2005-2006 Faculty of Arts and Science Calendar

Political Science Courses

SSC199Y1
First Year Seminar 52S

Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty
member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a distribution
requirement course; see page 40.

100-Series Courses
Note:
Students may enrol in only one of the following courses: POL103Y1, POL105Y1, POL108Y1. All 100-series POL
courses are mutually exclusive. Students enrolled in more than one of these courses will be removed at any time they are discovered.

POL103Y1
Canada in Comparative Perspective: Building and Sustaining Democracy 52L, 26T

Introduces students to political science by comparing Canada to a wide range of other countries working through the
fundamental political concerns of power, authority, democracy and equality, and facing common challenges, such as ethnic
and cultural diversity.

Exclusion: POL 102Y, POL105Y1, POL108Y1

POL105Y1
Ethics and Politics 52L, 26T

An introduction to fundamental questions about the relation between ethics and politics. Do the constraints of political life entail
a different set of ethical standards for individuals and groups than in other domains of life? How do various kinds of ethical
issues become political ones? How should ethical disagreements be handled politically?

Exclusion: POL 102Y, POL103Y1, POL108Y1

POL108Y1
Global Networks 52L, 26T

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of global networks and how networks differ from states and markets.
The course begins with an overview of the differences between states, markets and networks in global politics. It then turns to
several cases of contemporary networks, including terrorist, civil society, ethnic, and financial networks. The course concludes
with an examination of the many challenges of regulating, hacking and holding accountable global networks in the 21st
century.

Exclusion: POL 102Y, POL103Y1, POL105Y1, POLA83H/A84H (Scarborough)

200-Series Courses
Note:

Almost all upper-level POL courses have Prerequisites. Students without course Prerequisites will be removed at any time they
are discovered.

POL200Y1
Political Theory: Visions of the Just/Good Society 52L, 26T

A selective presentation of critical encounters between philosophy and politics, dedicated to the quest for articulation and
founding of the just/good society. Among the theorists examined are Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes and Locke.

POL201Y1
Politics of Development: Issues and Challenges 52L, 13T

A survey of the developmental challenges facing societies in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, and the efficacy of
various development strategies and policies in meeting these challenges.
Prerequisite: One full POL course/4.0 FCEs in the Faculty of Arts and Science

POL203Y1
U.S. Government and Politics 52L, 26T

An introduction to U.S. government and politics within an analytical framework that helps us understand how institutions
structure incentives and decisions in the U.S. system. This class examines the political forces that forged contemporary
American institutions to understand how these political institutions continue to provide stability while allowing opportunities for
political change. We investigate whether these forces make American institutions different and why. Special attention is paid to
current events and contemporary policy dilemmas.
Prerequisite: One full POL course/4.0 FCEs in the Faculty of Arts and Science/ express permission of the instructor.

JHP204Y1
Ukraine: Politics, Economy and Society 52L

The history of Ukraine from earliest times to the present. Economic, political, and cultural movements; Kievan Rus', Polish-
Lithuanian Commonwealth, Cossack state, national revival, twentieth century statehood, and unification. (Given by the
Departments of History and Political Science)

POL207Y1
Politics in Europe 52L, 26T

(formerly POL 302Y)
An introduction to comparative politics with a focus on Western Europe: types of democracy, changing economic and social
governance, organized interests in Europe, party landscape, social movements. Special attention to Germany, Britain, France,
Italy, and the European Union.

Exclusion: POL 302Y
Prerequisite: A course in POL/EUR200Y1
Recommended preparation: General history of Europe

POL208Y1
Introduction to International Relations 52L, 26T

The course analyzes the impact of the individual, the nation-state, and the international and transnational systems on
international conflict and conflict resolution, and examines the major problems the international community confronts in a
rapidly changing international environment.
Prerequisite: One full POL course/ 4.0 FCEs in the Faculty of Arts and Science/ express permission of the instructor.
Recommended preparation: Prior reading or study of modern history

POL214Y1
Canadian Government and Politics 52L, 26T

Canada's political system: its key governmental institutions, especially Cabinet and Parliament; federalism; the Charter of
Rights and Freedoms; political parties and voting behaviour; ideologies and political culture; public opinion and pressure
groups; regionalism and Quebec. Useful as a general course on Canada and a foundation for more specialized study.

Exclusion: POL100Y, 102Y
Prerequisite: One full POL course/ 4.0 FCEs in the Faculty of Arts and Science

POL215Y1
Politics and Transformation of the Asia-Pacific 52L, 26T

This course provides a comparative analysis of selected countries of East and Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on changing
views of citizenship as they have been shaped by political, socio-economic and cultural transformations in the region. The first
term deals with the idea of the developmental state, inequality, democratization and nationalism. The second term takes up
questions related to governance and corruption, culture, demographic changes and nascent forms of regionalism and
globalization.
Prerequisite: One full POL course/ 4.0 FCEs in the Faculty of Arts and Science

POL242Y1
Introduction to Research Methods 52L, 26T

This course is aimed at helping Political Science students to understand and use the quantitative methods and research
designs now widely employed throughout the discipline.
Prerequisite: A course in POL

POL299Y1
Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 43 for details.

300-Series Courses
Note:

Enrolment in POL 300-series courses is limited. See Registration Handbook and Timetable for details.

POL300H1/Y1
Topics in Comparative Politics 26L/52L

An introduction to the field of comparative politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.
Prerequisite: A course in POL

JMC301Y1
State and Society in 20th Century China 52L

This course explores China's efforts to construct a modern and effective political order in the face of powerful demographic and
revolutionary challenges. The clash between competing ideologies, political and social movements and institutional alternatives
in the context of rapid social and economic change are analyzed. (Given by the Departments of East Asian Studies and
Political Science)
Prerequisite: EAS102Y1/HIS280Y1/HIS328Y1/POL215Y1/permission of the instructor
This is a Humanities and Social Science course

POL301Y1
Government and Politics in Africa 52L

The continuing relevance of pre-colonial Africa; the nature and legacy of colonial rule; African nationalism and the consolidation
of power in the newly-independent states; government, party and the people; the role of the military; national integration;
dependency and neo-colonialism; socialism and development; democracy and human rights.
Prerequisite: A course in POL

POL304Y1
Ethnicity and Politics in Canada 52L

Development of political institutions and policies to manage ethnic relations; political strategies and resources for achieving
ethnic goals; case studies: self-government and the First Nations; renewed federalism/sovereignty association and the
Quebecois; multiculturalism and minority rights.

