Political Science
Faculty List
E.G.
Andrew, B.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (London), Professor
Emeritus
S.J.
Colman, M.A. (Oxon.), Professor Emeritus
R.
Manzer, B.A., B.Ed. (New Brun.), M.A. (Oxon.), Ph.D. (Harvard),
Professor Emeritus
A.
Rubinoff, A.B. (Allegheny), M.A., Ph.D. (Chicago), Professor
Emeritus
G.S.
Skogstad, B.A., M.A. (Alberta), Ph.D. (British Columbia), Professor
S.
Solomon, B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Columbia), Professor Emerita
J.
Teichman, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Professor
M.
Hoffmann, B.S. (Michigan Technological University), Ph.D. (George
Washington University), Associate Professor
P.
Kingston, B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (London), D.Phil. (Oxford), Associate
Professor
M.L.
Kohn, B.A. (Williams College), M.A., Ph.D. (Cornell University),
Associate Professor
C.
Norrlof, B.A., M.A. (Lund), Ph.D. (Geneva), Associate Professor
L.
Way, B.A. (Harvard), M.A., Ph.D. (UC Berkeley), Associate Professor
C.
Cochrane, B.A. (St. Thomas), M.A. (McGill), Assistant Professor
H.M.
Gibbs, B.A. (University of Huron College, UWO), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster),
Assistant Professor
R.
Rice, Ph.D. (New Mexico), Assistant Professor
W.
Skrobacki, M.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (Toronto, Assistant
Professor
P.
Triadafilopoulos, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., (Brock), Ph.D. (New School
NY), Assistant Professor
R.
Hurl, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (Cornell), Lecturer
R.
Levine, B.A. (Rochester), Ph.D. (Duke), Lecturer
Discipline Representative: C. Norrlof
Undergraduate Counsellor: J. Roopnarinesingh Email:
social-sciences-counsellor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Contemporary states and societies are beset by political crisis and
change. Since the end of the Cold War and in the post 9/11 period,
international relations are unstable and unpredictable and a new world
order has yet to be constructed. The sovereignty of nation-states
and their capacity to implement national policies of economic and
social welfare are being transformed by transnational forces in the
new global economy. Religious and ethnic nationalism divides many
countries, and even in historically stable liberal democracies political
mobilization by race, ethnicity, language, and gender challenge the
legitimacy of established cultural and political relationships. Potentially
catastrophic problems, such as exploding populations, proliferation
of nuclear weapons, and environmental degradation, threaten the ability
of national governments and international organizations to secure
human survival. Dealing with these problems is a fundamental necessity
for citizens and their governments. In its teaching, research, and
community service, the discipline of Political Science seeks to help
in meeting this need.
Political Science is the study of enduring issues of power and authority,
citizenship and governance, justice and legitimacy, and pattern of
conflict and cooperation that arise around these issues from ancient
to modern times. The field of Political Science is divided into the
following sub-fields: Canadian Politics, Comparative Politics (Developing
and Developed Countries), International Relations and Political Theory.
In the area of Canadian Politics, students learn about the political-institutional
foundations, political processes and public policies of Canada. Courses
in comparative politics deal with the problems of political change
and development in areas such as Asia, Europe, Latin America, and
the Middle East. Political participation and mobilization, transitions
to democracy and ethnic and religious conflict are some of the themes
dealt with in comparative politics courses. International relations
is devoted to studying the foreign policies of particular nation-states
and the patterns of conflict and co-operation among states. Political
theory explores the ideas, such as justice and legitimacy, that are
fundamental to political thought and practice, giving special attention
to reading and interpreting the classic expositions of politics from
ancient Greek philosophers to post-modern social theorists.
Guidelines for 1st year course selection
Students who intend to complete the Political Science or Public Policy
programs should include the following in their 1st year course selection:
Political Science: One full credit at the A-level in Political Science.
Public Policy: SOCA01H3, SOCA02H3
& one of the Computer Science courses listed in Requirement 1 of the
program.
SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (ARTS)
Program Requirements
Students must complete at least 12.0 full credits in Political Science
including:
- 1.0 full credit from among the A-level political science courses
(no more than 1.0 full credit at the A-level may be counted towards
the program requirements).
