Faculty Of Humanities & Social Sciences
POL4MSH, 2013
| Subject Code: | POL4MSH |
| Subject Short Title: | MAKING SOCIAL CHANGE HAPPEN |
| Credit Points: | 15 |
| Subject Description: | In this subject we explore the conditions that enable progressive social change and those that constrain it. We do so in dialogue with a number of practitioners involved in development. We examine the interplay of actors and structures in the development field with the objective of identifying elements of successful development practice. Moving from broad debates in the social sciences, students are invited to consider a range of practical issues related to development practise, including: how non-governmental organizations mobilise people; the conditions for successful advocacy; the role of networking and informal structures in advancing social change; the constraints facing development agents; the politics of partnership and leadership; the negotiation of power. |
| Prerequisites: | Enrolment in the Politics (AHA) or International Relations Honours Program (AHIR), or coordinators approval |
| Incompatibles: | POL5MSH |
| Work Experience Indicator: | Student is not undertaking work experience in industry |
| Available to 'Study Abroad' students: | Y |
Assessment:
| Assessment Type | % | Comments |
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| one 3,000-word research essay | 75 | |
| one class presentation on social change (1,000-words equivalent) | 25 | |
Readings:
| Reading Type | Title | Author | Publisher |
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| Preliminary | Activist's handbook: a primer, | Shaw, R. | University of California Press 2001 |
| Preliminary | Activist wisdom: practical knowledge and creative tension in social movements, | Maddison, S. and Scalmer, S. | UNSW Press 2006 |
| Recommended | From poverty to power, | Green, D. | Oxfam 2008 |
| Recommended | Social movements, 1768-2004, | Tilly, C. | Paradigm Publishers 2004 |
| Recommended | Activists beyond borders : advocacy networks in international politics, | Keck, M. E. and Sikkink, K. | Cornell University Press 1998 |
| Recommended | Power in movement: social movements, collective action, and politics, | Tarrow, S. | Cambridge University Press 1994 |
Subject Coordinator: Mr Chris Roche
| Class Requirement |
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| BUNDOORA |
| Semester 2, Day. Mr Chris Roche (C.Roche@latrobe.edu.au) |
| One 3-hour Seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 44 and delivered via face-to-face. |
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