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.

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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