- POLB70H3 Classic
Texts in Political Theory I
and
POLB71H3 Classic Texts
in Political Theory II
- POLB50H3 Canada's
Political Institutions
and
POLB52H3 Canadian
Politics: Connecting Citizens and Governments
- At least four of the following (2.0 full credits):
POLB80H3 Introduction
to International Relations
POLB81H3 Global Issues
and Governance
POLB90H3 Comparative
Development in International Perspective
POLB91H3 Comparative
Development in Political Perspective
POLB92H3 Comparative
Politics: Revolution, Democracy and Authoritarianism in Modern Europe
POLB93H3 Comparative
Politics: Ethnic Conflict and Democratization in Europe After the
Cold War
- POLC78H3 Political
Analysis I
- 6.5 full credits in political science at the C- and/or D-level,
of which at least 1.0 must be at the D-level
MAJOR PROGRAM IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (ARTS)
Program Requirements
Students must complete at least seven full credits in Political Science
as follows:
- One full credit from among the A-level political science offerings
(no more than one full credit at the A-level may be counted towards
the program requirements).
- POLB70H3 Classic
Texts in Political Theory I
and
POLB71H3 Classic Texts
in Political Theory II
- POLB50H3 Canada's
Political Institutions
and
POLB52H3 Canadian
Politics: Connecting Citizens and Governments
- At least four of the following (two full credits):
POLB80H3 Introduction
to International Relations
POLB81H3 Global Issues
and Governance
POLB90H3 Comparative
Development in International Perspective
POLB91H3 Comparative
Development in Political Perspective
POLB92H3 Comparative
Politics: Revolution, Democracy and Authoritarianism in Modern Europe
POLB93H3 Comparative
Politics: Ethnic Conflict and Democratization in Europe After the
Cold War
- Two full credits in political science at the C- and/or D-level
MINOR PROGRAM IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (ARTS)
Program Requirements
The Program requires the completion of at least four full credits
above the A-level in Political Science. At least two of these must
be at the C- or D-level. There are two options: either the four full
credits must be taken from any one of the fields listed below (e.g.
Canadian Government); or two credits must be taken from each of any
two of these fields (e.g. two credits in International Relations,
two credits in Comparative Politics).
- Canadian Government and Politics: POLB50H3,
POLB52H3, POLC53H3,
POLC54H3, (POLC55H3),
POLC57H3, POLC66H3,
POLC67H3, POLD50H3,
POLD51H3
- Political Theory: POLB70H3,
POLB71H3, POLC73H3,
POLC74H3, POLC76H3,
POLC77H3, POLC78H3,
POLD71H3, POLD72H3,
POLD78H3
- International Relations: POLB80H3,
POLB81H3, POLC82H3,
POLC83H3, POLC84H3,
POLC85H3, POLC87H3,
POLC88H3, POLC95H3,
POLD87H3, POLD88H3
- Comparative Politics: POLB90H3,
POLB91H3, POLB92H3,
POLB93H3, POLC40H3,
(POLC41H3), POLC86H3,
POLC89H3, POLC90H3,
POLC91H3 , POLC92H3,
POLC93H3, POLC96H3,
POLC97H3, POLC99H3,
POLD51H3, (POLD62H3),
POLD64H3, POLD90H3,
POLD94H3
MAJOR PROGRAM IN PUBLIC POLICY (ARTS)
The Major Program in Public Policy equips students with the analytical
and methodological skills to secure employment as policy analysts
in government, business, and non-governmental sectors, or to continue
to graduate training in public policy.
The Program is cross-disciplinary; public policy analysis is the exercise
of applying the theoretical frameworks and positivist and interpretive
methodologies of the social sciences and humanities to understand
the development, implementation, and evaluation of public policy.
It requires the ability to think clearly and critically, to design
and execute research projects, to analyze both quantitative and qualitative
data, and to write clearly. It also requires an understanding of the
context, institutions, and processes of policy-making and implementation,
as well as concepts and criteria for policy evaluation.
Program Requirements
Students must pay careful attention to the prerequisites for higher
level courses.
