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Unconventional power: Conspiracy, confrontational politics and controversial religion

  • ATS3854
  • Not offered in 2013
  • 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
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Popular disillusion with conventional politics (political parties, expensive election campaigns, etc.) and new forms of conflict, including terrorism and religiously inspired violence, have become more prominent in Western democracies. The unit addresses new ways citizens are attempting to overcome this 'disenchantment' and participate in politics and society, and the (sometimes violent) consequences of such activities. It examines conflicts between marginal religious and political groups and society; states' conflict resolution techniques and their consequences; participation in self empowerment movements and alternative religions; and the significance of the politics of conspiracy. -- Course Website

Instructor: Dr Pete Lentini



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