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What enables us as political animals to live together in communities and advance human flourishing? This unit examines some major concepts in political thought that illuminate contemporary life. These might include freedom, virtue, structural injustice, and the common good. Students will engage deeply with selected texts by seminal figures in political theory, advancing their understanding through independent critical analysis, deliberation with others, and reflection on engaged citizenship.
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Government and International Relations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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(12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level in Politics or International Relations or Politics and International Relations) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in Philosophy) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in History and Philosophy of Science) |
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GOVT2616 |
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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