Course requirements:
Students must complete 7.0 full credits from the following list:
- SOCA01H3 Introduction to
Sociology I
SOCA02H3 Introduction to Sociology
II
- 1.5 credits in Research Methods. At least 0.5 credit must be Quantitative
Methods and at least 0.5 must be at the C- or D-level:
ANTC35H3 Quantitative Methods
in Anthropology
ECMB11H3
Quantitative Methods in Economics I
ECMB12H3
Quantitative Methods in Economics II
(ECMB09Y3) Quantitative
Methods in Economics
ECMC11H3
Introduction to Regression Analysis
GGRA30H3 Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) and Empirical Reasoning
(GGRC47H3) Introduction
to Research in Human Geography
POLB11H3 Statistics
for Politics and Public Policy
PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in
Psychology
SOCB05H3 Logic of Social Inquiry
SOCB06H3 Social Statistics
SOCD23H3 Practicum in Qualitative
Research Methods
SOCD31H3 Practicum in Quantitative
Research Methods
STAB22H3 Statistics I
- 0.5 credit in Social Theory
POLC78H3 Political
Analysis I
- POLB50H3 Canada's
Political Institutions
POLB52H3 Canadian
Politics: Connecting Citizens and Governments
- 0.5 credit from among the following:
CITB01H3 Canadian Cities
and Planning
ECMB35H3
Public Decision Making
ECMB36H3
Economic Aspects of Public Policy
- POLC66H3 Public
Policy-Making
POLC67H3 Public Policy
in Canada
- 1.0 credit at the C- or D-level from among the following list:
ANTC32H3 Political Anthropology
ANTC61H3 Medical Anthropology:
Illness and Healing in Cultural Perspective
ANTC62H3 Medical Anthropology
II: Biological and Demographic Perspectives
ECMC31H3
Economics of the Public Sector: Taxation
ECMC32H3
Economics of the Public Sector: Expenditures
ECMC38H3
The Economics of Canadian Public Policy
ECMC51H3
Labour Economics I
ECMC52H3
Labour Economics II
GGRC04H3 Urban Residential
Geography
GGRC13H3 Urban Political Geography
(GGRC18H3) Urban Transportation
Policy Analysis
(GGRC20H3) Issues in
Rural Development
GGRC33H3 The Toronto Region
(GGRD07H3) Countryside
Conservation
HISC45H3 Immigrants and Race
Relations in Canadian History
HISD46H3 Selected Topics in
Canadian Women's History
HLTC03H3 Politics of
Canadian Health Studies
MGTC42H3 Public Management
POLC53H3 Canadian
Environmental Politics
POLC54H3 Intergovernmental
Relations in Canada
POLC57H3 Intergovernmental
Relations and Public Policy
POLC88H3 The New International
Agenda
POLD50H3 Political
Interests, Political Identity, and Public Policy
POLD71H3 Canadian
Political Ideas I
POLD72H3 Canadian
Political Ideas II
POLD78H3 Political
Analysis II
POLD88H3 Exploring
the New International Agenda
SOCC09H3 Sociology of Gender
and Work
SOCC25H3 Ethnicity, Race and
Migration
SOCC26H3 Sociology of Urban
Growth
SOCC37H3 Environment and Society
VPAC15H3 Cultural Policy
- A D-level course in Public Policy. Any of POLD50H3,
POLD51H3, POLD64H3
or POLD98H3
Students are encouraged to take ENGA10H3
(Introduction to Twentieth-Century Literature and Film: 1890 to World
War II), ENGA11H3 (Introduction
to Twentieth-Century Literature and Film: 1945 to Today) and ENGB05H3
(Critical Writing about Literature). *Many of these course have prerequisites,
please plan accordingly. In addition, we recommend taking methods courses
from within your disciplinary major program.
MAJOR (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN PUBLIC POLICY (ARTS)
Co-op Contact: askcoop@utsc.utoronto.ca
The Co-operative Program in Public Policy is a work-study program
which combines academic studies in various disciplines with work terms
in public enterprises, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations.
Two work terms, each of four months duration, must be completed along
with the academic program. An optional, third work term may be completed
with the permission of the Co-op Co-ordinator.
The program equips students with the analytical and methodological
skills to secure employment as policy analysts in government, business,
and the non-governmental sectors, or to continue to graduate training
in public policy. The Program is cross-disciplinary; public policy
analysis is the exercise of applying the theoretical frameworks and
the positivist and interpretive methodologies of the social sciences
and humanities to understand the development, implementation, and
evaluation of public policy. It requires the ability to think clearly
and critically, to design and execute research projects, to analyze
both quantitative and qualitative data, and to write clearly. It also
requires an understanding of the context, institutions, and processes
of policy-making and implementation, as well as concepts and criteria
for policy evaluation.
The Co-operative Program in Public Policy is designed to be completed
in conjunction with a Major or Specialist Program in another discipline
and may only be taken as part of a twenty course honours degree.
For information on fees, work terms and standing in the Program, please
see the Co-operative
Programs section of this Calendar.
Program Admission
Prospective Applicants: For direct admission from secondary
school or for students who wish to transfer to U of T Scarborough
from another U of T faculty or from another post-secondary institution,
see the Co-operative
Programs section in this Calendar.
Current U of T Scarborough students: Application procedures
can be found at the Registrar's Office website at: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/subjectpost.