Exclusion: SOC210Y1
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1

POL305Y1
Politics and Society in Latin America 52L

The colonial heritage, the failure of nation-states to develop as integrated and autonomous power structures, dependent
capitalism and political order, contrasting types of domination, rigid monopolization and the flexible use of the state by the
ruling sectors, national revolution and the socialist alternative.
Prerequisite: A course in POL

POL310Y1
Managing International Military Conflict 52L

Analysis of different aspects of conflict management, including security regimes, U.N. peacekeeping, mediation, bilateral as
well as multilateral techniques.
Prerequisite: POL208Y1

POL311Y1
Ideas and Ideologies in Canadian Politics 52L

A study of the ideas that underlie Canadian politics emphasizing the similarities and differences between political parties. The
sources and nature of liberalism, conservatism, socialism, nationalism, and multiculturalism in Canada.
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1

POL312Y1
Canadian Foreign Policy 52L

Canada's response to the challenges of globalization and the post-cold war world. The major alternative theoretical
approaches, the changing doctrines and patterns of Canadian foreign policy from 1945 to the present, the making of Canadian
foreign policy, relations with the United States, within NAFTA, and with other global regions.
Prerequisite: POL108Y1/180H/181H/POL208Y1

POL313Y1
Politics and Psychology 52L

Psychological implications of political theories. Attention to alternative approaches to research and theorizing. The bearing of
psychological perspectives on political issues.
Prerequisite: A course in POL/PSY

POL314Y1
Public Opinion and Voting 52L

The attitudes and behaviour of the mass public in Canada and other western democracies, with emphasis on voting and
elections. Themes include the nature of social, psychological, and economic forces on public opinion and voting, political
participation, mass media, public opinion polling, electoral systems, the role of parties, leaders, and issues in elections.
Examination of recent national surveys of Canadian electorate.

Exclusion: POL314H
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1

POL315H1
Sexual Diversity Politics 39L

An interdisciplinary examination of the development of political visibility by gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and the transgendered in
the contemporary period; and an analysis of public policy on and state regulation of sexual diversity in Canada, the U.S.,
Britain, and other European countries.

Exclusion: POL315Y
Prerequisite: UNI255H1/256H/one full course on the politics of 20th century Europe, U.S., or Canada/one full course on gender
or sexuality/permission of the instructor

POL316Y1
Contemporary Canadian Federalism 52L

Constitutional, political, administrative, and financial aspects of federal-provincial relations, regionalism, and cultural dualism.
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1

POL317Y1
Comparative Public Policy: Developing World Perspectives and Global Change 52L

Draws from the major theoretical traditions in public policy and policymaking of the advanced industrial world, and applies
these theories in understanding the developing world context and the new challenges of global change.
Prerequisite: EUR200Y1/POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL108Y1/(180H, 181H)/POL203Y1/ POL214Y1

POL318H1
Canada and the Global Challenge Since 9/11, Part I: NAFTA 26L

Deals with the political economy of Canada's position in North America. Starting with Harold Innis's theory of staple growth and
the debate about the role of foreign investment in its economic (mis)development, we examine how Canada, having long
resisted continental economic integration, turned to free trade as a panacea in the 1980s. The course ends with a detailed
investigation of NAFTA's significance for Canadian public policy options in the light of the US war on terrorism.

Exclusion: POL341H1 (taken in 2005)
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL108Y1/(180H, 181H)/POL214Y1
Recommended preparation: ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1

POL319Y1
American Constitutional Law 52L

The American Constitution and the Supreme Court's role in its exposition and development. The fundamental principles of the
constitution, judicial power, federalism, civil rights, freedom of speech and religion, criminal procedure. Discussion of Supreme
Court cases. Comparisons with Canadian constitutional law throughout.
Prerequisite: POL203Y1/a course in American history

POL320Y1
Modern Political Thought 52L, 26T

The development of political thought from the Enlightenment and through the 19th century; implications for political thought in
the 20th century. Democratic and anti-democratic tendencies.
Prerequisite: POL200Y1

POL321Y1
Ethnic Politics in Comparative Perspective 52L

An exploration of approaches to ethnic conflict management in industrial societies. Topics covered: comparison of Canada and
United States (First Nations, multiculturalism, Qu�becois and visible minorities); West European issues: conflict, consociation,
and treatment of immigrant minorities; Israel and South Africa; East European disintegration: Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia;
role of nationalities in collapse of former Soviet Union and in post-Soviet developments.

Exclusion: POL321H
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL108Y1/(180H, 181H)/POL214Y1/EUR200Y1

POL323Y1
Might and Right Among Nations 78L

An exploration of the issue of justice among nations. Is such justice genuine or is it largely spurious? What are the prospects
for a just international order? Careful examination and thorough discussion of texts by Thucydides, Rousseau, Kant, and other
first-rate thinkers on these issues.
Prerequisite: POL200Y1/POL208Y1

POL324Y1
European Politics in a Global World 52L

Integration in Europe: examines the forces that have historically divided and united the European continent. Particular attention
is paid to the politics of regional disparities, the European Union and its institutions, and the dilemmas of including Europe's
peripheries into broader economic and security structures of the continent.
Prerequisite: EUR200Y1/a course in POL

POL326Y1
United States Foreign Policy 52L

The foreign policy of the United States: tradition and context of American decision-making, the process by which it is
formulated, application to a number of specific regions and problems in the world.
Prerequisite: POL203Y1/POL208Y1

POL330H1
Politics and Morality 39L

The relationship between the individual's quest for the good life and the political order. The role of the wise person in civil
society. Study of a small number of texts.

Exclusion: POL330Y
Prerequisite: POL200Y1

POL332Y1
Courts, Law, and Politics in Comparative Perspective 52L

A study of the role, autonomy, and power of courts in countries with different political regimes (USA, France, Russia), and of
the problem of legal transition in formerly authoritarian, especially post-communist states.
Recommended preparation: A course in politics or history of the USA, Europe, or USSR/Russia or on courts/constitutionalism.

POL 333Y1
Comparative Provincial Politics 52L

Similarities and differences in provincial political systems. Comparative analysis of provincial societies, cultures, and
institutions. Examination of political parties, leaders, elections, voting behaviour, and policy outputs.
Prerequisite: POL 102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1

POL334H1
Quebec Politics and Social Change 26L

Study and analysis of the major events and issues in Quebec society and politics. Concentrates on recent years and on the
political implications of post-war economic and social change.

