Political Violence, Surveillance and Democracy unit (HIR306)

Introduction

Political violence appears in many different forms across the world. While in the 2010s the focus has been, in Western democracies, on extremist religious violence, notably so called Islamist terrorism, there has been a rise in right-wing extremist violence in the past couple of years. At the same time, governments, autocratic and democratic alike, have increased the everyday surveillance of their citizens. To a large extent, this has been enabled by the development of what Shoshana Zuboff has called 'surveillance capitalism', i.e. the harvesting and commercial as well as political use of personal data harvested from online usages by private companies. The unit retraces these developments by paying close attention to the intersection of anti-democratic and violent politics, and the development of surveillance technologies.

Summary

Unit name	Political Violence, Surveillance and Democracy
Unit code	HIR306
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Arts and Society Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline	Politics and International Relations
Coordinator	Doctor Catherine Goetze
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Advanced

Learning Outcomes

• Explain key ideas, debates and theoretical perspectives in the field of political violence and terrorism.
• Apply theoretical perspectives and debates on political violence and terrorism to real world examples.
• Analyse the complex and dynamic relationships between political actors and institutions at local, national and/or international levels.
• Communicate your ideas fluently drawing upon evidence, and apply referencing and style conventions as appropriate.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
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Requisites

Prerequisites

HIR101 - Introduction to International Relations

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

HIR206

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	On campus Weekly workshop (2 hours) Online Weekly workshop via Zoom or recording (2 hours)
Assessment	Reflection Note (10%)|Major Essay (40%)|Exam (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Please see MyLO for readings.

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