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Political Science

Faculty List

  • A. Ahmad, B.A., M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (McGill), Assistant Professor
  • E.G. Andrew, B.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (London), Professor Emeritus
  • C. Cochrane, B.A. (St. Thomas), M.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
  • S.J. Colman, M.A. (Oxon.), Professor Emeritus
  • D. Fu, B.A. (Minnesota), M.Phil, Ph.D. (Oxford), Assistant Professor
  • M. Hoffmann, B.S. (Michigan Technological University), Ph.D. (George Washington University), Professor
  • R. Hurl, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (Cornell University), Lecturer
  • F. Kahraman, B.A. (Boğaziçi University), M.A., Ph.D. (Washington), Assistant Professor
  • P. Kingston, B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (London), D.Phil. (Oxford), Professor
  • N. Klenk, B.Sc., M.Sc. (McGill), Ph.D. (UBC), Assistant Professor
  • M.L. Kohn, B.A. (Williams College), M.A., Ph.D. (Cornell University), Professor
  • R. Levine, B.A. (Rochester), Ph.D. (Duke), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • R. Manzer, B.A., B.Ed. (New Brun.), M.A. (Oxon.), Ph.D. (Harvard), Professor Emeritus
  • C. Norrlof, B.A., M.A. (Lund), Ph.D. (Geneva), Associate Professor
  • S. Renckens, B.A., M.A., M.Sc. (Leuven), Ph.D. (Yale), Assistant Professor
  • A. Rubinoff, A.B. (Allegheny), M.A., Ph.D. (Chicago), Professor Emeritus
  • R. Schertzer, B.A. (Carleton), M.Sc., Ph.D. (London School of Economics), Assistant Professor
  • T. Shanks, B.A. (Berkeley), Ph.D. (Northwestern), Assistant Professor
  • G. 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), FRSC, Professor
  • P. Triadafilopoulos, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., (Brock), Ph.D. (New School NY), Associate Professor
  • L. Way, B.A. (Harvard), M.A., Ph.D. (UC Berkeley), Professor

Acting Chair: M. Kohn (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018)
Chair: Grace Skogstad
Program Advisor Email: pol-advisor@utsc.utoronto.ca

Political Science is the study of enduring issues of power and authority, citizenship and governance, justice and legitimacy, and patterns of conflict and co-operation that arise around these issues from ancient to modern times. Political Science is divided into the following areas of focus:

Canadian Government and Politics:  content covers the political-institutional foundations, political processes and public policies of Canada.

Comparative Politics (Developing and Developed Countries):  courses cover 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:  courses focus on studying the foreign policies of particular nation-states and the patterns of conflict and co-operation among states.

Political Theory:  courses explore 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

Public Policy:  courses examine the context, institutions, and processes of policy-making and implementation, as well as concepts and criteria for policy evaluation.

Guidelines for firs 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: 1.0 credit at the A-level in Political Science.
  • Public Policy: 1.0 credit at the A or B level in Anthropology, City Studies, Geography, International Development Studies, Political Science or Sociology; at least 0.5 credit at the A-level in Political Science is recommended.

Political Science Areas of Focus Table:
* indicates a course can be applied to more than one field

 
International Relations Political Theory Public Policy Canadian Government and Politics Comparative Politics

POLB80H3 Introduction to International Relations I
POLB81H3 Introduction to International Relations II
POLC09H3 International Security: Conflict, Crisis and War
POLC38H3 International Law
POLC69H3 Political Economy: International and Comparative Perspectives*
POLC80H3 International Relations of Africa
POLC83H3 Applications of American Foreign Policy*
POLC87H3 International Cooperation and Institutions
POLC88H3 The New International Agenda
POLC98H3 International Political Economy of Finance
POLD09H3 International Relations of Ethnic Conflict
POLD87H3 Rational Choice and International Cooperation
POLD89H3 Global Environmental Politics

