This course provides a critical introduction to the main themes in the study of politics, including state-building, nationalism, ideology, democracy,...
Against a backdrop of political culture and ideology, this course will examine citizen participation in Canadian democracy through parliamentary and...
Understanding who gets what, when, where, and how requires analysis of power and authority and their location in a political system. This course...
There are a number of difficult and controversial policy topics in Canada at any given time, such as: gun-control; marijuana regulation;...
This course will introduce students to the emerging institutions and practices of global governance, how they are reconfiguring the relative powers...
As an introductory course, no familiarity with the fundamental elements of research or statistics is assumed. The course gives Politics students the...
The central consideration of politics is the attainment of the "good society." The history of Western political thought can be seen as an ongoing...
This course offers insights to some of the central questions in the study of politics: Why do countries democratize? What explains differences in the...
Much of the political action in the Canadian political system occurs at the provincial level, where many important issues confronting citizens are...
Race and Ethnicity in Canada explores theories of race and related systems and practices of ethnicity, gender and multiculturalism and their impact on...
This course encourages students to think critically about what public policies might advance "human" rights. It examines the development of human...
This course examines the politics of social policy in Canada. Beginning with an exploration of the origin and purpose of social policy, it then...
By focusing on recent educational changes, students will examine how politics and policy affect education. We will explore current political events...
Despite the historical expansion of formal citizenship to previously excluded groups, several groups have found that social inequality,...
"Development" may be seen as the key framework through which the countries of the South are understood, acted upon, and incorporated into a global...
This course provides a critical examination of politics in Canadian cities and the regions that surround them. It explores the coping mechanisms of...
This course examines critically the politics of Canadian foreign policy. It will assess how much power and influence Canada has internationally; how...
This course examines how governments set agendas, formulate, implement, and evaluate key economic policies. It focuses on the process and politics...
Through an examination of various environmental issues, this course provides an introduction to environmental politics and policy. It examines how...
The decision taken in 1867 to create two levels of government in Canada - to create, in other words, a federal system - continues to shape Canadian...