Social Theory and Policy Analysis - SLSP3000


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Social Sciences and International Studies
	Course Outline: Contact School
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: SLSP2000
	CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
	Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Addresses the way that the application of the social sciences to policy questions involves theorising - that is, the construction and application of abstract concepts - by both observers and practitioners. The place of theory in the production of knowledge, and the way in which knowledge is reflected in the organising of social order, are subject to critical review. Tracks the development of ideas in the social sciences, including contemporary debates about modernism and post modernism, and investigates their impact on policy.