POLB30H3 Law, Justice, and Rights
POLB72H3 Introduction to Political Theory
POLC37H3 Global Justice
POLC70H3 Political Thought:  Foundations of Justice, Citizenship and Power
POLC71H3 Political Thought:  Rights, Revolution and Resistance
POLC72H3 Liberty
POLC73H3 Modern Political Theory
POLC74H3 Contemporary Political Thought
POLC79H3 Feminist Political Thought
POLD30H3 Legal Reasoning
POLD45H3 Constitutionalism
POLD67H3 The Limits of Rationality*
POLD70H3 Topics in Political Theory

POLC11H3 Applied Statistics for Politics and Public Policy
POLC36H3 Law and Public Policy
POLC53H3 Canadian Environmental Policy*
POLC54H3 Intergovernmental Relations in Canada*
POLC57H3 Intergovernmental Relations and Public Policy*
POLC65H3 Political Strategy
PPGC66H3 Public Policy Making*
PPGC67H3 Public Policy in Canada*
POLC68H3 The Constitution of Canada and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms*
POLC83H3 Applications of American Foreign Policy*
POLC93H3 Public Policies in the United States*
POLD50H3 Political Interests, Political Identity, and Public Policy*
POLD52H3 Immigration and Canadian Political Development*
PPGD64H3 Comparative Public Policy*
POLD67H3 The Limits of Rationality*
POLD90H3 Public Policy and Human Development in the Global South*

POLB50Y3 Canadian Government and Politics
POLC21H3 Voting and Elections*
POLC32H3 The Canadian Judicial System
POLC53H3 Canadian Environmental Policy*
POLC54H3 Intergovernmental Relations in Canada*
POLC56H3 Indigenous Politics and Law
POLC57H3 Intergovernmental Relations and Public Policy*
POLC58H3 The Politics of National Identity and Diversity*
POLC59H3  Sources of Power: The Crown, Parliament and the People
PPGC66H3 Public Policy Making*
PPGC67H3 Public Policy in Canada*
POLC68H3 The Constitution of Canada and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms*
POLD50H3 Political Interests, Political Identity, and Public Policy*
POLD51H3 Topics in Canadian and Comparative Politics*
POLD52H3 Immigration and Canadian Political Development*
POLD53H3 Political Disagreement in Canada

POLB90H3 Comparative Development in International Perspective
POLB91H3 Comparative Development in Political Perspective
POLB92H3 Comparative Politics: Revolution, Democracy and Authoritarianism
POLC16H3 Chinese Politics
POLC21H3 Voting and Elections*
POLC22H3 Ethnic Conflict and Democratization in Europe After the Cold War
POLC39H3 Comparative Legal Systems
POLC42H3 Topics in Comparative Politics
POLC58H3 The Politics of National Identity and Diversity*
PPGC66H3 Public Policy Making*
POLC69H3 Political Economy: International and Comparative Perspectives*
POLC83H3 Applications of American Foreign Policy*
POLC90H3 Development Studies: Political and Historical Perspectives
POLC91H3 Latin America: Dictatorship and Democracy
POLC92H3 The American Political Process
POLC93H3 Public Policies in the United States*
POLC94H3 Globalization, Gender and Development
POLC96H3 State Formation and Authoritarianism in the Middle East
POLC97H3 Protest Politics in the Middle East
POLC99H3 Latin America: The Politics of the Dispossessed
POLD51H3 Topics in Canadian and Comparative Politics*
PPGD64H3 Comparative Public Policy*
POLD67H3 The Limits of Rationality*
POLD90H3 Public Policy and Human Development in the Global South*
POLD91H3 Comparative Perspectives on Contentious Politics
POLD92H3 Survival and Demise of Dictatorships
POLD94H3 Selected Topics on Developing Areas

Service Learning and Outreach
For an experiential learning opportunity that also serves others, consider the course CTLB03H3 (Introduction to Service Learning), which can be found in the "Teaching and Learning” section of the Calendar.

