Excerpt After covering crucial background on tsarist Russia and the Soviet system, the course considers the legacies of Soviet rule. We then address questions of identity politics in Russia, the country’s changing political economy, the shape of authoritarian institutions, the dynamics of protest and repression, how the authoritarian regime in Russia manages flows of information, and […]
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Excerpt An exploration of ideas of freedom in the rise of the modern age from the 18th and 19th centuries, from the Age of Enlightenment to the Age of Democratic Revolutions. Thinkers studied include Rousseau, Burke, and Wollstonecraft.
Course Code POL320H1
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Excerpt This course explores the foundations, application, and limits of military power in the international system. It examines theories about the use of force, military effectiveness, and the relationships between military power, politics, and technology.
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Excerpt Comparative politics compares the ways people and institutions interact, in different countries and regions of the world (including both developing and developed), to produce what we call “politics.” This course focuses on political processes and identities. Topics include: the ideas and interests shaping political behaviour; the causes of and dynamics of political mobilization, social mobilization, […]
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Excerpt This course provides an in-depth understanding of the history, institutions, laws, and policies of the European Union (EU). We will debate alternative explanations for the political development of the EU, unearth the events and actors that have shaped European integration, and place the EU in a broader comparative perspective. We will also grapple with key […]
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Excerpt Explores the evolution of Russian politics and society since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Major themes include political leadership, state-building, federalism and regional diversity, public opinion and political culture, civil society and protest, political economy, Russia’s behavior on the international stage, and Soviet legacies.
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Excerpt This course examines a number of unresolved issues in Europe that are largely shaped by real and perceived shortcomings in minority rights. After a section on Roma Rights in Central Europe, our focus turns to the origins and outcomes of largely separatist wars in Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine and the peace agreements that […]
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Excerpt The evolution and setting of Canada’s federal party system and Canadian elections. Topics include historical and theoretical perspectives, the Liberal, Conservative and New Democratic parties, third parties, leadership selection and local nominations, the representation of women and minorities in Parliament, electoral systems and election rules, campaigns, and voter behaviour.
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+2Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsReduced Inequalities
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Excerpt This course offers a comparative and transnational analytical approach to the historical foundations of nation and state building as well as patterns of regime change in Latin America. Specific topics may include revolutions, populism, (neo)colonialism, “racial democracy,” Indigenismo, dependency, among others.
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Excerpt This course examines how globalization creates opportunities and challenges to development in the Global South. Key issues considered include globalization and dynamics of inequality amongst and within nations, human rights and democratic struggles, environmental sustainability and justice, gender and racialized patterns of inequality, trade, foreign aid and poverty alleviation.
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+3No PovertyPeace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsReduced Inequalities
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