Exclusion: POL334Y
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1

POL335H1
Politics and Government of Japan 26L

The course is designed to trace Japan's rise to global prominence in the 20th century. Why has globalization in recent years
prompted such extraordinary political and economic difficulties in Japan? The areas of discussion include also social and
cultural aspects of modern public life.

Exclusion: POL335Y
Prerequisite: A course in POL

POL336H1
Ontario Politics 26L

Government and politics in Canada's most populous province. Topics include the historical, socio-economic, and comparative
settings of provincial politics. Attention is devoted to institutions, parties and elections, intergovernmental relations and the
policy continuities and discontinuities of recent years.

Exclusion: POL336Y
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1

POL337Y1
The Canadian Constitution 52L

The moral foundations, historical events, political forces and legal ideas that have shaped the Canadian constitution; the roots,
legacies, and judicial interpretation of the Constitution Act 1867, the Constitution Act 1982, and the Charter of Rights and
Freedoms; the politics of constitutional change; "differentiated citizenship", "rights talk", and the judicialization of politics.
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1

POL340Y1
International Law 52L

International law as an instrument of conflict resolution. Recognition, sovereign immunity, subjects of international law,
jurisdiction.
Prerequisite: POL208Y1

POL341H1
Canada and the Global Challenge Since 9/11, Part II: The WTO 26L

Political economy of Canada's position in the world trading system. Starting with globalization (understood as the economic
and technological forces driving the integration of capital, production, and distribution markets across national borders) and
global governance (institutional structures and rules established to manage countries' international economic behaviour), we
focus on how, in the new security context of the US war on terrorism, the World Trade Organization affects Canada's capacity
to develop policies for cultural, economic and environmental development.

Exclusion: POL318H1 (taken in 2005)
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL108Y1/(180H, 181H)/POL214Y1
Recommended preparation: ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1

POL342H1
Culture and Identity in World Politics 26L

A postpositivist and postmodernist critique of mainstream international relations thinking. In deconstructing prevalent
assumptions about world politics as represented primarily by neorealist and neoliberal thought, this course highlights
alternative perspectives on the construction and the emancipatory potential of political life.

Exclusion: POL 342Y1
Prerequisite: POL208Y1

JPP343Y1
Women in Western Political Thought 52L

An examination of selected texts in ancient and modern political theory focusing on the conceptual division between private
and public spheres of activity and the theorization of sexual difference and sexual equality. Examines contemporary feminist
perspectives in political theory. (Given by the Departments of Philosophy and Political Science)
Prerequisite: NEW360Y/PHL265H1/POL200Y1

POL343Y1
Politics of Global Governance 52L

The history and politics of international governance, with particular emphasis on the League of Nations and its 19th century
antecedents, the United Nations and the emergence of nongovernmental organizations; informal institutions and structures;
and specific issue areas such as development, trade, finance, human rights and the environment.
Prerequisite: POL208Y1

POL344Y1
Social Movements in Europe and North America 52L

A comparative examination of the development of a variety of social movements, and their engagement with state institutions.
The women's movement in Canada, the U.S., and various European countries receive significant attention. Movements
focusing on labour, the environment, aboriginal issues, disability, race, and other issues are also discussed.
Recommended preparation: One full course on the politics of 20th century Europe, U.S. or Canada/one full course on gender
or sexuality

POL345H1
Becoming Israel: War, Peace, and the Politics of Israel's Identity 39L

Introduction to Israeli politics. Israel's political system: its origins, its formal structure, its informal cues, and its current crisis.
Particular attention given to the relation between Israel's political institutions and their ability to withstand the pressures
emanating from Israel's fractured society.
Prerequisite: A course in POL

POL346H1
Environmental Conflict & Security 26L

The relationship between human-induced environmental stress and national and international security, with a special focus on
the likelihood of environmentally related violence in the developing world. Some treatment of the technical aspects of global
environmental change.

Exclusion: POL 346Y
Prerequisite: POL201Y1/POL208Y1

POL347Y1
Politics and Environment in the North and South 52L

The comparative politics of the environment. An examination of the environmental movement in northern countries (Canada,
United States, Western Europe), and its extension into southern countries (Latin America, Africa and Asia). Analyzes
differences in policies and politics between northern and southern regions, and the local effects of globalization.
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL201Y1

POL348Y1
Comparative Politics in a Global World 52L

Concepts and theories of comparative politics to understand both developing and advanced industrial states; includes
comparative method, modernism/post-modernism, revolution and protest, ethnic conflict and nationalism, democracy,
authoritarianism, regime change, political culture, the role of institutions, civil society and corporatism, states and markets.
Prerequisite: A course in POL; minimum 9 FCEs

POL349Y1
Globalization and Urban Politics 52L

Major cities around the world have become intimately involved in a much more globalized world. The focus of this course is the
political response of Canadian, American and European cities to this major challenge. Throughout the course, we ask what
options are open to our cities effectively to operate in this new arena, while retaining their local values and democratic culture.

Exclusion: POL349H1
Prerequisite:POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL203Y1/POL214Y1

POL350H1
Comparative Health Politics and Policy 26L

This course explores the historical and current theoretical debates surrounding health policy. In so doing, it offers a framework
for examining different health system arrangements, and the politics of health care policymaking, in both the developed and
developing world contexts, including cases from North America, Europe, East Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Prerequisite: 4.0 courses in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, including at least one full year course in the social sciences
(political science, sociology, history, anthropology, etc.).

POL 351Y1
Gender, Politics, and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective 52L

An introduction to gender and politics that examines women as political actors and their activities in formal politics. It
addresses questions such as does women's under-representation in formal politics matter? What difference do women make
when they are elected? The second part explores a number of substantive public policy issues of interest to and that impact
women.
Prerequisite: A course in POL

POL 352H1
Inside Canadian Governments: Understanding the Policy Process 26L

This course could aptly be titled "the guts of government." It explores the institutions and processes that are involved in
making public policies, and examines the challenges faced in public sector governance. Topics include new public
management, alternative service delivery, and other ideas, institutions, and processes that have emerged to deliver public
services.
Prerequisite: POL 102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1

POL 353H1
Canadian Public Policy in the Global Era 26L

Introduces students to the tools by which to conduct public policy analysis, with a substantive focus on the development of the
Canadian welfare state in a global context. Students explore what issues post-industrialism raises for public policy making in
Canada in a variety of policy areas.
Prerequisite: POL 102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1

POL354Y1
Politics and Society in Russia 52L

(formerly POL 204Y)
Explores the struggles to build democracy and a market economy after communist rule. Topics include: the Soviet system and
its collapse; constitutions, federalism, presidential power, and executive - legislative conflict; ethnic politics and
ethnonationalism; the new classes; corruption and organized crime; Russia's relations with its neighbours; and, comparison of
the transition process in post-Soviet states.

