SOCPH3400 Neoliberalism and its Critics
What is neoliberal thought, what are neoliberal policies, and what are the major critiques that have been levelled against neoliberalism? These are the questions we will explore in this course, focusing both on the primary texts that are generally associated with neoliberalism (e.g., F.A. Hayek and Milton Friedman), as well as the most important critical attacks on neoliberalism (e.g. David Harvey, Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, Wendy Brown, James Ferguson, etc.) The focus of this course is thus the theory and practice of neoliberalism in historical and contemporary contexts. We will be considering the dominance of neoliberalism as an ideology, as a set of policies and a form of governance, one that generates contradictions and space to consider emerging and possible alternatives. This course will be of interest to students concerned with the impact of political and economic principles on human and environmental systems, and with understanding the contemporary global upsurge of challenges to neoliberal policies and practices.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2025 student contribution amount: $2,124
2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $997
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.