1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

interest and pressure groups. The approach to the study of
the decision and policy-making process is through a critical
evaluation of the performance and programs of the Hawke
and Keating Labor Governments. There are lectures and
workshops dealing with selected areas of labor government
policy. Students are able to specialise in an area of
government policy and are asked to submit a policy case
study at the end of the semester.
Recommended reading
Davis, G., Wanna, J., Warhurst, J. and Weller, D. Public Policy in
Australia. 2nd edn, St. Leonards, Allen & Unwin, 1993
Gruen, F. and Grattan, M. Managing Government Labor's
Achievements and Failures. Melbourne, Longman Cheshire, 1993
AP304 Japan in Asia
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: two stage two
political studies subjects Assessment: seminar participation
and papers
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objdves and Content
A study of Japan's involvement in South-East and East Asia
since 1952. Students will be required to investigate Japan's
relationship with one nation and to examine the
ramifications of Japan's expanding role and influence in the
Asia-Pacific region and the implications of the emerging
patterns of political relationships, investment, development
assistance and trade.
AP308 Seminar in Political Studies
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: two stage two
political studies subjects Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objed'ves and Content
A series of advanced seminars on contemporary issues or an
intensive study of a specific topic in political studies. The
topics to be offered are specific illustrations of one or more
of the following broad themes within political studies the
politics of modern industrial society, social and political
change in Asia, and the political economy of
underdevelopment. These seminars include considerations of
the methodological questions involved.
In 1997 the subject will be devoted to the study of electoral
g behaviour and political elites in Australia.
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$ AP311 Politics of China B
5 3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: two stage two
political studies subjects. AP206 is highly recommended.
Students who have not passed this subject are advised to
consult w'th the course convenor before enrolling
Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
By means of detailed case studies in Chinese foreign policy,
this subject aims to develop and explore ways of interpreting
and understanding the People's Republic of China's
relationships with other countries since 1949. The focus is
on countries within the Asian region, including Australia
and the United States. On the basis of some appreciation of
the issues and problems in domestic politics, topics will
include Maoist foreign policy, international relations, an
examination of the value of cultural and technological
exchanges with developed countries and China's current
'open door' policy.
Recommended reading
Klintworth, G. China's Modernisation: The Strategic Implications
for the Asia-Pacz$c Region. Canberra, AGPS, 1989
Yahuda, M. Towards the End of Isolationism: China's Foreign Policy
Afrer Mao. London, Macmillan, 1983
AP312 Problems of Contemporary South-East
Asia
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: two stage two
political studies subjects Assessment: class participation, a
short seminar and a final paper of 3,000 words
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
This subject provides an understanding of the problems of
countries in Australia's region, and the background from
which manv of Australia's most recent immierants have
a
come. It is intended to develop students' capabilities for
undertaking research on the background of contemporary
issues, and for sifting facts out of the conflicting propaganda
and reportage, and identifying possible courses of action.
The present focus is on Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. The
subject also deals with the impact events in Indochina have
had on Australia.
Recommended reading
Evans, G. and Rowley, K. Red Brotherhood at War: Vietnam,
Cambodia and Laos since 1975. Rev. edn, London, Verso, 1990
AP313 India - Uneven Development
3 hours pw week Hawthorn Prerequisite: two stage two
political studies subjects Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
The course highlights the uneven character of development
in India, relating it to the economic-political structure of
Indian society. It explains why a country with an extensive
and relatively advanced industrial base also suffers
widespread poverty. The course deals with both the
empirical and theoretical aspects of development in India.
Topics include 'green revolution', , land reform, agrarian
conflict, industrialisation, gender relations, caste and social
status, and population and family planning.
Recommended reading
Alavi, H. and Harriss, f (eds) South Asia. Basingstoke, Macmillan,
1989
Jeffrey, R. et al. India: Rebellion To Republic Selected Writings,
1857-1990. New Delhi, Sterling, 1990
Stern, R. W., Changing India: Bourgeois Revolution on the
Subcontinent, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993