The minimum qualifications for entry are 4.0 credits plus a cumulative
GPA of at least 2.5.
Program Requirements
Work Placement
To be eligible for the first work term, students must have completed
at least 10 credits, including 5.0 credits as a University of Toronto
Scarborough student including those specified. Students must also
successfully complete Arts & Science Co-op Work Term Preparation Activities,
which include multiple networking sessions, speaker panels and industry
tours along with seminars covering resumes, cover letters, job interviews
and work term expectations, prior to their first work term.
Course Requirements
See requirements for Major Program in Public Policy above.
Courses to be completed before the first work term:
Year 1
- SOCA01H3 Introduction to
Sociology I
SOCA02H3 Introduction to Sociology
II
Prerequisite to Statistics course (if not STAB22H3
or SOCB06H3)
Year 2
- POLB50H3 Canada's
Political Institutions
- POLB52H3 Canadian
Politics: Connecting Citizens and Governments
- One of:
CITB01H3 Canadian Cities
and Planning
ECMB35H3
Public Decision-Making
ECMB36H3
Economic Aspects of Public Policy
- Statistics course
POLA51H3
Critical Issues of Canadian Democracy
This course examines some issues critical to the well being of Canadian
democracy. The issues may change from year to year but will normally
include citizen participation, ethical conduct in political life,
national unity, and North American regionalism.
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLA70H3
Politics in Literature
This course is an introduction to political, social and economic themes
arising from imaginative literature. Authors and topics covered will
vary from year to year.
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLA80H3
Cultures of Conflict: Politics, Society and War Since 1812
This course examines political and social attitudes towards war, and
their underlying causes, during the 19th and 20th Centuries, as portrayed
in film, literature, and historical writing. Wars examined include
the War of 1812, World Wars I and II, and the Vietnam War.
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLA81H3
Leaving Home: Politics and Emigration
This course provides a study of the causes and patterns of emigration
in the twentieth century. The course examines the variety of political
factors (war and revolution, ethnic / racial discrimination, poverty,
dilemmas of conscience) that triggered emigration in the twentieth
century. Sources include political and historical works, novels and
films.
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLA83H3
Exploring Globalization
This course introduces students to a series of issues in global politics
and their consequences for Canadian citizens, including the globalizing
economy, terrorism, and environmental degradation. The course probes
how these major issues are beginning to change the landscape of world
politics and present challenges to political authority and collective
identity.
Exclusion: (POL100Y), (POL102Y)
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLA84H3
Globalization and Governance
This course turns to questions of governance in the context of an
increasingly globalized world. The course examines the legitimacy
and accountability of international organizations, such as the World
Trade Organization, and focuses on the rise of new forms of political
activism, such as citizen groups and NGOs.
Exclusion: (POL100Y), (POL102Y)
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLA90H3
Politics, Corruption and Violence
This course uses basic tools in comparative political analysis to
examine the origins, dynamics and relationship between corruption
and violence in less developed countries. Discussion will be placed
in the context of recent developments in the global economy and of
their political and social consequences within a variety of country
case studies. The course will conclude with some reflections on non-violent
alternatives to political action.
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLB11H3
Statistics for Politics and Public Policy
This course introduces fundamentals of data analysis for political
science and public policy. Students will complete multiple computer-based
exercises using statistical techniques commonly employed by political
scientists to study public opinion and government policies. No prior
knowledge of university-level math is required, as the emphasis of
the course will be on the application and interpretation of the data.
Students will have a choice of writing a final paper or a final term
test. The final paper will require students to produce an original
piece of research using quantitative methods.
Exclusion: ANTC35H3, (ECMB09Y3),
ECMB11H3,
PSYB07H3, SOCB06H3,
STAB22H3
Breadth Requirement: Quantitative Reasoning
POLB50H3
Canada's Political Institutions
This course examines the institutional foundations of Canadian government.
The constitution, the executive, Parliament, the public service, the
federal system, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the courts
are discussed, with emphasis on their role in democratic and responsible
government.
Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Exclusion: (POL100Y), (POL102Y), POL214Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLB52H3
Canadian Politics: Connecting Citizens and Governments
This course examines the participatory vehicles and processes through
which Canadian citizens seek to render their government responsive
and responsible. Political parties, the electoral system, interest
groups, new social movements, Québec nationalism and aboriginal self-determination
are given attention.
Prerequisite: POLB50H3.
Note: It is strongly recommended that students take POLB50H3
and POLB52H3 in consecutive
sessions.
Exclusion: (POL100Y), (POL102Y), POL214Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLB70H3
Classic Texts in Political Theory I
This course examines central political texts from the ancient Greeks
to the Renaissance, including Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Politics,
Machiavelli's The Prince.
Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Exclusion: POL200Y
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
POLB71H3
Classic Texts in Political Theory II
This course examines texts from the Glorious Revolution to the French
Revolution, including Hobbes' Leviathan, Locke's Second Treatise,Rousseau's
Social Contract and the Discourse on Inequality.
Prerequisite: POLB70H3
Note: It is strongly recommended that students take POLB70H3
and POLB71H3 in consecutive
sessions.
Exclusion: POL200Y
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
POLB80H3
Introduction to International Relations
This course examines different approaches to international relations,
the characteristics of the international system, and the factors that
motivate foreign policies.
Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Exclusion: POL208Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLB81H3
Global Issues and Governance
This course examines how the global system is organized and how issues
of international concern like conflict, human rights, the environment,
trade, and finance are governed.
Prerequisite: POLB80H3
Note: It is strongly recommended that students take POLB80H3
and POLB81H3 in consecutive
sessions.
Exclusion: POL208Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLB90H3
Comparative Development in International Perspective
This course examines the historical and current impact of the international
order on the development prospects and politics of less developed
countries. Topics include colonial conquest, multi-national investment,
the debt crisis and globalization. The course focuses on the effects
of these international factors on domestic power structures, the urban
and rural poor, and the environment.
Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Exclusion: POL201Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLB91H3
Comparative Development in Political Perspective
This course examines the role of politics and the state in the processes
of development in less developed countries. Topics include the role
of the military and bureaucracy, the relationship between the state
and the economy, and the role of religion and ethnicity in politics.
Prerequisite: POLB90H3
Note: It is strongly recommended that students take POLB90H3
and POLB91H3 in consecutive
sessions.
Exclusion: POL201Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLB92H3
Comparative Politics: Revolution, Democracy and Authoritarianism
in Modern Europe
This course explores the origins of modern political institutions
in Europe through an examination of revolutions, democracy, and authoritarianism
in Europe since 1789. Specific case studies include the French Revolution,
democratization in Britain and Spain, the Russian Revolution and the
rise of the Nazis in Germany.
Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLB93H3
Comparative Politics: Ethnic Conflict and Democratization in
Europe After the Cold War
This course explores post-Cold War politics in Europe through an examination
of democratization and ethnic conflict since 1989 - focusing in particular
on the role of the European Union in shaping events in Eastern Europe.
The first part of the course will cover theories of democratization,
ethnic conflict as well as the rise of the European Union while the
second part of the course focuses on specific cases.
Prerequisite: POLB92H3
Note: It is strongly recommended that students take POLB92H3
and POLB93H3 in consecutive
sessions.
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC40H3
Current Topics in Politics
Topics will vary depending on the instructor.
Prerequisite: One B-level full credit in Political Science
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC42H3
Topics in Comparative Politics
Topics will vary depending on the regional interests and expertise
of the Instructor.
Prerequisite: One B-level full credit in Political Science
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC53H3
Canadian Environmental Politics
This course examines the ideas and success of the environmental movement
in Canada. The course focuses on how environmental policy in Canada
is shaped by the ideas of environmentalists, economic and political
interests, public opinion, and Canada's political-institutional framework.
Combined lecture-seminar format.
Prerequisite: POLA51H3
or POLB50H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC54H3
Intergovernmental Relations in Canada
This course examines relations between provincial and federal governments
in Canada, and how they have been shaped by the nature of Canada's
society and economy, judicial review, constitutional amendment, and
regionalisation and globalization. The legitimacy and performance
of the federal system are appraised. Lecture-seminar format.
Prerequisite: POLA51H3
or POLB50H3 or equivalent
Exclusion: POL316Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC57H3
Intergovernmental Relations and Public Policy
This course examines intergovernmental relations in various areas
of public policy and their effects on policy outcomes. It evaluates
how federalism affects the capacity of Canadians to secure desirable
social, economic, environmental and trade policies. Lecture-seminar
format.
Prerequisite: [POLB50H3
or equivalent] & POLC54H3
Exclusion: POL316Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC65H3
Political Strategy and Policy Entrepreneurship
This course focuses on analyzing and influencing individual and collective
choices of political actors to understand effective strategies for
bringing about policy changes. We will draw on the psychology of persuasion
and decision-making as well as literature on political decision-making
and institutions, emphasizing contemporary issues.
Prerequisite: At least 4.0 credits.
