AIP740 - Comparative Policy
| Year: | 2027 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | AIL772, AIP240, AIP340, AIP440, AIP640, AIP772 |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
Content
It is no longer the case, if it ever was, that countries make policy without reference to the global context. Policymaking is an increasingly comparative exercise, as countries like Australia look overseas to find successful policy solutions to the problems they face. Moreover, these problems often have global causes and effects. In this unit we analyse current Australian public policy from the perspective of the literature on policy lesson- drawing, transfer, learning and failure in key policy areas, and discuss concrete examples of policy lessons that were or could be drawn from overseas.
The first weeks of the unit establish a conceptual framework with theories from political economics, politics, law, and comparative policymaking. The unit then surveys nine pressing policy areas in which international policy lessons can be drawn. These areas include early childhood education and care and paid parental leave (Nordic countries); digital governance and AI policy frameworks (EU, US, UK); equity and inequality in education provision in schools (Finland); climate policy innovation (Germany, US, Global South); housing affordability and healthier and more sustainable urban design (Canada, Vienna, Berlin, Denmark); global health policy and pandemic preparedness (US, UK, EU, WHO, Korea); public policy and indigenous sovereignty (NZ, Canada, Bolivia, Indonesia); migration, refugees, transnational mobility (EU, UK, Canada, US); feminist foreign policy and the effective provision of foreign aid (Sweden and Norway).
Unit fee information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current Students website.