UNSW Handbook Course - Activism and Public Policy

Activism and Public Policy - POLS2052


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Politics and International Relations
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

Examines the relationship between social movements and the policy process in contemporary Australia. Social movements studied will include the women's movement, the environment movement, the lesbian and gay rights movement, the anti-capitalist movement, and the men's rights movement. Concepts such as opportunities and constraints, institutionalisation and cooption will be explored within a framework of social movement theory that asks whether social movements can still be considered legitimate actors in the policy process.

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