 

 

Political Science Programs

SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (ARTS)

Program Requirements
Students must complete at least 12.0 full credits in Political Science including:

1. Introduction to Political Science (1.0 credit):
POLA01H3 Critical Issues in Politics I
POLA02H3 Critical Issues in Politics II

2. Political Theory (1.0 credit):
POLB72H3 Introduction to Political Theory
0.5 credit from among the courses listed in the Political Theory area of focus

3. Canadian Politics (1.0 credit):
POLB50Y3 Canadian Government and Politics

4. At least four of the following (2.0 credits):
POLB80H3 Introduction to International Relations I
POLB81H3 Introduction to International Relations II
POLB90H3 Comparative Development in International Perspective
POLB91H3 Comparative Development in Political Perspective
POLB92H3 Comparative Politics: Revolution, Democracy and Authoritarianism

5. Methods (1.0 credit):
[STAB23H3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences or equivalent]
POLC78H3 Political Analysis I

6. Applications (5.0 credits):
5.0 credits in POL or PPG courses at the C- and/or D-level

7. Advanced Applications (1.0 credit)
At least 1.0 credit in POL or PPG courses at the D-level

MAJOR PROGRAM IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (ARTS)

Program Requirements
Students must complete at least 8.0 credits in Political Science as follows:

1. Introduction to Political Science (1.0 credit):
POLA01H3 Critical Issues in Politics I
POLA02H3 Critical Issues in Politics II

2. Political Theory (1.0 credit):
POLB72H3 Introduction to Political Theory
0.5 credit from among the courses listed in the Political Theory area of focus

3. Canadian Politics (1.0 credit):
POLB50Y3 Canadian Government and Politics

4. At least two of the following (1.0 credit):
POLB80H3 Introduction to International Relations I
POLB81H3 Introduction to International Relations II
POLB90H3 Comparative Development in International Perspective
POLB91H3 Comparative Development in Political Perspective
POLB92H3 Comparative Politics: Revolution, Democracy and Authoritarianism

5. Methods (1.0 credit):
[STAB23H3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences or equivalent]
POLC78H3 Political Analysis I

6. Applications (2.5 credits):
2.5 credits in POL or PPG courses of which at least 2.0 must be at the C- and/or D-level

7. Advanced Applications (0.5 credit)
At least 0.5 credit in POL or PPG courses at the D-level

MINOR PROGRAM IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (ARTS)

Program Requirements
The Program requires the completion of 4.0 credits, including at least 2.0 credits at the C- or D-level. The program may be completed in one of two ways:

1.  4.0 credits above the A-level in any single Area of Focus

or

2.  2.0 credits each from a combination of any two Area(s) of Focus

Regarding the Area(s) of Focus: Please refer to the tables above for courses in each Area.
The Area(s) of Focus are:
- Canadian Government and Politics
- Political Theory
- International Relations
- Comparative Politics
- Public Policy

MINOR PROGRAM IN PUBLIC LAW (ARTS)

The Minor in Public Law examines how the legal system, of which the constitutional order and judiciary are integral parts, governs the relationship both among constituent units of the state and between citizens and the state. It also examines the obligations that states have to one another via international law. Courses in the program address the normative foundations of principles of justice and human rights; the role of constitutions and courts in safeguarding the rule of law, protecting civil liberties, and curbing state power; the constraints to state sovereignty posed by international law and international courts; and the implications of the legal order for democratic and legitimate policy-making.

Program Requirements
Students must complete 4.0 credits, of which at least 1.0 credit must be at the C- and/or D-level.

1. Core Courses as follows (2.5 credits):
POLB30H3 Law, Justice and Rights
POLB50Y3 Canadian Government and Politics
POLC32H3 The Canadian Judicial System
POLC68H3 The Constitution of Canada and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

2. Public Law Electives (1.0 credit from the following):
POLC36H3 Law and Public Policy
POLC38H3 International Law
POLC39H3 Comparative Legal Systems
POLC56H3 Indigenous Politics and Law
POLD30H3 Legal Reasoning
POLD42H3 Advanced Topics in Public Law
POLD45H3 Constitutionalism

3. 0.5 credit from requirement 2 above or an appropriate course from another discipline, including at the UTSC, UTM and St. George campuses, as approved by the Public Law Program Advisor.

 

Political Science Courses


POLA01H3 - Critical Issues in Politics I

An introduction to crucial political issues of the day (e.g. globalization, migration, political violence, corruption, democracy, global justice, climate change, human rights, revolution,  terrorism) and key concepts in Political Science. Students will be introduced to and practice techniques of critical reading and analytic essay writing. Topics will vary by semester and professor.