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC66H3
Public Policy Making
This course provides a study of current theories of public policy-making
and the processes that are involved in making public policies. Policy
processes of agenda setting, choosing governing instruments, making
public decisions, and implementing and evaluating governmental programs
are examined using specific cases of public policy-making in Canada.
Prerequisite: POLA51H3
or POLB50H3 or POLB52H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC67H3
Public Policy in Canada
This course is a survey of contemporary patterns of public policy
in Canada. Selected policy studies including managing the economy
from post-war stabilization policies to the rise of global capitalism,
developments in the Canadian welfare state and approaches to external
relations and national security in the new international order.
Prerequisite: POLA51H3
or POLB50H3 or POLB52H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC73H3
Modern Political Theory I
This course is a study of the major political philosophers of the
nineteenth century, including Hegel, Marx, J.S. Mill and Nietzsche.
Prerequisite: [POLB70H3
& POLB71H3]) or equivalent
Exclusion: POL320Y
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
POLC74H3
Contemporary Political Thought
This course is a study of the major political philosophers of the
twentieth century. The theorists covered will vary from year to year.
Prerequisite: POLB70H3
& POLB71H3
Exclusion: POL320Y
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
POLC76H3
Women in Political and Social Thought I
This course explores male theorists' views of the role of women in
state, society, and family and current feminist rethinking of the
roles assigned them. The focus of the course is on current feminist
reinterpretations of classical texts.
Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Exclusion: JPP343Y
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
POLC77H3
Women in Political and Social Thought II
This course examines twentieth century female thinkers, feminists
and non-feminists.
Prerequisite: POLC76H3
Exclusion: JPP343Y
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
POLC78H3
Political Analysis I
This course examines the methods of analysis used in the literature
on politics. The course teaches students to identify underlying assumptions,
to differentiate good from poor logic of argument, to distinguish
between adequate and inadequate use of evidence and between warranted
and unwarranted conclusions.
Prerequisite: Two full credits in Political Science
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
POLC82H3
The Formulation of American Foreign Policy
This course examines the process by which American foreign policy
is formulated.
Prerequisite: One full credit from: POLB80H3,
POLB81H3, POLC92H3,POLC93H3
Exclusion: POL326Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC83H3
The Application of American Foreign Policy
This course examines the foreign policy of the United States by analyzing
its context and application to a number of specific regions and problems
in the world.
Prerequisite: One full credit from: POLB80H3,
POLB81H3, POLC92H3,
POLC93H3
Exclusion: POL326Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC84H3
Canadian Foreign Policy I
This course introduces Canadian foreign policy since 1945.
Prerequisite: POLB50H3
& POLB52H3 & POLB80H3
& POLB81H3
Exclusion: POL312Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC85H3
Canadian Foreign Policy II
This course considers the issues and influences which have determined
Canadian foreign policy.
Prerequisite: POLC84H3
Exclusion: POL312Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC86H3
Politics and Government in Soviet Society, 1917-1991
This course examines the rise and the collapse of the first Communist
state. Topics include the Stalinist dictatorship and de-Stalinization,
the planned economy and the black market, ethnic politics and dissent.
Particular attention is paid to the attempt to reform communism before
1991.
Prerequisite: One B-level full credit in Political Science
Exclusion: (POL204Y)
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC87H3
International Cooperation and Institutions
This course explores the possibilities and limits for international
cooperation in different areas and an examination of how institutions
and the distribution of power shape bargained outcomes.
Prerequisite: POLB80H3
& POLB81H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC88H3
The New International Agenda
Traditional International Relations Theory has concentrated on relations
between states, either failing to discuss, or missing the complexities
of important issues such as terrorism, the role of women, proliferation,
globalization of the world economy, and many others. This course serves
as an introduction to these issues - and how international relations
theory is adapting in order to cover them.
Prerequisite: [POLB80H3
& POLB81H3] or equivalent
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC89H3
Politics and Government in Post-Communist Russia
The course examines the attempt to create democracy and a market economy
in post-communist Russia. Topics include federalism and regional politics,
organized crime, the decline of the welfare state, and Russia's place
in the world.
Prerequisite: One B-level full credit in Political Science
Exclusion: (POL204Y)
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC90H3
Development Studies: Political and Historical Perspectives
This course provides students with a more advanced examination of
issues in development studies, including some of the mainstream theoretical
approaches to development studies and a critical examination of development
practice in historical perspective. Seminar format.
Prerequisite: POLB90H3
& POLB91H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC91H3
Latin America: Dictatorship and Democracy
This course explores the origins of Latin America's cycles of brutal
dictatorship and democratic rule. It examines critically the assumption
that Latin American countries have made the transition to democratic
government.
