AIR247 - Activists in World Politics
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | AIR348 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Danielle Chubb |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | AIR348 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
In a turbulent and interconnected world, people look beyond the state to make sense of the world and bring about change. In the absence of economic or military power, activists come together to join transnational coalitions, harnessing the power of ideas to seek changes to the national, transnational or global order. In the first part of this unit, students study the conceptual frameworks that have developed to make sense of these non-state actors and their influence in world politics. These concepts, around strategies, the spread of ideas, effectiveness, state-activist interaction and the politics of representation, are then applied to the practice of international relations through a series of case studies in the second part of the unit, where students will hear first-hand about experiences of activism from a range of guest lecturers.
Learning outcomes
| These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) | |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify and analyse a range of the key conceptual issues surrounding transnational non-state activism in world politics | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Analyse key political and ethical problems surrounding transnational activism, and identify the politics of global agenda setting and evaluate the effectiveness of these movements | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Develop the capacity to locate and critically examine digital media relating to global issues sourced from the Internet | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Work collaboratively with team members to create a strategy paper for a transnational NGO movement | GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO5 | Critically assess arguments from a number of sources in order to make an independent evaluation of individual studies of transnational activism | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO6 | Construct convincing arguments with reference to contentious issues in world politics that are systematic, clearly written and evidence-based | GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Seminar/Online exercises | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: (Group) Assignment. | 2000 words or equivalent [group papers approx. 6000 words in total] | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for AIR247 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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