Exclusion: POL101Y, POL115H, POL112H, POL113H, POL114H
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences
Note: POLA01H3 and POLA02H3 are not sequential courses and can be taken out of order or concurrently.

POLA02H3 - Critical Issues in Politics II

An introduction to crucial political issues of the day (e.g. globalization, migration, political violence, corruption, democracy, global justice, climate change, human rights, revolution, terrorism) and key concepts in Political Science. Students will develop techniques of critical reading and analytic essay writing. Topics will vary by semester and professor.

Exclusion: POL101Y, POL115H, POL112H, POL113H, POL114H
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences
Note: POLA01H3and POLA02H3 are not sequential courses and can be taken out of order or concurrently.

POLB30H3 - Law, Justice and Rights

This is a lecture course that helps students understand the theoretical justifications for the rule of law. We will study different arguments about the source and limitations of law: natural law, legal positivism, normative jurisprudence and critical theories.  The course will also examine some key court cases in order to explore the connection between theory and practice. This is the foundation course for the Minor program in Public Law.
Area of Focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Exclusion: PHLB11H3 (students who have taken PHLB11H3 prior to POLB30H3 may count PHLB11H3 in place of POLB30H3 in the Minor in Public Law)
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 credit in Political Science
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
Note: Priority will be given to students enrolled in the Minor program in Public Law. Additional students will be admitted as space permits.

POLB50Y3 - Canadian Government and Politics

This course examines the institutional foundations and principles of Canadian government, and the social, cultural, and historical factors that shape its politics. Topics covered are the Canadian constitution, the executive, parliament, the public service, the federal system, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the courts, political parties, the electoral system, interest groups, social movements, Quebec nationalism, and aboriginal self-determination.
Area of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics

Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits.
Exclusion: ( POLB50H3), ( POLB52H3), POL214Y, POL224Y
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLB72H3 - Introduction to Political Theory

This course presents a general introduction to political theory and investigates central concepts in political theory, such as liberty, equality, democracy, and the state.  Course readings will include classic texts such as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Rousseau, and Marx, as well as contemporary readings.
Area of Focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Exclusion: PHLB17H3
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

POLB80H3 - Introduction to International Relations I

This course examines different approaches to international relations, the characteristics of the international system, and the factors that motivate foreign policies.
Area of Focus: International Relations

Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Exclusion: POL208Y
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLB81H3 - Introduction to International Relations II

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.
Area of Focus: International Relations

Prerequisite: POLB80H3 NoteIt is strongly recommended that students take POLB80H3 and POLB81H3 in consecutive sessions.
Exclusion: POL208Y
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Exclusion: POL201Y
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: POLB90H3 Note: It is strongly recommended that students take POLB90H3 and POLB91H3 in consecutive sessions.
Exclusion: POL201Y
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLB92H3 - Comparative Politics: Revolution, Democracy and Authoritarianism

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.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC09H3 - International Security: Conflict, Crisis and War

This course explores the causes and correlates of international crises, conflicts, and wars. Using International Relations theory, it examines why conflict occurs in some cases but not others. The course examines both historical and contemporary cases of inter-state conflict and covers conventional, nuclear, and non-traditional warfare.
Area of Focus: International Relations

Prerequisite: POLB80H3 and POLB81H3
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC11H3 - Applied Statistics for Politics and Public Policy

In this course, students learn to apply data analysis techniques to examples drawn from political science and public policy. Students will learn to complete original analyses using quantitative techniques commonly employed by political scientists to study public opinion and government policies. Rather than stressing mathematical concepts, the emphasis of the course will be on the application and interpretation of the data as students learn to communicate their results through papers and/or presentations.