Prerequisite: [POLB90H3
& POLB91H3] or equivalent
Exclusion: POL305Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC92H3
The American Political Process
This course analyses the American federal system and the institutions
and processes of government in the United States.
Prerequisite: One full credit in Political Science at the B-level
Exclusion: POL203Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC93H3
Public Policies in the United States
This course focuses on selected policy issues in the United States.
Prerequisite: One full credit in Political Science at the B-level
Exclusion: POL203Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC94H3
Globalization, Gender and Development
This course explores the gendered impact of economic Globalization
and the various forms of resistance and mobilization that women of
the global south have engaged in their efforts to cope with that impact.
The course pays particular attention to regional contextual differences
(Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East) and to the perspectives
of global south women, both academic and activist, on major development
issues.
Prerequisite: POLB90H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC95H3
International Political Economy of Trade
This course examines why countries trade and how international exchange
is affected by domestic and international structures. Grand theories
of international political economy are surveyed for this purpose,
and recent perspectives and issues related to the organization of
world trade are reviewed.
Prerequisite: [POLB80H3
& POLB81H3] or equivalent;
familiarity with basic economic concepts is recommended
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC96H3
State Formation and Authoritarianism in the Middle East
This course examines the origins of, and political dynamics within,
states in the contemporary Middle East. The first part of the course
analyses states and state formation in historical perspective - examining
the legacies of the late Ottoman and, in particular, the colonial
period, the rise of monarchical states, the emergence of various forms
of "ethnic" and/or "quasi" democracies, the onset of "revolutions
from above", and the consolidation of populist authoritarian states.
The second part of the course examines the resilience of the predominantly
authoritarian state system in the wake of socio-economic and political
reform processes.
Prerequisite: POLB90H3
& POLB91H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC97H3
Protest Politics in the Middle East
This course examines various forms of protest politics in the contemporary
Middle East. The course begins by introducing important theoretical
debates concerning collective action in the region - focusing on such
concepts as citizenship, the public sphere, civil society, and social
movements. The second part of the course examines case studies of
social action - examining the roles played by crucial actors such
as labour, the rising Islamist middle classes/bourgeoisie, the region's
various ethnic and religious minority groups, and women who are entering
into the public sphere in unprecedented numbers. The course concludes
by examining various forms of collective and non-collective action
in the region from Islamist social movements to everyday forms of
resistance.
Prerequisite: POLB90H3
& POLB91H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC98H3
International Political Economy of Finance
The course explains why financial markets exist, and their evolution,
by looking at the agents, actors and institutions which generate demand
for them. We also consider the consequences of increasingly integrated
markets, the causes of systemic financial crises, as well as the implications
and feasibility of regulation.
Prerequisite: POLB80H3
& POLB81H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLC99H3
Latin America: The Politics of the Dispossessed
This course explores the way the poor and oppressed have organized
and fought for their rights. Special attention is given to the way
in which globalization has affected popular organizing, including
its impact on insurgent movements such as the Zapatistas.
Prerequisite: [POLB90H3
& POLB91H3] or equivalent
Exclusion: POL305Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLD01H3
Research Seminar in Political Science
This course provides an opportunity to design and carry out individual
or small-group research on a political topic. After class readings
on the topic under study, research methods and design, and research
ethics, students enter "the field" in Toronto. The seminar provides
a series of opportunities to present and discuss their unfolding research.
Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in Political Science and a cumulative GPA
of at least 3.2.
Corequisite: POLC78H3
is recommended but not required.
Exclusion: POLD01H3
may not be taken after or concurrently with POLD78H3.
Enrolment Limits: 15
POLD02Y3
Research Seminar in International Relations
This course provides an opportunity to carry out individual research
on an international relations topic. After class readings on the topic
under study, research methods and design, and research ethics, students
will propose and carry out the research. The seminar provides opportunities
to present and discuss their unfolding research.
Prerequisite: POLB80H3
& POLB81H3
Enrolment Limits: 15. Restricted to students in the Specialist Program
in Political Science.
POLD41H3
Advanced Topics in Politics
Topics will vary depending on the instructor.
Prerequisite: One B-level full credit in Political Science.
Enrolment Limits: (POLC41H3)
POLD50H3
Political Interests, Political Identity, and Public Policy
This course examines the interrelationship between organized interests,
social movements and the state in the formulation and implementation
of public policy in Canada and selected other countries.
Prerequisite: POLA51H3
or [POLB50H3 & POLB52H3]
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLD51H3
Topics in Canadian and Comparative Politics
This seminar course explores selected issues of Canadian politics
from a comparative perspective. The topics in this course vary depending
on the instructor.
