role of Ideology and Political Theory in Australia. Allen and Unwin: Sydney.

• ‘Chapter 8. Feminism’, pp226-250 in Heywood, A. Political Ideologies. An Introduction. Fifth Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.


• ‘Feminism’ (pp62-64) and ‘Sexual liberation’ (pp275-278) in Heywood, Andrew. 2004. Political Theory. An Introduction. Third Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

• McRobbie, Angela. (2004): Post‐feminism and popular culture, Feminist Media Studies, 4:3, 255-264. Available at:2 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1468077042000309937

2 Access provided by ANU library. If you are off-campus you may need to log in to ANU library and do a search for the journal.

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Politics and Nature (Read by Monday 29 Apr)

• ‘Introduction’ (pp1-14) in Dobson, Andrew. 2000. Green political thought. 3rd ed. London; New York : Routledge. [Ebook – ANU library]


• ‘Chapter 9. Ecologism’, pp251-280 in Heywood, A. Political Ideologies. An Introduction. Fifth Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

OR

• ‘Chapter 1. The Development of Modern Ecopolitical Thought’ in Eckersley, Robyn. 1992. Environmentalism and Political Theory: Toward an Ecocentric Approach. Albany : State University of New York Press. Preview available at Google books: http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Environmentalism_and_Political_Theory.html?id=KLr7Y-mQiRQC

The Politics of Race and Culture. (Read by Thursday 2 May)

Required reading/s

• ‘Multiculturalism’ (pp215-217) in Heywood, Andrew. 2004. Political Theory. An Introduction. Third Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

• ‘Why Recognition Matters: The Importance of Community and Identity’, (pp76-84) in Behrendt, L. 2003. Achieving Social Justice. Indigenous Rights and Australia’s Future. Sydney: Federation Press.


• ‘Chapter 11. Multiculturalism’, pp311-336 in Heywood, A. 2012. Political Ideologies. An Introduction. Fifth Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

The New Right. (Read by Monday 13 May)

Required reading/s

• ‘Chapter 2. The Worldview Problem for American Politics’ (pp24-37) in Lakof, George. 2002. Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think. Second Edition. University of Chicago Press: Chicago. Available at: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/467716.html

• ‘Chapter 16. Neo-liberalism and rational choice theory’ (pp147-157) in Edwards, Lindy. 2012. The Passion of Politics. The Role of Ideology and Political Theory in Australia. Allen and Unwin: Sydney.


• ‘Welfare: roll-back or reform’ (pp312-314) in Heywood, Andrew. 2004. Political Theory. An Introduction. Third Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

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• ‘Chapter 3. Conservatism’, pp65-96 and the section on ‘Christian Fundamentalism’ (pp300-304) in Heywood, A. Political Ideologies. An Introduction. Fifth Edition. Palgrave McMillan; New York.

Democracy for the 21st Century. (Read by Monday 20 May)

Required reading/s

• ‘Chapter 1. What Deliberative Democracy Means’ (pp1-21 only) in Gutmann, Amy & Dennis Thompson. 2004. Why Deliberative Democracy. Princeton University Press: Princeton. [Access online at: http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s7869.pdf]

OR

• Chambers, Simone. 2003. ‘Deliberative Democratic Theory’. Annual Review of Political Science, 6:307-326. Available at:3 http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.polisci.6.121901.085538

Ideology in the Academy

No readings.

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Course outline: Ideas in Politics

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