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2. In a multicultural polity is the toleration of minorities and different cultures sufficient? Should all
cultures be respected (or are some not worthy of this)?
3. In a multicultural polity should there still be public holidays celebrating the dominant,
white/British, Christian culture? (like Australia Day, Anzac Day, Christmas and Easter)?
Required Reading:
Heywood, Andrew. 2003. Political Ideologies. An Introduction, 3rd ed. London: Macmillan. pp.66-67 and
155-187.
AND in Course Reader:
Hage, Ghassan. 1998. White Nation. Fantasies of White Supremacy in a Multicultural Society.
Annandale, NSW: Pluto Press. ‘Good White Nationalists: The Tolerant Society as a “White Nation”
Fantasy’, pp.78-104..
WEEK 11 ECOLOGISM 15 – 19 MAY
Questions for Discussion:
1. What are the major divisions between environmentalists?
2. What criticisms do environmentalists make of liberalism, socialism and conservatism?
3. Is it irrational to suggest that economic growth and industrialisation need to be scaled down?
4. Should non-humans be taken into account in politics? Are all animals equal?
Required Reading:
Heywood, Andrew. 2003. Political Ideologies. An Introduction, 3rd ed. London: Macmillan. pp.292-317.
AND at least one of the following from the Course Reader:
Lee, Keekok. 1993. ‘To De-Industrialize - Is It So Irrational’. In The Politics of nature. Explorations in
Green Political Theory, eds. A. Dobson and P. Lucardie. London and NY: Routledge. pp.105-117.
Singer, Peter. [1974] 1990. ‘All Animals Are Equal’. In Political Theory and Animal Rights, eds. A.B.
Clarke and A. Linzey. London: Pluto. pp.162-167.
WEEK 12 RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM 22 -26 MAY
Questions for Discussion:
1. Is religious fundamentalism anti-modern? (i.e. does it seek to oppose and overturn Enlightenment
values?)
2. Are religious fundamentalists just deeply conservative? What do they see wrong with liberalism?
POLS1301 Modern Political Ideologies
Course Profile
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