Prerequisite: POLB50H3
& POLB52H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLD52H3
Immigration and Canadian Political Development
Immigration has played a central role in Canada's development. This
course explores how policies aimed at regulating migration have both
reflected and helped construct conceptions of Canadian national identity.
We will pay particular attention to the politics of immigration policy-making,
focusing on the role of the state and social actors.
Prerequisite: POLB50H3
& POLB52H3
Recommended Preparation: POLC67H3
& SOCB52H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLD64H3
Comparative Public Policy
This seminar course explores some of the major approaches to the comparative
analysis of public policies of industrialized countries. The course
uses a combination of case studies and theoretical literature to examine
selected social and economic public policies and policy making in
Europe, Canada, and the United States.
Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the B- or C-level in comparative or Canadian
politics.
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLD70H3
Topics in Political Theory
This seminar explores the ways in which political theory can deepen
our understanding of contemporary political issues. Topics may include
the following: cities and citizenship; multiculturalism and religious
pluralism; the legacies of colonialism; global justice; democratic
theory; the nature of power.
Prerequisite: POLB70H3
& POLB71H3
Recommended Preparation: POLC73H3
or POLC74H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
POLD71H3
Canadian Political Ideas I
This course introduces students to the ideas informing Canadian political
movements and parties.
Prerequisite: One full credit from: POLB50H3,
POLB52H3, POLB70H3,
POLB71H3 or equivalent
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
POLD72H3
Canadian Political Ideas II
This course is an in-depth examination of the ideas informing Canadian
political movements and parties.
Prerequisite: POLD71H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
POLD78H3
Political Analysis II
This seminar course is intended for students interested in deepening
their understanding of methodological issues that arise in the study
of politics. In addition to class readings, students will write critical
reviews of published work and will work to design their own research
projects.
Prerequisite: POLC78H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLD80H3
The End of the Cold War and Its Aftermath
This course explores the end of the Cold War and its impact on political
and economic evolution of countries in the developing world. With
a focus on the former Soviet Union and Africa, this course will examine
the nature and impact of new post Cold War pressures for political
and economic change.
Prerequisite: One B- or C-level course in Comparative Politics.
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLD87H3
Rational Choice and International Cooperation
This course is an introduction to rational choice theories with applications
to the international realm. A main goal is to introduce analytical
constructs frequently used in the political science and political
economy literature to understand strategic interaction among states.
Prerequisite: POLB80H3
& POLB81H3
Enrolment Limits: 20
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLD88H3
Exploring the New International Agenda
This course examines in depth the broad set of new issues on the international
agenda: terrorism, non-proliferation, human security, women's issues,
human rights and others. It emphasizes in-class participation, and
student presentations.
Prerequisite: POLC88H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLD89H3
Global Environmental Politics
Examines the challenges faced by humanity in dealing with global environmental
problems and the politics of addressing them. Focuses on both the
underlying factors that shape the politics of global environmental
problems - such as scientific uncertainty, North-South conflict, and
globalization - and explores attempts at the governance of specific
environmental issues.
Prerequisite: POLB80H3
& POLB81H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLD90H3
Public Policy and Human Development in the Global South
While domestic and international political factors have discouraged
pro human development public policies in much of the global south,
there have been some important success stories. This course examines
the economic and social policies most successful in contributing to
human development and explores the reasons behind these rare cases
of relatively successful human development.
Prerequisite: A social sciences or humanities course on the global
south or on development
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
POLD94H3
Selected Topics on Developing Areas
Topics vary according to instructor.
Prerequisite: A Social Sciences or Humanities course on the Third
World or Development.
POLD95H3
Supervised Research
A research project under the supervision of a member of faculty that
will result in the completion of a substantial report or paper acceptable
as an undergraduate senior thesis. Students wishing to undertake a
supervised research project in the Winter Session must register in
POLD95H3 during the
Fall Session. It is the student's responsibility to find a faculty
member who is willing to supervise the project, and the student must
obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering
for this course. During the Fall Session the student must prepare
a short research proposal, and both the supervising faculty member
and the Supervisor of Studies must approve the research proposal prior
to the first day of classes for the Winter Session.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
POLD98H3
Supervised Reading
Advanced reading in special topics. This course is meant only for
those students who, having completed the available basic courses in
a particular field of Political Science, wish to pursue further intensive
study on a relevant topic of special interest. Students are advised
that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before
registering for this course.
Prerequisite: One B-level course in Political Science & permission
of the instructor.
Exclusion: POL495Y
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