UNSW Handbook Course - Social Theory and Policy Analysis

Social Theory and Policy Analysis - SLSP3000


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Social Science and Policy
	Contact: Morris,Alan
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: SLSP2000
	Offered: Semester 1 2005
	Fee Band: 1

Description

Addresses the way that the application of the social sciences to policy questions involves theorising - that is, the construction and application of abstract concepts - by both observers and practitioners. The place of theory in the production of knowledge, and the way in which knowledge is reflected in the organising of social order, are subject to critical review. Tracks the development of ideas in the social sciences, including contemporary debates about modernism and post modernism, and investigates their impact on policy.

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