POLITICS 320
Social Justice
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for POLITICS 320.
Description
Examines contemporary theories of justice focusing on the relationships between justice, equality and liberty. Students explore a range of topics that may include the distribution of resources both globally and domestically, and the rights of cultural minorities, gender groups, animals and future generations.
Availability 2017
Semester 1
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Katherine Smits
Reading/Texts
Matthew Clayton and Andrew Williams, eds. Social Justice (Oxford: Blackwell, 2004)
Katherine Smits Applying Political Theory (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2009)
Points
POLITICS 320: 15 points
Prerequisites
30 points at Stage II in Political Studies or Politics and International Relations or Philosophy