POL239: Australian Foreign Policy

This unit aims to produce a critical understanding of the multiple influences in Australia's external relations, particularly in the period since the Second World War. The guiding question for the unit is: What are, and what have been, the constraints and choices in Australian foreign policy? Theory: What factors determine or explain the behaviour of actors in international politics? History: What is the record of Australia's post-war international involvement? Policy: What are the central issues facing contemporary decision-makers?

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures/tutorials: 5 hours per fortnight.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Exclusions	Students who have successfully completed S239 Australia and the Global Political Economy Since 1945 or S239 Australian Foreign Policy may not enrol in this unit for credit.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Professor Samuel Makinda Position: Professor E-mail: S.Makinda@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.050 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2942
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Professor Samuel Makinda Professor (S.Makinda@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2942 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.050 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)