Subject description
Contemporary globalisation has seen the intensification of inequality between, as well as within, developed and developing nation-states. This subject investigates the politics of global inequality through historical, structural and everyday-life lenses. The main focuses are the relations between the Global North and South, the rich and poor across the world … For more content click the Read More button below.
Enrolment rules
Pre-Requisite
Equivalence
POL 323 - Global Inequality
POL 826 - Global Inequality
Tutorial enrolment
Students can enrol online via the Tutorial Enrolment link in SOLS
Delivery
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Teaching staff
Subject coordinators
Lecturers
Tutors
Engagement hours
1 hr lecture, 2 hr tutorial:1 hr lecture, 2 hr tutorial
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
Understand the scholarly debates around the causes and consequences of inequality;
2.
Evaluate the different ways that inequality impacts developed (the North) and less developed nations (the South);
3.
Critically assess the role of nation states, multinational capital, global organisations and governance and aid in the production and maintenance of inequality.
Assessment details
Minor paper
Tutorial Workshop
Major paper
Work integrated learning
Embedded WIL:This subject contains elements of "Embedded WIL". Students in this subject will experience activities that relate to or simulate professional practice as part of their learning.