Exclusion: POL 204Y
Prerequisite: One full POL course/ 4.0 FCEs in the Faculty of Arts and Science

POL356Y1
Canadian Political Parties 52L

(formerly POL 211Y)
The evolution and setting of Canada's federal and provincial party systems. Topics include historical and theoretical
perspectives, ideology, leadership selection, elections, financing, media, and representing interests.

Exclusion: POL 211Y
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL108Y1/(180H, 181H)/POL214Y1

POL 357Y1
Topics in South Asian Politics 52L

Selected issues in South Asian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.
Prerequisite: POL201Y1/ permission of instructor

POL358Y1
Post-Colonial Questions: Politics, Knowledge, Power 52L

This course interrogates the historical trajectories of colonialism and the emergence of the postcolonial condition by asking
what is the "post" in post-colonial? What are the relationships between domination, ways of knowing and thinking about self
and other, space and bodies? How do forms of violence become legitimated and deployed?
Prerequisite: POL200Y1/POL201Y1/NEW150Y1

POL 359Y1
Enlarging Europe: The European Union and Its Applicants52L

The course provides an overview of the salient issues in the past enlargement rounds, furnishing the context for the study of
current and future integration efforts. Readings will cover the current round of enlargement to the Central and East European
countries, efforts related to South-Eastern Europe, as well as Turkey. Issues between the EU and Ukraine and Russia will also
be studied, as will the relationship between the Union and its Southern Rim. Security issues related to NATO integration and
operations will also be covered.
Prerequisite: POL103Y1/POL108Y1

POL 366Y1
The New Europe: Culture Politics and Society in Central Europe 52L

This course examines the politics and societies of Central Europe, including Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and
Austria. It deals with the key issues in the post-communist period including minority-majority relations, the profound social,
political and economic changes since the fall of communism, and the "return to Europe".

POL395H1/396H1/397Y1
Research Participation TBA

Credit course for supervised participation in a faculty research project. Offered only when a faculty member is willing and
available to supervise. Interested faculty review plans with the Undergraduate Director, and then make the opportunity known
to students as appropriate. Check with Undergraduate Office for more details and faculty proposal form.
Prerequisite: Available to students in their third year of study (who have completed at least 9 full courses or their equivalent)

Exclusion: POL299Y1

POL398H0/399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 43 for details.

400-Series Courses
Note
Enrolment is limited in all Political Science and Joint Political Science 400-series courses. See Registration Handbook and
Timetable for details.

JPE400Y1
The Political Economy of International Development 52S

A study of the political economy of development strategies, with particular reference to the ascendant neoliberal strategy. The
course also explores alternative development strategies. Cases are drawn from Latin America, Africa and Asia. (Given by the
Departments of Economics and Political Science)
Prerequisite: ECO100Y1; one of POL201Y1/POL215Y1/POL301Y1/POL305Y1; minimum 14 FCEs

POL401H1
Dynamics of the Global Trade System 26S

This course addresses the global trading system by examining the political, economic, legal and institutional forces that shape
today's contemporary international system. The course focuses particularly on the tensions that have been generated between
these globalizing technological and economic factors and the continuing efforts to protect national autonomy. At the top of the
global trade regime sits the World Trade Organization which has emerged as the adjudicator of global trade law. Canada is
equally affected by the North American Free Trade Agreement which, with the WTO, has reconstructed the federal political
system.
Prerequisite: Minimum 14 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: Some international economics and Canadian political economy.

POL402Y1
Problems in the Political Thought of the Socratic School 52S

Study of a small number of texts illuminating the origins and/or legacy of Socratic political philosophy.

Exclusion: POL402H1
Prerequisite: POL320Y1/POL323Y1/330Y

POL 403H1
Colonialism/Post-Colonialism: The Colonial State and Its Forms of Power 26S

The course examines the late colonial state with examples drawn mostly from South Asia and Africa. The theoretical material
used is from the field of colonialism postcolonial studies. Amongst the themes that may be examined are colonial
governmentality and the production of identities.
Prerequisite: POL201Y1/POL301Y1/POL320Y1

POL404Y1
The Problem of Natural Right 52S

A study of selected texts in ancient and/or modern political philosophy that reveal the arguments for and against the idea of
natural right.

Exclusion: POL404H
Prerequisite: POL320Y1/POL323Y1/330Y

POL405Y1
Marxism 26L, 26S

A study of Marxism as political economy and philosophy with emphasis upon dialectics. Begins with Aristotle, Smith, Kant,
Hegel and Marx. Includes Lenin, Trotsky, Bukharin, Preobrazhensky, Pashukanis, Hilferding, Bernstein, Kautsky, Luxemburg,
Korsch, Gramsci, Marcuse, Lukacs, Althusser, Habermas. Theme: relations between science, economics, politics, law and
philosophy.
Prerequisite: POL320Y1

POL 406Y1
Reasons, Deliberation, and the Public Sphere 52S

In the first term we discuss the claims and arguments put forward by leading defenders of public reason and deliberation (most
notably John Rawls and J�rgen Habermas). During the second term we look at applications to real world problems ranging
from medical ethics to international human rights.
Prerequisite: POL200Y1/POL320Y1/JPP343Y1

POL409H1
Political Economy of Technology: From the Auto-Industrial to the Information Age 26S

Explores centrality of science and technology in political affairs generally and current significance for public policy in particular.
Applies conceptual tools of political economy to analyze the nature of technological change in industrial democracies. It
assesses social and political consequences of the current wave of technological innovation and alternative responses of
industrial democracies. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: POL409Y
Prerequisite: CSC300H1/ECO360Y1/GGR326H1/HPS201H1/HPS202H1/ a POL 200+ course in comparative politics (industrial
countries)/SOC356Y1

POL410H1/Y1
Topics in Comparative Politics III 26S/52S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: Two POL courses in comparative politics or permission of the instructor.

