POL161: Asia-Pacific in the Global System

The unit examines developments in the Asia-Pacific region from the perspective of international studies. It is concerned with the ideas, interests and organisations which are driving major developments in the new world order. Issues examined include: the hypothesised end to ideological conflict in the post-Cold War era; prospects for greater democratisation; globalisation and the opening of markets; pressures for 'good governance'; the US after September 11; environmentalism; and the social and political impacts of new communication technologies.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Up to 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Jane Hutchison Position: Senior Lecturer in Politics E-mail: J.Hutchison@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.032A Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2995
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Jane Hutchison Senior Lecturer in Politics (J.Hutchison@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2995 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.032A MURDOCH S1: Internal (16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)   MURDOCH S1: External (16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)