Prerequisite: STAB23H3 or equivalent
Exclusion: ( POLB11H3)
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

POLC16H3 - Chinese Politics

This course covers a range of topics in contemporary Chinese politics and society post 1989. It exposes students to state of the art literature and probes beyond the news headlines. No prior knowledge of China required.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: POLB90H3 or POLB91H3
Exclusion: JPA331Y, JMC031Y
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC21H3 - Voting and Elections

Why do some citizens vote when others do not? What motivates voters? This course reviews theories of voting behaviour, the social and psychological bases of such behaviour, and how candidate and party campaigns influence the vote. By applying quantitative methods introduced in STAB23H3 or other courses on statistical methods, students will complete assignments examining voter behaviour in recent Canadian and/or foreign elections using survey data and election returns.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: [ STAB23H3 or equivalent] or POL242Y
Exclusion: POL314H, POL314Y
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC22H3 - 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 and the former Soviet Union. 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, including democratization and conflict in the Balkans and Ukraine.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: Any 8.0 credits
Exclusion: ( POLB93H3)
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC32H3 - The Canadian Judicial System

This course explores the structure, role and key issues associated with the Canadian judicial system. The first section provides the key context and history associated with Canada’s court system. The second section discusses the role the courts have played in the evolution of the Canadian constitution and politics – with a particular focus on the Supreme Court of Canada. The final section analyzes some of the key debates and issues related to the courts in Canada, including their democratic nature, function in establishing public policy and protection of civil liberties.
Area of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics

Prerequisite: POLB50Y3
Recommended Preparation: POLB30H3
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC36H3 - Law and Public Policy

This course examines how different types of legal frameworks affect processes and outcomes of policy-making.  It contrasts policy-making in Westminster parliamentary systems and separation of powers systems; unitary versus multi-level or federal systems; and systems with and without constitutional bills of rights.
Area of Focus: Public Policy

Prerequisite: POLB50Y3
Recommended Preparation: ( POLC66H3) or PPGC66H3
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC37H3 - Global Justice

This course examines theoretical debates about the extent of moral and political obligations to non-citizens. Topics include human rights, immigration, global poverty, development, terrorism, and just war.
Area of Focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: [( POLB70H3) and ( POLB71H3)] or POLB72H3 or [1.0 credit at the B-level in IDS courses]
Exclusion: ( PHLB08H3)
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

POLC38H3 - International Law

This course introduces students to the foundations of international law, its sources, its rationale, and challenges to its effectiveness and implementation. Areas of international law discussed include the conduct of war, trade, and diplomacy, as well as the protection of human rights and the environment.
Area of Focus: International Relations

Prerequisite: POLB30H3 or POLB80H3
Exclusion: POL340Y
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC39H3 - Comparative Legal Systems

This course explores some of the key aspects and issues of public law in modern, democratic systems of government from a comparative perspective. It does this by reviewing and applying theory and empirical analysis to a number of cases to explore five key issues: the institutional separation of power, the structure of the judiciary, the mechanisms (or lack thereof) to distribute power and resources between groups/territories, the mechanisms (or lack thereof) to protect individual and group rights, and how/if the constitutional order can be changed/amended. Cases considered will include: Canada, UK, Spain, Germany, Australia, America, India and South Africa.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: POLB30H3
Recommended Preparation: POLB92H3 or ( POLB93H3)
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC40H3 - Current Topics in Politics

Topics and Area of Focus will vary depending on the instructor.

Prerequisite: One B-level full credit in Political Science
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC42H3 - Topics in Comparative Politics

Topics will vary depending on the regional interests and expertise of the Instructor.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: One B-level full credit in Political Science
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC53H3 - Canadian Environmental Policy

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.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [ POLB50Y3 or equivalent] or ESTB01H3 or [1.5 credits at the B-level in CIT courses]
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: POLB50Y3 or equivalent
Exclusion: POL316Y
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC56H3 - Indigenous Politics and Law

This course explores key historical and contemporary issues in indigenous politics. Focusing on the contemporary political and legal mobilization of Indigenous peoples, it will examine their pursuit of self-government, land claims and resource development, treaty negotiations indigenous rights, and reconciliation. A primary focus will be the role of Canada’s courts, its political institutions, and federal and provincial political leaders in affecting the capacity of indigenous communities to realize their goals.
Area of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics

Prerequisite: POLB50Y3 or equivalent
Exclusion: POL308H, ABS353H, ABS354H
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [ POLB50Y3 or equivalent] and POLC54H3
Exclusion: POL316Y
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC58H3 - The Politics of National Identity and Diversity

This course explores the foundational concepts of nation and nationalism in Canadian and comparative politics, and the related issues associated with diversity. The first section looks at the theories related to nationalism and national identity, while the second applies these to better understand such pressing issues as minorities, multiculturalism, conflict and globalization.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: POLB92H3 or POLB50Y3
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC59H3 - Sources of Power: The Crown, Parliament and the People

Who are we as a people today? What role have consecutive vice regals played in more than 400 years of shaping our nation and its institutions? This course examines how the vice regal position in general, and how selected representatives in particular, have shaped Canada’s political system
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics

Prerequisite: POLB50Y3 or equivalent
Exclusion: POLC40H3 (if taken in 2014-Winter or 2015-Winter sessions)
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC65H3 - Political Strategy

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. During election years in North America, special attention will be paid to campaign strategy. There may be a service-learning requirement.
Area of Focus: Public Policy

Prerequisite: At least 4.0 credits in POL courses
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC68H3 - The Constitution of Canada and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

This course will investigate the development of Canadian constitutional law under the Constitution Act of 1982 and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Specific topics include criminal rights, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, equality rights, and aboriginal rights.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [ POLB50Y3 or equivalent] or POLB30H3
Exclusion: POL337Y
Recommended Preparation: POLC32H3
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC69H3 - Political Economy: International and Comparative Perspectives

This course provides an introduction to the field of political economy from an international and comparative perspective. The course explores the globalization of the economy, discusses traditional and contemporary theories of political economy, and examines issues such as trade, production, development, and environmental change.

Areas of Focus: Comparative Politics; International Relations

Prerequisite: [1.0 credit from: POLB80H3, POLB81H3, POLB90H3, POLB91H3, POLB92H3]
Exclusion: POL361H1
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC70H3 - Political Thought: Foundations of Justice, Citizenship and Power

This course introduces students to central concepts in political theory, such as justice, rights, and the state. Readings will include classical and medieval texts, such as Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Politics.
Area of Focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: POLB72H3 or PHLB17H3
Exclusion: POL200Y, ( POLB70H3)
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

POLC71H3 - Political Thought: Rights, Revolution and Resistance

This course introduces students to central concepts in political theory, such as sovereignty, liberty, and equality. Readings will include modern and contemporary texts, such as Hobbes' Leviathan and Locke's Second Treatise of Government.
Area of Focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: POLB72H3 or PHLB17H3
Exclusion: POL200Y, ( POLB71H3)
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

POLC72H3 - Liberty

The course investigates the concept of political liberty in various traditions of political thought, especially liberalism, republicanism, and Marxism.  The course will investigate key studies by such theorists as Berlin, Taylor, Skinner, Pettit, and Cohen, as well as historical texts by Cicero, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Hegel, Constant, Marx, and Mill.
Area of Focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: POLB72H3 or ( POLB70H3) or ( POLB71H3)
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

POLC73H3 - Modern Political Theory

This course is a study of the major political philosophers of the nineteenth century, including Hegel, Marx, J.S. Mill and Nietzsche.
Area of Focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: [( POLB70H3) and ( POLB71H3)] or POLB72H3
Exclusion: POL320Y
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: [( POLB70H3) and ( POLB71H3)] or POLB72H3
Exclusion: POL320Y
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

POLC78H3 - Political Analysis I

This course examines the principles of research design and methods of analysis employed by researchers in political science. Students will learn to distinguish between adequate and inadequate use of evidence and between warranted and unwarranted conclusions.

Prerequisite: 8.0 credits including 1.0 credit in POL courses
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC79H3 - Feminist Political Thought

This course examines the challenges and contributions of feminist political thought to the core concepts of political theory, such as rights, citizenship, democracy, and social movements. It analyzes the history of feminist political thought, and the varieties of contemporary feminist thought, including: liberal, socialist, radical, intersectional, and postcolonial.
Area of Focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: POLB72H3 or [( POLB70H3) and ( POLB71H3)] or PHLB13H3 or WSTA03H3
Exclusion: POL432H
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

POLC80H3 - International Relations of Africa

This course introduces students to the International Relations of Africa. This course applies the big questions in IR theory to a highly understudied region. The first half of the course focuses on security and politics, while the latter half pays heed to poverty, economic development, and multilateral institutions.
Area of Focus: International Relations

Prerequisite: POLB80H3 and POLB81H3
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC83H3 - Applications of American Foreign Policy

This course examines the foreign policy of the United States by analyzing its context and application to a specific region, regions or contemporary problems in the world.
Areas of Focus: International Relations; Public Policy; Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: International Relations

Prerequisite: POLB80H3 & POLB81H3
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: International Relations

Prerequisite: [ POLB80H3 and POLB81H3] or equivalent
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: POLB90H3 and POLB91H3
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: [ POLB90H3 and POLB91H3] or equivalent
Exclusion: POL305Y
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: One full credit in Political Science at the B-level
Exclusion: POL203Y
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLC93H3 - Public Policies in the United States

This course focuses on selected policy issues in the United States.
Areas of Focus: Comparative Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: One full credit in Political Science at the B-level
Exclusion: POL203Y
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: POLB90H3
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: POLB90H3 and [ POLB91H3 or POLB92H3]
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: POLB90H3 and [ POLB91H3 or POLB92H3]
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: International Relations

Prerequisite: POLB80H3 and POLB81H3
Exclusion: POL411H1
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: [ POLB90H3 and POLB91H3] or equivalent
Exclusion: POL305Y
Breadth Requirements: 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: 1.5 credits at the C-level in POL courses
Enrolment Limits: 15

POLD02Y3 - Senior Research Seminar in Political Science

This course provides an opportunity to carry out individual research on a Political Science topic. After class readings on the topic under study, research methods and design, and research ethics, students will propose and carry out their own research project. The seminar provides opportunities to present and discuss their unfolding research, as well as to present the findings of their research.

Prerequisite: A minimum 3.3 CGPA in Political Science courses and permission of the instructor; Restricted to students in the 4th year of the Specialist in Political Science program
Enrolment Limits: 10

POLD09H3 - International Relations of Ethnic Conflict

This course explores the internationalization of ethnic conflict and the international drivers of civil war. It covers diaspora politics, contagion and demonstration effects, regional security complexes, separatism and irredentism, and the use of sanctions and international interventions. The class involves discussions, problem-solving exercises, and teamwork.
Area of Focus: International Relations

Prerequisite: [ POLB80H3 and POLB81H3] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL or IDS courses]
Exclusion: POL466H1, POL468H1
Recommended Preparation: POLC09H3
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLD30H3 - Legal Reasoning

This course will introduce students to the ideas and methods that guide judges and lawyers in their work. How does the abstract world of the law get translated into predictable, concrete decisions? How do judges decide what is the “correct” decision in a given case? The class will begin with an overview of the legal system before delving into the ideas guiding statute drafting and interpretation, judicial review and administrative discretion, the meaning of “evidence” and “proof,” constitutionalism, and appellate review. Time will also be spent exploring the ways that foreign law can impact and be reconciled with Canadian law in a globalizing world.

Area of focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: POLB30H3 and POLC68H3 and [an additional 1.5 credits at the C-level in POL courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences
Note: Priority will be given to students enrolled in the Minor in Public Law.

POLD41H3 - Advanced Topics in Politics

Topics and Area of Focus will vary depending on the instructor.

Prerequisite: 1.5 credits at the C-level in POL courses
Exclusion: ( POLC41H3)
Enrolment Limits: 25

POLD42H3 - Advanced Topics in Public Law

Topics and area of focus will vary depending on the instructor, and may include global perspectives on social and economic rights, judicial and constitutional politics in diverse states and human rights law in Canada.

Prerequisite: 1.5 credits from the following [ POLC32H3, POLC36H3, POLC39H3, POLC68H3]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLD45H3 - Constitutionalism

This course studies the theory of constitutionalism through a detailed study of its major idioms such as the rule of law, the separation of powers, sovereignty, rights, and limited government.
Area of Focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: [[( POLB70H3) and ( POLB71H3)] or POLB72H3 or POLB30H3] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

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.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [ POLB50Y3 or equivalent] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL or PPG courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: [ POLB50Y3 or equivalent] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [[ POLB50Y3 or equivalent] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL or PPG courses]] or [15.0 credits including SOCB60H3]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLD53H3 - Political Disagreement in Canada

Why do Canadians disagree in their opinions about abortion, same-sex marriage, crime and punishment, welfare, taxes, immigration, the environment, religion, and many other subjects?  This course examines the major social scientific theories of political disagreement and applies these theories to an analysis of political disagreement in Canada.
Area of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics

Prerequisite: [ POLB50Y3 or equivalent] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL courses]
Recommended Preparation: STAB23H3 or equivalent
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLD55H3 - The Politics of Equality and Inequality in Canada

This seminar provides an in-depth examination of the politics of inequality in Canada, and the role of the Canadian political-institutional framework in contributing to political, social and economic (in)equality. The focus will be on diagnosing how Canada’s political institutions variously impede and promote equitable treatment of different groups of Canadians (such as First Nations, women, racial and minority groups) and the feasibility of possible institutional and policy reforms to promote goals of social and economic equity.
Area of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics

Prerequisite: [ POLB50Y3 or equivalent] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLD59H3 - Politics of Disability

An in-depth analysis of the place and rights of disabled persons in contemporary society. Course topics include historic, contemporary, and religious perspectives on persons with disabilities; the political organization of persons with disabilities; media presentation of persons with disabilities; and the role of legislatures and courts in the provision of rights of labour force equality and social service accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Area of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics

Prerequisite: 8.0 credits, of which at least 1.5 credits must be at the C- or D-level
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLD67H3 - The Limits of Rationality

This course critically examines the relationship between politics, rationality, and public policy-making. The first half of the course surveys dominant rational actor models, critiques of these approaches, and alternative perspectives. The second half of the course explores pathological policy outcomes, arrived at through otherwise rational procedures.
Areas of Focus: Comparative Politics; Political Theory; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [( POLB70H3) and ( POLB71H3) or POLB72H3] or [ POLB90H3 and POLB91H3] or PPGC66H3 and [1.0 additional credit at the C-level in POL or PPG courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: Political Theory

Prerequisite: [( POLB70H3) or ( POLB71H3) or POLB72H3] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25

POLD78H3 - Advanced Political Analysis

This seminar course is intended for students interested in deepening their understanding of methodological issues that arise in the study of politics or advanced research techniques.

Prerequisite: POLC78H3 and [1.0 credit at the C-level in POL courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: International Relations

Prerequisite: POLB80H3 and POLB81H3 and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Area of Focus: International Relations

Prerequisite: [[ POLB80H3 and POLB81H3] or ESTB01H3]] and [2.0 credits at the C-level in any courses]
Exclusion: POL413H1
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: 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.
Areas of Focus: Comparative Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [1.0 credit from: IDSB01H3, IDSB04H3, POLB90H3, POLB91H3] and [2.0 credits at the C-level in any courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLD91H3 - Comparative Perspectives on Contentious Politics

This course examines contentious politics from a comparative perspective, beginning with the foundational theories of Charles Tilly, Sidney Tarrow, and Doug McAdam. It explores questions such as why people protest, how they organize, and the outcomes of contention. The second half of the course challenges students to examine popular contention across a range of states in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America. It asks students to interrogate the applicability of the dynamics of contention framework to illiberal states in a comparative context.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: [ POLB90H3 and POLB91H3] and [an additional 2.0 credits at the C-level in any courses]
Exclusion: POL451H1
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLD92H3 - Survival and Demise of Dictatorships

This course will provide an introduction to theories of why some dictatorships survive while others do not. We will explore theories rooted in regime type, resources, state capacity, parties, popular protest, and leadership.  We will then examine the utility of these approaches through in-depth examinations of regime crises in Ethiopia, Iran, China, the USSR, and South Africa.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: POLB92H3 and [ POLB90H3 or POLB91H3] and [an additional 2.0 credits at the C-level in any courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

POLD94H3 - Selected Topics on Developing Areas

Topics vary according to instructor.
Area of Focus: Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: POLB90H3 and [ POLB91H3 or 0.5 credit at the B-level in IDS courses] and [2.0 credits at the C-level in any courses]
Enrolment Limits: 25
Breadth Requirements: Social & Behavioural Sciences

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: Permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: POL495Y

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