POL412Y1
Human Rights, Democracy and International Politics 52S

Explores human rights with reference to global politics and common ways of thinking about democracy and its limits. Materials
to be considered are theoretical, practical, empirical and historical, a number of them from Latin America. The defence and
protection of human rights provides the basic reference point.

Exclusion: POL412H
Prerequisite: POL201Y1/POL208Y1/POL320Y1

POL414H1
Nationalism, Identity and Politics in Ukraine and the Post-Soviet Space 26S

Enlargement of NATO and the EU into the former communist states of central and eastern Europe. Ukraine and some other
post-communist states will be used as case studies to explain why some countries were successful in integration into NATO
and the EU and the factors that blocked the integration of other states.

POL415H1
Nationalism, Myths and Identity: Ukraine and the CIS 26S

The role of nationalism, myths and identity in the transitions within post-communist states. Ukraine and other former Soviet
states will be used as case studies to investigate the role of regionalism, nation-building, inter-ethnic relations, historical myths
and language in their state building processes.

POL416Y1
Politics of the International System 52S

The course explores the theoretical nature of the international system and its historical evolution.
Prerequisite: POL208Y1

POL417Y1
The Third World in International Politics 52S

The countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East; their impact on the international system, and the external and
internal factors that influence their international behaviour, with particular focus on civil wars.
Prerequisite: POL208Y1/a POL course in comparative politics (developing countries)

POL418Y1
Politics and Planning in Third World Cities 52S

The social and economic problems faced by large third world cities; relationship between urban politics and the kinds of
solutions that are advanced. Settlement issues and low-cost housing policies, unemployment and marginal populations, the
dynamics of urban government, and the politics of planning.
Prerequisite: POL201Y1/POL301Y1/POL305Y1; minimum 14 FCEs

POL419Y1
Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis 52S

The use of advanced data analysis techniques in the social sciences, management and analysis of large datasets, techniques
of multivariate analysis, problems of causal inference and interpretation of data.

Exclusion: POL419H
Prerequisite: POL242Y1/one course in STA
Recommended preparation: basic familiarity with SPSS

POL420Y1
Elements of United States Foreign Policy 52S

Seminar on the tradition, process, and implementation of American foreign policy.
Prerequisite: POL203Y1/POL208Y1

JPJ421Y1
Comparative Constitutionalism: Rights and Judicial Review 52S

The seminar explores the global expansion of judicial power through the constitutionalization of rights and the fortification of
judicial review. Examination of moral foundations of constitutionalism; comparative analysis of constitutional rights
jurisprudence; the politics of constitutional decision-making; and the impact of constitutional jurisprudence on social change.
Prerequisite: POL319Y1/POL337Y1
Recommended preparation: Basic grounding in the political and legal systems of the leading democracies is recommended.

POL421H1
Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters 26S

The course offers an introduction to the seminal work of Jewish philosophy, 'The Guide of the Perplexed' by Moses
Maimonides. We will delve into some of the basic themes of Jewish philosophical theology and religion as they are treated by
Maimonides.

Exclusion: RLG433H1
Prerequisite: Minimum 14 FCEs

POL422H1
Topics in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics 26S

We will explore nationalities issues: interpretations of the development and role of ethnic politics and ethnonationalism in the
Soviet Union, especially the role of ethnonationalism in contributing to the disintegration of the Soviet state; the role of
ethnonationalism in state building and interstate relations in the successor states.

Exclusion: POL 422Y
Prerequisite: HIS351Y1/POL204Y/a course in Russia/Soviet or East European politics

POL423H1
The Politics of Public Sector Budgeting 26S

The course examines public sector budgeting at the federal and provincial levels in Canada. It investigates how economic,
political and institutional factors are transformed into budgetary policy especially during times of fiscal constraint. Comparative
analysis, budgeting theory, simulations and case studies inform this seminar.
Prerequisite: POL214Y1

POL424Y1
Modes of Political Inquiry 52S

An examination of the competing conceptions of knowledge, "quantitative" and "qualitative," that have shaped the academic
study of politics. Methodology from a philosophical standpoint. Topics discussed include objectivity, values, value freedom,
scientific explanation, behaviouralism, historicism, interpretation, social constructivism, critical theory, and rational choice.
Readings from Mill, Weber, Popper, Strauss, Kuhn, Habermas, Gadamer, and Taylor. Directed especially to 4th year
students considering graduate studies in political science.
Prerequisite: Two courses in POL

POL425H1
Canadian Theories of Multiculturalism 26S

An examination of the basic ideas underlying Canada's multicultural policies, especially as explained by Pierre Elliott Trudeau,
and some interpretations of Canadian practice by political theorists, especially Charles Taylor and Will Kymlicka.
Prerequisite: POL311Y1/POL320Y1

POL427Y1
The Spirit of Democratic Citizenship 52S

This course examines the theoretical presuppositions orienting the construction of the behaviour and skills of democratic
citizenship; simultaneously, students consider what is involved. The course consists of three parts: No One Truth, Evoking the
Other, and the Spirit of Equality.

Exclusion: POL427H
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL108Y1/(180H, 181H)/POL200Y1

POL428H1
Politics in Southeast Asia 26S

Comparative analysis of states and societies in Southeast Asia. Particular focus on democracy, authoritarianism and
communism in the region; nationalism, ethnic identity and politics; civil society and economic development.

Exclusion: POL 428Y
Prerequisite: POL103Y1/POL201Y1/POL215Y1; minimum 9 FCEs

POL 429Y1
Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and Democracy 52S

The main theories of ethnic conflict, ethnic violence and nationalism. Focus on the challenges of multiethnic diversity and
nationalism for democracy. Origins of nations; construction of ethnic identities; nationalism in the 21st century; causes of
ethnic conflict, ethnic riots, and ethnic violence; democracy and ethnic diversity; multination states and democracy.

Exclusion: POL429H
Prerequisite: 14 FCEs and a course in POL

POL430Y1
Comparative Studies in Jewish and Non-Jewish Political Thought 52S

A comparative examination of major texts of the Jewish tradition, ranging from the Torah to modernity, and texts of the classical
or Western traditions raising similar questions. Close reading of a small number of capital works, with special attention to the
problem of reason and revelation.
Prerequisite: POL200Y1, POL320Y1/POL323Y1/330Y/ a relevant course in Jewish studies

POL431Y1
Politics and Society in Contemporary China 52S

Issues and themes in China's modernization effort with emphasis on 20th century social, political and economic developments.

Exclusion: POL431H
Prerequisite: JMC301Y1/POL215Y1/EAS102Y1/HIS280Y1/HIS328Y1/permission of the instructor

POL432H1
Feminist Theory: Challenges to Legal and Political Thought 26S

Feminist theory offers basic challenges to the foundations of modern political and legal thought. It suggests a different
conception of human nature and a different model of epistemology and of appropriate forms of argument about the traditional
issues of legal and political theory: justice, power, equality and freedom. Introduction to the foundations of feminist theory, an
analysis of its implications for traditional liberal theory, and an application of feminist theory to law.

Exclusion: POL432Y
Prerequisite: JPP343Y1/POL320Y1

POL433Y1
Topics in United States Government and Politics 52S

The objective of the seminar is to investigate the ways in which race, ethnicity, and culture have influenced American politics.
Areas and issues including the party system, public policy, the evolution of the Constitution, the definition and negotiation of
gender roles and identities, the labour movement, and popular culture, are examined.

Exclusion: POL433H
Prerequisite: A course in POL
Recommended preparation: POL242Y1, or a similar course in statistical research methods, or a class in microeconomics or
permission of the instructor.

POL434Y1
Enlightenment and its Critics 52S

This course explores, through the writings of its foremost advocates and adversaries, the Enlightenment, the movement to
found political life on the principles of scientific reason, universally applicable and accessible to human beings.

Exclusion: POL434H
Prerequisite: POL320Y1/330Y

JHP435Y1
Linguistic and Cultural Minorities in Europe 52S

Examines status of minority peoples in Europe, using specific case studies to compare similarities and differences in how these
minorities function in states with differing political systems and ideologies. The evolution of specific minorities focuses on
questions of language, religion, historical ideology, legal status, assimilation, and political goals. (Given by the Departments of
History and Political Science)
Prerequisite: POL103Y1/POL312Y1/ a course in European history

POL435H1
Political Economy of Asia Pacific 26S

The course addresses questions regarding the cultural and organizational precedents for and against modern capitalist
enterprise in East and Southeast Asia. Special effort given to tracing uneven geographical, gender and class participation in
market growth and to the moral and political arguments that have been provoked regarding the consequences of the Asian
"economic miracle" and its recent financial crisis.

Exclusion: POL435Y
Prerequisite: POL215Y1

POL436Y1
Problems of Political Community 52S

Explores a range of questions about political community in the modern world with attention to the relationship between claims
about what political communities ought to be and empirical evidence of actual political arrangements. Focus varies from year to
year.
Prerequisite: POL200Y1/POL320Y1

POL438H1/Y1
Topics in Comparative Politics I 26S/52S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: Two courses in comparative politics or permission of the instructor

JPD439Y1
Post-Modern and Contemporary Thought 52S

The development of post-modern thought, particularly in French social philosophy is examined. Topics such as the nature of
exchange, the impact of technology, virtual reality, the digital class are explored. Authors include Jean Baudrillard, Paul Virilio,
Gilles Deleuze, Arthur Kroker, Fracois Lyotard.
Recommended preparation: POL200Y1

POL 439H1
The Canadian Welfare State in Comparative Perspective 26S

This course examines the politics of contemporary social policy in Canada. Particular attention is given to health services, day
care, public pensions, income support for the poor and labour market policy. Recent developments are assessed in their
historical context and in relation to insights offered by the comparative political economy literature.
Prerequisite: POL 102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1

JHP440Y1
Gender & International Relations 52S

(formerly HIS 440H1)
The seminar explores the use of gender as a category of analysis in the study of international relations. Topics include
gendered imagery and language in foreign policymaking; beliefs about women's relationship to war and peace; issues of
gender, sexuality, and the military; and contributions of feminist theory to international relations theory. (Given by the
Departments of History and Political Science)

Exclusion: HIS 440H
Prerequisite: HIS103Y1/HIS245Y1/HIS377Y1/POL208Y1 or permission of instructor

POL440Y1
Politics and Governments of Eastern Europe 52S

Comparative analysis of the former Communist states of Eastern Europe and the post-Communist successor states. This
course also focuses on the dilemmas of transition and the problems of democratic consolidation in the region.
Prerequisite: POL204Y/POL208Y1

POL441H1
Topics in Asian Politics 26S

Selected issues in Asian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.
Prerequisite: POL201Y1; minimum 14 FCEs

POL442H1
Topics in Latin American Politics 26S

This seminar starts with a brief consideration of democratic transitions in Latin America in the last 25 years. It then
concentrates on the prospects and challenges of democratic consolidation in the region, while exploring the capacity/potential
of institutional reform to address the fault-lines of democracy.

Exclusion: POL442Y1
Prerequisite: POL201Y1/POL305Y1; minimum 14 FCEs

POL443H1/Y1
Topics in Comparative Politics II 26S/52S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: Two POL courses in comparative politics or permission of the instructor

POL444Y1
The Political Theory of 52S

G.W.F. Hegel
An examination of the Phenomenology of Spirit and the Philosophy of Right.
Prerequisite: POL320Y1

POL445Y1
Canada and The Third World 52S

Canadian development assistance, trade and investment and political policies towards the Third World. The ethical, geo-
political, domestic political and economic determinants of these policies and their consequences.

Exclusion: POL445H
Prerequisite: HIS311Y1/POL208Y1/POL305Y1/POL312Y1

POL446Y1
20th-Century Political Thought 52S

An examination of the fundamental principles and dynamics of 20th century political ideologies, focusing on the formation of
various types of totalitarianism and authoritarian individualism.
Prerequisite: POL200Y1/POL320Y1/a course in PHL
POL 448H1 Law, Religion and Public Discourse 26S
One of the central purposes of the course will be to envision ways in which religious and spiritual beliefs could become
respectable dimensions of legal, political, and academic discourse while sustaining a deep respect for pluralism and attending
to the dangers that require the separation of church and state.
Prerequisite: POL320Y1 or permission of the instructor

POL450H1
Women and Politics 26S

This course addresses the large and growing comparative literature in two main areas: women's political attitudes and
participation. Focusing on West European and U.S. materials, the first half examines "gender gap" differences between
women's and men's political beliefs, while the second assesses patterns of involvement in political institutions.

Exclusion: POL450Y
Prerequisite: POL315Y/POL344Y1/JPP343Y1/permission of the instructor
Recommended preparation: At least one course in both political behaviour and women's studies

POL451Y1
Politics and the Media 52S

The relationship between politics and the news media, mainly in Canada and the U.S. Topics and major writers considered
include: Innis, McLuhan, Chomsky, Bagdikian, concentration of ownership, election campaigns, polling, the press gallery, legal
issues and libel chill, regulation of broadcasting, and the impact of new technologies.
Prerequisite: Three courses in POL

POL452Y1
Multilevel Politics: The European Union in Comparative Perspective 52S

What is multilevel governance? Sources, structure, actors, processes, challenges. Focus on organizing redistributive policies,
participation and accountability. The European Union compared with federal and semi-federal systems (e.g. Canada, U.S.A.,
Germany) and the European Union compared with regional and global regimes (NAFTA, WTO...).
Prerequisite: POL302Y/POL324Y1/two full courses in POL
Recommended preparation: Introductory textbook on European integration

POL 453Y1
The Politics of Post-Communism 52S

By intensively analyzing the theoretical literature on post-communism we explore the determinants of political and economic
change. How did the 28 post-communist countries, having started from basically the same point, end up politically and
economically so different?
Prerequisite: POL 204Y/302Y/POL324Y1/HIS344Y1/HIS353Y1/a course in Soviet, post-Soviet or European politics

JHP454Y1
Twentieth Century Ukraine 52S

World War I and the Russian Revolution: the Ukrainian independence movement; the Soviet Ukraine and west Ukrainian lands
during the interwar period; World War II and the German occupation; the Soviet Ukraine before and after the death of Stalin.
Socio-economic, cultural, and political developments. (Given by the Departments of History and Political Science) (Offered
every three years)
Prerequisite: A course in Modern European, East European, or Russian history or politics

POL454Y1
International Political Economy 52S

Organized around important topics in study of international political economy. With a focus on the industrialized world, it
explores the political underpinnings of the global economy. Some emphasis placed on empirical examination of international
monetary and financial issues. Trade and investment issues are also treated in a context which evaluates the explanatory
power of various theoretical approaches.
Prerequisite: POL108Y1/(180H, 181H)/POL208Y1; ECO100Y1

JPF455Y1
Cities 52L/S

Examines disciplinary and developmental boundaries relating to cities. By bringing together a cross-disciplinary faculty who
focus on cities within Political Science, History, Philosophy, Literature, Design, Environment and Health, Geography or Social
Work, the course explores inter-disciplinary city issues: global change; environment; economic adjustment; state reform and
city politics; citizenship; community development; economic development; physical form, territory and political-economy of
cities. (Given by the Departments of Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Urban Studies, Faculty of Social Work and
Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design)
Prerequisite: Minimum 14 FCEs or permission of instructor

POL 458H1
The Political Economy of International Trade 26S

The course explains why countries trade by looking at historical and contemporary trends in international trade. The course
places particular emphasis on the interaction between political and economic processes in advancing trade. An important
theme throughout the course is how the distribution of gains is connected to system stability.

Exclusion: POL C95H3 (Scar)
Prerequisite: POL201Y1/POL208Y1

POL459Y1
The Military Instrument of 52S

Foreign Policy
The relationship of military force to politics: Nuclear war and deterrence, conventional war, revolutionary war, terrorism and
counter-insurgency are examined from the perspectives of the U.S., Russia and other contemporary military powers.
Prerequisite: POL208Y1

JUP460Y1
Contemporary Issues in Peace and Conflict 52S

A colloquium (fall term) and research seminar (spring term) on the changing meanings of security. Concepts to be considered,
and to be applied in research, range from the unconventional (feminist theorizing, the GAIA hypothesis) to the familiar
(collective security, deterrence). (Offered by the Department of Political Science and University College)
Prerequisite: POL208Y1 and UNI360Y1/permission of the instructor

POL460Y1
Studies in Modern Political Theory 52S

Studies on a modern political thinker or thinkers since Machiavelli.
Prerequisite: POL320Y1/POL323Y1/330Y

POL462Y1
Comparative Political Parties 52S

and Elections
Political parties and party systems in Canada, United States and selected European countries. Electoral systems, problems of
representation, voting and elections and processes of political change in western democracies.

Exclusion: POL462H
Prerequisite: POL103Y1/211Y/302Y

POL463Y1
The Political Philosophy of 26L,26S

Political Economy
Lectures relate economic organization to philosophical interpretations of community and citizenship. Philosophers include
Plato, Aristotle, Calvin, Smith, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Habermas, Rawls and Hayek. Seminars interpret critical moments of 20th
century economic history from the standpoint of philosophy. Does philosophy clarify or obscure the meaning of economic
history?

Exclusion: POL 478Y5, JPE 402Y
Prerequisite: POL320Y1/ECO302Y/ECO342Y1
Recommended preparation: POL320Y1 or a course in 20th century economic history

POL464H1
G8 and Global Governance I 26S

In the post-cold war, globalizing international system, the institutions of the G8 are emerging as an effective centre of global
governance. Alternative conceptions of global governance and theories of international cooperation are used to explain G8
performance. National approaches to G8 diplomacy are assessed.
Prerequisite: POL108Y1/180H/181H/POL208Y1
Recommended preparation: POL312Y1/POL324Y1/POL326Y1/POL341H1/POL342Y1/POL343Y1

POL465H1
G8 and Global Governance II 26S

The performance of the G8 and other international institutions in securing cooperation and compliance, and shaping
international order in major contemporary issues of political economy (finance, trade, employment, development), security
(arms control, regional security, democracy and human rights) and transnational global issues (environmental protection,
drugs, crime, infectious disease).
Prerequisite: POL108Y1/180H/181H/POL208Y1
Recommended preparation: POL312Y1/POL324Y1/POL326Y1/POL341H1/POL342Y1/ POL343Y1

POL466H1
Topics in International Politics III 26S

For advanced students of international relations. Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the
instructor.
Prerequisite: POL208Y1

POL467H1
Rational Choice and International 26S

Cooperation
An examination of rational choice theories with applications to the international realm. Under which condition is individual
rationality compatible with the common good? What are prospects for collective action under different configurations of power
and institutions? Are the cooperative agreements that emerge stable, just and fair?
Prerequisite: Two courses in POL

POL468H1
Conflict and Conflict Management 26S

This seminar examines the source of conflict and various methods of conflict management. It focuses on organized conflict,
and the manner in which such conflicts appear in character or scope in the contemporary international system.
Prerequisite: Minimum 14 FCEs
Recommended preparation: POL208Y1
POL 469H1 Ethics and International Relations 26S
The course aims to explore the requirements of justice and fairness in international affairs. It is common to theorize
international relations in terms of interests and power. But even the most cursory look at what important actors actually do in
their international interactions reveals that they use normative language all the time. This has not gone unnoticed, with
investigations of ethics in the international arena multiplying in recent years. Drawing on readings from political philosophy,
legal theory, and normative international relations theory, the course will take up practical ethical dilemmas encountered in
world affairs. The main focus of the course will be on institutions. Examples will be drawn from the issue areas of trade,
health, and the environment, among others.
Prerequisite: POL208Y1

POL470Y1
Contemporary Issues in 52S

Foreign Policy
This senior seminar involves a critical assessment of current foreign policy issues and contemporary world problems. Issues
and case studies to be analyzed include: 1. International military interventions to respond to imminent threats or humanitarian
crises, issues of legitimacy and effectiveness. e.g., Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Haiti. 2. Canada-US relations in international
crisis management, the track record and the way ahead. 3. Globalization, international terrorism, and their effects on
sovereignty, diplomacy and international institutions.
Prerequisite: POL208Y1

JPJ471H1
Constitutional Politics 26S

Explores fundamental issues in the design and amendment of constitutions, with particular reference to divided societies such
as Canada, Belgium, Spain and South Africa. Includes both the processes and outcomes of constitutional politics, and their
implications for conflict management, democracy, and effective governance. (Given by the Faculty of Law and the Department
of Political Science)

Exclusion: POL471H
Prerequisite: Two 200+ courses in comparative or Canadian politics

POL473H1
Local Government in Canada 26S

The structure and political processes of local government in Canada. Topics include finance, provincial-municipal relations,
elections, local government reform, and selected case studies.
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1; one other POL course in Canadian politics

POL474H1
Politics and Policy Analysis 26S

Major theories of public policy-making and related approaches to policy analysis are examined from the perspective of political
science. Key contributions to the theoretical literature pertaining to leading models are read and discussed. Models of public
policy-making are successively applied to analysis of cases of Canadian and comparative policy development.
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1/POL317Y1/(352H and 353H)

POL475H1
Experiencing Public Policy-Making 26S

Examines how policies are developed and implemented, and seeks to improve students' analytic, writing and presentational
skills. Through readings and role-playing sessions, exposes students to key challenges confronting policy-makers: preparing
for government transitions, undertaking environmental scanning and scenario planning, evaluating alternative instruments for
delivery programs, establishing consultation processes, restructuring government bureaucracies, and ensuring accountability.
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1; one POL 300-level course in Canadian politics

POL479H1
Topics in Middle East Politics 26S

This course examines the contemporary politics of the Middle East and North Africa. It seeks to examine the relative
importance of political, socio-economic and ideological factors in the context of such issues as the resilience of authoritarism,
the rise of civil society, and the resurgence of Islamic activism. Theoretical discussion is followed by case studies.
Prerequisite: POL201Y1/NMC217Y; minimum 14 FCEs

POL480H1
Pluralism, Justice and Equality 26S

Historically, liberalism has coped with the fact of social difference through doctrines of colour - or difference - blindness. Recent
feminist and other critics of liberalism have argued that liberal conceptions of justice and impartiality fail to treat members of
marginalized groups as equals. This course explores both sides of these debates.

Exclusion: POL 480Y
Prerequisite: POL200Y1/POL320Y1/JPP343Y1

POL484H1/Y1
Topics in Political Thought I 26S/52S

A seminar on a central problem in political thought. It proceeds through the reading of a small number of major texts. Content
in any given year depends on instructor.
Prerequisite: POL320Y1 or permission of instructor

POL485H1/Y1
Topics in Political Thought II 26S/52S

POL486H1/Y1
Topics in International Politics I 26S/52S

For advanced students of international relations. Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the
instructor.
Prerequisite: POL208Y1

POL487H1/Y1
Topics in International Politics II 26S/52S

For advanced students of international relations. Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the
instructor.
Prerequisite: POL208Y1

POL488H1/Y1
Topics in African Politics I 26S/52S

In depth examination of specific themes relating to contemporary African politics. Content in any given year depends on
instructor.
Prerequisite: HIS395Y1/POL201Y1/POL301Y1; minimum 14 FCEs

POL489H1/Y1
Topics in African Politics II 26S/52S

In depth examination of specific themes relating to contemporary African politics. Content in any given year depends on
instructor.
Prerequisite: HIS395Y1/POL201Y1/POL301Y1; minimum 14 FCEs

POL490H1/Y1
Topics in Canadian Politics I 26S/52S

Examines in depth enduring and emerging issues in Canadian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.
Prerequisite: POL102Y/POL103Y1/POL214Y1, one other POL course in Canadian politics or permission of instructor

POL491H1/Y1
Topics in Canadian Politics II 26S/52S

POL492H1/Y1
Topics in Comparative 26S/52S

Politics IV
Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: Two POL courses in comparative politics or permission of the instructor

JPJ494H1
Innovation and Knowledge 26S

Transfer in Regional
Industry Clusters
This course surveys two of the key themes related to the process of innovation in a knowledge-based economy: the process by
which new knowledge is generated and effectively transferred to those organizations with the potential to commercialize it; and
secondly, the paradoxical relationship between knowledge creation and proximity in a modern global economy.

Exclusion: LAW 453HS
Prerequisite: CSC300H1/ECO360Y1/GGR326H1/HPS202H1/a POL 200+ course in comparative politics (industrial
countries)+POL409H1/SOC356Y1

POL495Y1
Independent Studies TBA

Open only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Students must find an appropriate supervisor in the
Department of Political Science and obtain the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies before enrolling. Obtain
details and an application form from the Department Undergraduate Office.

Exclusion: POL496H1/497H

POL496H1/497H1
Independent Studies TBA

POL 499Y1
Senior Thesis and Thesis Seminar TBA

A 40 to 60 page (15,000 to 20,000 word) research paper (75% of final mark) written under the supervision of one faculty
member or senior doctoral candidate and a companion thesis seminar (25% of final mark). The seminar provides a forum for
students to periodically present and discuss their on-going research and to examine issues and approaches related to the
structure, organization and presentation of the thesis.
Prerequisite: 4th year status in Specialist or Joint Specialist programs in Political Science; 3.0 GPA in Political Science
courses; supervisor's approval; an approved thesis proposal.