Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor/lectuer
Jonathan Symons
Contact via Email
Room 252, Level 2, 25B Wally's Walk
Thursday 10am-11am
Tutor
Conor Keane
Lecturer
Vincenzo Scappatura
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above OR (20cp in POL or POIR or POIX units at 2000 level).
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The study of public policy has traditionally been focused on the nation-state, and policy-making activities at the domestic level. However, national policy-makers are increasingly focused on international policy challenges. Using a series of detailed case studies, this unit reflects critically on debates around globalisation and the state. The unit introduces students to the policy process and explores the impact of international institutions, interests and ideas on domestic policy-making. The unit examines direct and indirect, coercive and voluntary mechanisms of policy transfer, diffusion and mobility, as well as the factors that shape patterns of intergovernmental cooperation and coordination. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Special Consideration & Late Submission Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – 10 marks out of 100 credit will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted seven days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests, etc.
https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Participation | 30% | No | Submit to ilearn: 23:00, Monday in your allocated week. |
Class Tests | 20% | No | Test 1: Wednesday 30 March; Test 2: Wednesday 1 June |
Research essay | 50% | No | 17:00 27/05/2022 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Submit to ilearn: 23:00, Monday in your allocated week.
Weighting: 30%
Students will be assessed on writing and presenting a policy brief in respect of one policy case study, and on their responses to other students’ presentations. See ilearn for details. The policy brief is to be submitted to ilearn 48 hours prior to the tutorial. Presentations will be either in tutorials or via online discussion.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Test 1: Wednesday 30 March; Test 2: Wednesday 1 June
Weighting: 20%
Quizzes based on class readings – see ilearn for details.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: 17:00 27/05/2022
Weighting: 50%
2500 word research essay requiring independent research on a policy question. Essay questions and marking criteria will be provided on iLearn.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
There is no text book for this unit. All essential readings will be provided through the unit's Leganto page (or links on ilearn). Students will need to conduct some of their own research online and/ or in the library to complete assessment tasks.
Lectures
Lectures (Monday, 3-5pm A207 Tutorial Room - 25 Wallys Walk) will be recorded and available via Echo360/ ilearn. If you are even slightly unwell please listen to the lecture online rather than attend class.
Tutorials:
Regular tutorial attendance is expected of all on-campus students. However, if you are even slightly unwell or are required to isolate please do not attend class.
For classrooms please consult the MQ Timetable: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au. This website will display up-to-date information on your classes and classroom locations. If any classes move to zoom, links will be available on ilearn.
External and OUA students are expected to participate in the unit discussion board (ilearn) each week. External and OUA students will be able to complete all tasks off campus.
Week 1 - Monday 21 Feb Ideas, interests and institutions in public policy
Week 2 - Monday 28 Feb Thinking critically about the ‘state’. Key case: Settler colonial states and the policies that perpetuate structural racism.
Week 3 - Monday 7 March Policy processes - how policies are made; where policy ideas come from. Key case study: Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme
*First week of weekly policy brief submission and presentation. Each student must select one week in weeks 3-12 to submit a brief to ilearn (Monday 11pm) and present it to the class (Wednesday).
Week 4 - Monday 14 March The institutions of global policy-making. Key case study: Trade regulation: from the World Trade Organisation to Sino-US trade tensions
Week 5 - Monday 21 March Activists, ideas and social norms Key case studies: Modern Slavery Legislation & Indigenous transnational organising.
Week 6 - Monday 28th March Dr. Elenie Poulos The role of secular and religious civil society in national and global policy-making Key case studies: Discrimination law – from sex discrimination to religious discrimination
Test 1 on readings from weeks 1-6: Wednesday 30 March
Week 7 - Monday 4 April Economic ideas in national policy-making. Key case study – climate policy;
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MID SEMESTER BREAK: 11 to 25 April 2022 No lecture or tutorials in Week 8 owing to the public holiday. Week 9 Monday 1 May – International interests and national policy-making i. corporate influence Key case study: corporate influence and “platform governance”
Week 10 - Monday 9 May - Dr. Vince Scappatura International interests II: foreign state influence. Key cases: US and Chinese influence on Australian society and policy-making.
Week 11 - Monday 16 May - Dr. Vince Scappatura Policy transfer Key cases: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons & Refugee Policy.
Week 12 - Monday 23 May Covid-19 and comparative crisis responses.
Essay due date: Friday 27 May 5pm.
Week 13 - Monday 30 May Citizen’s engagement – from protest to deliberative democracy.
Test on readings from weeks 7-13: Wednesday 1 June
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct
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11/02/2022 | Unit schedule added. Dates presented in correct format. |
Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook