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Academic Administration
Chair, Glen Williams
Associate Chair, Miriam Smith
Supervisor of Graduate Studies, Chris Brown
Associate Supervisor of Graduate Studies, H. von Riekhoff
Supervisor of Undergraduate Studies, Laura Macdonald
Teaching Staff
Professors Emeriti
Douglas G. Anglin • Henry B. Mayo • Kenneth D. McRae • Teresa Rakowska-Harmstone • Donald C. Rowat
Professors
Tom Darby, A.B. (Mercer), M.A. (Georgia State), Ph.D. (York) • Joan De Bardeleben, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin) • M.B. Dolan, A.B. (Harvard), M.A., Ph.D. (The American University) • Piotr Dutkiewicz, L.L.M. (Warsaw), Ph.D. (Soviet Academy of Science) • Peter Emberley, B.A. (British Columbia), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (London School of Economics) Linda Freeman, B.A. (British Columbia), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) • Carl G. Jacobsen, B.A. (Carleton), M.Phil., Ph.D. (Glasgow) • Maureen A. Molot, B.A., M.A (McGill), Ph.D. (California at Berkeley) • Lynn K. Mytelka, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) • Waller R. Newell, B.A., M.A. (Toronto), M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale) • Jon H. Pammett, B.A., M.A. (Queen's), Ph.D. (Michigan) François Rocher, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Montréal) • Harald von Riekhoff, B.A. (Western Ontario), M.A., Ph.D. (Yale)) • • Richard Van Loon, B.Sc., M.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (Queen's) • Jill McCalla Vickers, B.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (London) • Glen Williams, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (York) • Conrad J. Winn, B.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania)
Associate Professors
Jon Alexander, M.A. (Southern Illinois), Ph.D. (Kansas) • Scott E. Bennett, B.A. (Chicago), M.A., Ph.D. (York) • Chris Brown, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (Cornell) • Andrea S. Chandler, B.A. (Dalhousie), M.A. (Carleton), M. Phil., Ph.D. (Columbia)« Vincent Della Sala, B.A. (McGill), M.A. (New York), D. Phil. (Oxford) • Piotr Dutkiewicz, LL.M. (Warsaw), Ph.D. (Soviet Academy of Science) • • Barbara Jenkins, B.A. (McGill), M.A. (Carleton), M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale) • C. Radha Jhappan, B.A. (Oxford), M.A., Ph.D. (British Columbia) • Laura Macdonald, B.A. (Queen's), M.A., Ph.D. (York) • • Jeremy T. Paltiel, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (California at Berkeley) • • Miriam Smith, B.A. (McGill), M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale) • E.L. Tepper, B.A. (Michigan), M.A. (American), Ph.D. (Duke)
Assistant Professors
Rebecca Kukla, B.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Pittsburgh) • Jonathan Malloy, B.A. (Waterloo), M.A. (Queen's), Ph.D. (Toronto) Daniel T. Osabu-Kle, B.Eng (Karachi), P.T.S.C. (Institute of Armament Technology), M.A., Ph.D. (Carleton) • Edward Osei-Kwadwo Prempeh, B.A. (Ghana), M.A. (Alberta), Ph.D. (Carleton) • Fiona Robinson, B.A. (Queen's), M.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (Cambridge) • William Walters, B.Sc. (London, M.A. (CUNY), Ph.D. (York)
Distinguished Research Professors
R.J. Jackson • V. Subramaniam
Adjunct Professors
P.V. Lyon • W.A. Mullins • G. Roseme • P.L. Rosen • J.H. Sigler • M.S. Whittington • V.S. Wilson
General Information
Ottawa provides a wealth of resources, both in personnel and in research materials, for the student of government, politics, public affairs and policy analysis and international relations. Undergraduates will be assisted in making the fullest use of these unique advantages of the national capital. The Department of Political Science offers courses in the following fields of study: Canadian government and politics, comparative institutions and politics, public affairs and public policy, international relations, political theory and methodology.
Graduation Regulations
In order to graduate, students must fulfill all University graduation regulations, all Faculty regulations including those for First-Year Seminars and Breadth requirements, and all Major regulations and requirements as set out below.
Calculation of Political Science GPA
For the purpose of admission to, continuation in, and graduation from Political Science programs, the departmental GPA will be calculated over all successful attempts in the discipline.
For the purpose of calculating Class of Honours at graduation, only those courses needed to meet Political Science program requirements (exclusive of language requirement) will be included in the calculation of the departmental GPA.
Honours Programs
The Honours programs may be entered in the First year, or by transfer from B.A. degree programs, if sufficient standing has been obtained. A B.A. (Honours) student may apply to graduate with a B.A. degree at the end of the Third year if the requirements under that degree program have been completed. The following programs are available:
B.A. (Honours) in Political Science
For full Honours, 20.0 credits will be required, including at least 9.0 credits in Political Science. The Political Science credits must comprise:
1. 1.0 credit in Political Science at the 100-level, or a First-Year Seminar in Political Science (01.131, 01.132, 01.133, 01.134, 01.135).
2. Political Science 47.230 and 47.270;
3.1.0 credit chosen from the following list of courses in Canadian government and politics: Political Science 47.201, 47.202*, 47.203*, 47.300*, 47.301*, 47.302*, 47.303*, 47.304*, 47.305*, 47.306*, 47.307*, 47.335*, 47.336*, 47.340, 47.341*, 47.342*, 47.346*, 47.366*, 47.367*, 47.400, 47.401, 47.402*, 47.403*, 47.406*, 47.407*, 47.408*, 47.409*, 47.411*, 47.416*, 47.417*, 47.418*, 47.419*, 47.441*;
4. 1.0 credit chosen from the following list of courses in comparative politics and international relations: Political Science 47.211*, 47.212*, 47.261*, 47.262*, 47.309*, 47.310*, 47.311, 47.311*, 47.312*, 47.313*, 47.314, 47.315, 47.316*, 47.317*, 47.320, 47.322, 47.323, 47.323*, 47.324*, 47.325*, 47.326*, 47.327*, 47.328*, 47.329*, 47.332*, 47.337*, 47.344*, 47.345*, 47.348*, 47.350*, 47.351*, 47.352*, 47.360*, 47.361*, 47.362*, 47.363*, 47.365*, 47.366*, 47.373*, 47.405*, 47.412*, 47.413*, 47.414*, 47.415*, 47.420*, 47.421*, 47.422*, 47.423*, 47.440*, 47.450*, 47.455*, 47.460, 47.461*, 47.462*, 47.463*, 47.464*, 47.465*, 47.466*, 47.467*, 47.482*, 47.483*, 47.484*;
5. 3.0 additional credits in Political Science, of which the equivalent of at least 1.0 credit must be from the 400-level seminars and must be taken at Carleton University.
6. Candidates with Fourth-year Honours standing in Political Science and a GPA of 9.0 or better in Political Science courses are strongly encouraged to present an Honours essay on some topic involving independent investigation (Political Science 47.498); they may be examined orally on this essay and must receive a B- or better in this course. Political Science 47.498 must be taken at Carleton University. Any Honours student with a GPA below 9.0 in Political Science courses who wishes to present an Honours essay may do so with the agreement of a faculty supervisor and the permission of the Supervisor of Undergraduate Studies.
Students who do not write an Honours essay are required to complete 1.0 replacement credit in Political Science in the form of one or more 400-level seminars.
7. Language requirement: The Department requires Honours students to demonstrate proficiency in at least one language other than English, normally French. Honours students are required to demonstrate such proficiency, normally through the completion of any First-year course (or its approved equivalent) in a language offered at Carleton.
For students who consider that they already have proficiency in a second language, the Department conducts a French language examination once a year in November. For other languages, the onus is on the student to provide suitable documentary evidence of proficiency to the Department.
Combined B.A. (Honours)
Students intending to enter a program combining Political Science with another discipline should, in their First year, take 1.0 credit in Political Science at the 100-level, or a First-Year Seminar in Political Science (01.131, 01.132, 01.133, 01.134, 01.135), and the introductory course in the other discipline. For Combined Honours a minimum of 7.0 credits in Political Science will be required, including:
1. 1.0 credit in Political Science at the 100-level, or a First-Year Seminar in Political Science (01.131, 01.132, 01.133, 01.134, 01.135).
2. Political Science 47.230, 47.270 or its equivalent; 2.0 credits chosen from the 400-level courses in Political Science;
2. The equivalent of 2.0 credits, chosen from requirements 2 and/or 3 listed for the full Honours program. The 2.0 credits may be chosen from one list; one of the 2.0 credits may be the 400-level seminar;
3. The language requirement as stated for Honours (item 6 above) in Political Science must be completed;
4. The requirements as stated for Combined Honours in the other discipline of the Combined program must be met.
Concentrations in B.A. (Honours) and Combined B.A. (Honours) Programs
Concentrations provide an opportunity for focused study in several specialized fields offered by the Department. In addition to meeting the general requirements for a Political Science Honours, Combined Honours, or B.A. degree, students are required to complete a selection of core and optional courses in their Concentration. A GPA of 6.5 or better must be maintained in the Concentration courses. On successful completion of all requirements for the Concentration, the name of the Concentration will be added to the student's transcript and diploma.
An Honours degree in Political Science with a Concentration requires at least 9.0 but not more than 12.0 Political Science credits. No credits beyond this maximum permissible total may be counted towards the 20.0 credits required for the degree. When a Concentration is pursued within Political Science in the context of a Combined B.A. (Honours) degree the maximum number of credits in Political Science counting towards the degree will be 9.0. Concentrations are also open to students in the B.A. program in Political Science. However, it may be difficult to meet the requirements of the Concentrations within the 15.0 credits required for the B.A. degree, so that courses extra to the primary degree may have to be taken.
Five different Concentrations are available to Majors in Political Science: Canadian Politics; Comparative Politics and Area Studies; International Relations; Political Theory; and, Public Affairs and Policy Analysis. Each Concentration requires 3.5 specific credits in Political Science as follows:
Concentration in Canadian Politics
47.201 or 47.202* and 47.203*, plus 2.5 Canadian Politics credits chosen from: 47.300*, 47.301*, 47.302*, 47.303*, 47.304*, 47.305*, 47.306*, 47.307*, 47.335*, 47.336*, 47.341*, 47.342*, 47.346*, 47.366*, 47.367*, 47.400, 47.402*, 47.403*, 47.406*, 47.407*, 47.408*, 47.409*, 47.411*, 47.416*, 47.417*, 47.418*, 47.419*, 47.441*, 47.498 (for qualified Honours students on an accepted Canadian Politics theme). At least 0.5 credit from this list must be completed at the 400-level.
Concentration in Comparative Politics and Area Studies
47.211* and 47.212*, plus 2.5 Comparative Politics and Area Studies credits chosen from: 47.309*, 47.310*, 47.311*, 47.312*, 47.313*, 47.314, 47.315, 47.316*, 47.319*, 47.322, 47.323*, 47.324*, 47.325*, 47.326*, 47.327*, 47.328*, 47.329*, 47.332*, 47.344*, 47.345*, 47.348*, 47.350*, 47.351*, 47.352*, 47.373*, 47.405*, 47.412*, 47.413*, 47.414*, 47.415*, 47.420*, 47.421*, 47.422*, 47.423*, 47.424*, 47.425*, 47.426*, 47.427*, 47.450*, 47.455*, 47.461*, 47.466*, 47.482*, 47.483*, 47.484*, 47.498 (for qualified Honours students on an accepted Comparative Politics and Area Studies theme). At least 0.5 credit from this list must be completed at the 400-level.
Concentration in International Relations
47.261* and 47.262*, plus 2.5 International Relations credits chosen from: 47.309*, 47.317*, 47.360*, 47.361*, 47.363*, 47.365*, 47.366*, 47.367*, 47.373*, 47.460, 47.461, 47.462*, 47.463*, 47.464*, 47.465*, 47.466*, 47.467*, 47.482*, 47.483*, 47.484*, 47.498 (for qualified Honours students on an accepted International Relations theme). At least 0.5 credit from this list must be completed at the 400-level.
Concentration in Political Theory
47.230 plus 2.5 Political Theory credits chosen from: 47.330*, 47.332*, , 47.334, 47.335*, 47.336*, 47.337*, 47.338*, 47.339*, 47.431*, 47.432*, 47.434, 47.435, 47.436*, 47.437*, 47.498 (for qualified Honours students on an accepted Political Theory theme). At least 0.5 credit from this list must be completed at the 400-level.
Concentration in Public Affairs and Policy Analysis
47.270 plus 2.5 Public Affairs and Policy Analysis credits chosen from: 47.240, 47.341*, 47.342*, 47.344*, 47.345*, 47.346*, 47.347*, 47.402*, 47.403*, 47.407*, 47.408*, 47.420*, 47.400C, 47.417*, 47.424*, 47.441*, 47.446*, 47.447*, 47.448*, 47.471*, 47.472*, 47.498 (for qualified Honours students on an accepted Public Affairs and Policy Analysis theme). At least 0.5 credit from this list must be completed at the 400-level.
Combined Honours, Journalism and Political Science
Students admitted to Journalism prior to 1995-96, may select a course pattern that will lead either to the degree of B.A. with Combined Honours in Journalism and Political Science, in which case the Honours Essay will be written for the Department of Political Science, or to the degree of B.J. with Combined Honours in Political Science, in which case the Honours Essay will be written for the School of Journalism and Communication. Students in either program must complete 20.5 credits, and they must maintain a standing sufficiently high at all times to satisfy the standards of both the School of Journalism and Communication and the Department of Political Science. Students admitted to Journalism in 1995-96 or later must complete 20.0 credits. If they wish to graduate with a B.A. they must complete the Honours essay in Political Science; otherwise, the degree awarded will be the B.J. (Hons.). Please refer to the statement of standing on p. 298 (Journalism) and faculty regulations, p.67
Course requirements are:
1. 1.0 credit in Political Science at the 100-level, or a First-Year Seminar in Political Science (01.131, 01.132, 01.133, 01.134, 01.135).
2. A minimum of 6.0 additional credits in Political Science, including: 47.230, 47.270 or its equivalent, 2.0 credits chosen from requirements 2 and/or 3 listed for Honours in Political Science, 2.0 credits from the 400-level courses in Political Science.
3. For those students admitted to Journalism from 1995-96 on, the Journalism courses normally required under the Honours Journalism program, include Journalism 28.100, 28.221, 28.225*, 28.251*, 28.325, 28.326, 28.400, 28.421 and two of 28.425*, 28.426*, 28.427*, 28.428*. Students should consult the School of Journalism and Communication on course patterns. Students admitted to Journalism prior to 1995-96 should consult the School of Journalism and Communication for requirements.
4. The language requirement as stated for Honours in Political Science (item 6 above) must be completed.
5. An approved course in Canadian history. (Students who wish to practise journalism in another country may be advised to choose a different history course.)
Combined Honours, Political Science and Economics
Students in this program are required to complete at least 6.0 credits in Political Science including 1.0 credit in Political Science at the 100-level, or a First-Year Seminar in Political Science (01.131, 01.132, 01.133, 01.134, 01.135), 47.230, and 47.270 and the equivalent of 2.0 credits from the 400-level seminars in Political Science.
Students must also meet requirements 2, 3 and 4 as stated for Combined Honours in Political Science.
Combined Honours, Political Science and Sociology
Students in this program are required to complete 7.0 credits in Political Science including1.0 credit in Political Science at the 100-level, or a First-Year Seminar in Political Science (01.131, 01.132, 01.133, 01.134, 01.135), 47.230, and the equivalent of 2.0 credits from the 400-level seminars in Political Science. In addition, the student must complete one of the following methodology sequences:
(a) in the Second year, Political Science 47.270; in the Third year, Sociology, 53.370; or
(b) in the Second year, Sociology 53.203 or Anthropology 54.203 (Sociology 53.203 is recommended); in the Third year, Political Science 47.471* and 47.472*. Students should note that Political Science 47.471* and 47.472* may not be offered every year.
Students must also meet requirements 2, 3 and 4 as stated for Combined Honours in Political Science.
Note: See also p.417 and consult the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
Combined Honours, Political Science and Human Rights
Students in this program are required to complete at least 6.0 credits in Political Science including 1.0 credit in Political Science at the 100-level, or a First-Year Seminar in Political Science (01.131, 01.132, 01.133, 01.134, 01.135), 47.230, and 47.270, and the equivalent of 2.0 credits from the 400-level seminars in Political Science.
Students must also meet requirements 2, 3 and 4 as stated for Combined Honours in Political Science.
Note: See also p.276.
Honours and Combined Honours Standing
Students must maintain a standing sufficiently high at all times to satisfy Faculty requirements. (See p.62.)
B.A. Programs
A B.A. program in Political Science requires 1.0 credit in Political Science at the 100-level, or a First-Year Seminar in Political Science (01.131, 01.132, 01.133, 01.134, 01.135); one of 47.230 or 47.270; and 4.0 or more additional credits in Political Science.
First-year students intending to enter a B.A. or B.A. (Honours) program in Political Science should note that they may take a 200-level course concurrently with a first-year credit in Political Science.
B.A. students should take a number of courses in related disciplines. Final-year B.A. students with the required standing may, with permission, be admitted to 400-level Honours courses, provided space is available. The entire program must be approved by the Department.
B.A. students must maintain a GPA of 4.0 in Political Science.
Minor in Political Science
Students registered in degree programs other than the Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and who are in good standing in their program of study, may register for the Minor in Political Science. On successful completion of all requirements, the designation "Minor in Political Science" will be added to the student's transcript and diploma.
The requirements of the Minor in Political Science are 4.0 credits with a GPA of 4.0 or better, including:
- 1.0 credit in Political Science at the 100-level, or a First-Year Seminar in Political Science (01.131, 01.132, 01.133, 01.134, 01.135).
- 1.0 credit chosen from 47.201, 47.202* and 47.203*, 47.211* and 47.212*, 47.230, 47.240, 47.261* and 47.262*, 47.270.
3. 2.0 additional credits in Political Science.
Students wishing to pursue a Minor in Political Science register through the Registrarial Services Office. To remain in the Minor program in Political Science, students must maintain a GPA of 4.0 or better in the Minor courses. Standing will be regularly audited once a registered student has completed 1.0 credit in the Minor courses, and students who fail to maintain the required GPA will be deregistered from the Minor.
Students in some degree programs may not have sufficient "free" electives to complete the requirements for the Minor in Political Science within the normal number of courses designated for their degree. In such cases, students choosing to pursue the Minor option, with its additional certification, will have to fulfill the requirements of the Minor over and above the requirements of their primary degree program.
Mention: français
Students who wish to qualify for the "Mention: français" notation in Political Science may do so by taking the following pattern of courses in their degree program:
1. 1.0 credit in the advanced study of the French language (a minimum of French 20.160).
2. 1.0 credit in French-Canadian culture and heritage (two of French 20.267*, 20.268*, 20.281* or 20.270).
3. One of Political Science 47.201 or 47.390. Political Science 47.201 is recommended.
4. Honours students are required to take Political Science 47.499 or one of 47.201 or 47.390, whichever was not used to meet requirement 3.
With the prior approval of the Department, students may substitute appropriate courses taught in French at the University of Ottawa for requirements 2 and 4.
Carleton-Leeds Parliamentary Internship Exchange
The Carleton-Leeds Parliamentary Internship Exchange is a unique opportunity for Honours and Combined Honours students in their fourth year of Political Science to combine academic study with parliamentary internships in Canada and the United Kingdom. Students participating in the exchange spend the Fall term in Ottawa and the Winter term in London. They spend four days a week in each city serving as parliamentary interns. In addition, they take courses offered by Carleton and Leeds Universities. More information and application forms are available from the Department of Political Science or from Carleton International.
Graduate Program
The Department of Political Science offers studies leading to the degree of Master of Arts and to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. For further details consult the Graduate Studies and Research Calendar.
Requirement for Breadth, for students in B.A. or B.A.(Honours) degrees
| Category for Breadth | Courses in this unit |
| The temporal dimension of human societies, analyzing times before the present era or societies other than our own | |
| The artifacts of the imagination in literature and/or other forms, or that addresses the life of the imagination and culture. | |
| The understanding of social, technological and/or natural processes and the ways in which that understanding is obtained in science and social science. | All Political Science courses not listed in any other category |
| Matters of human values, ethics and social responsibilities | (47.)230 |
Courses
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 2000-2001, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer.
Prerequisites
Except in special circumstances, students are required to have taken the prerequisites listed in the Calendar. Appropriate experience and/or equivalent academic background may be substituted with the permission of the Department.
First Year
First-Year Seminar in Political Science 01.131
Global Political Cultures
The political role of culture in a global context. The integral role of architecture, art, landscape and film in legitimating, popularizing and propagating political endeavours. The imperialism of cultural exchanges between developed and developing countries. Limited enrolment.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.111*
Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program.
Seminar three hours a week.
First-Year Seminar in Political Science 01.132
North American Politics
Canadian, U.S. and Mexican political institutions and the impact of the increasing cultural, economic, political, and military interdependence of these three countries. Topics may include migration, the environment, gender, development and underdevelopment, sovereignty and democracy. Limited enrolment.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.112*.
Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program.
Seminar three hours a week.
First-Year Seminar in Political Science 01.133
Social Impact of Transformation in the Post Communist Era
Political, economic and social changes that have accompanied the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The role of the society in these political upheavals and the impact of the end of the Cold War on reform in Western and developing countries. Limited enrolment.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.113*, European and Russian Studies 55.113* and First-Year Seminar 01.102.
Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program.
Seminar three hours a week.
First-Year Seminar in Political Science 01.134
Politics of Race
Meaning, sources and practice of racialism, as well as efforts to combat it, in a comparative context. Case studies include South Africa, the United States, and Canada. Limited enrolment.
Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program.
Seminar three hours a week.
First-Year Seminar in Political Science 01.135
Indigenous Politics
Struggles of indigenous peoples against colonial dispossession and for political autonomy, rights to land and resources, protection of sacred sites, language and cultural revival. Case studies will include Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and the United States.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.115*
Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the first year of a B.A. program.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.100
Introduction to Political Science
Contemporary political issues and problems: political thought, focusing upon the clash of modern ideologies; comparative government, starting from the Canadian system, and including one other western democracy, a post-communist system and a developing country; international politics; methods of enquiry.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.101* and 47.102*
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.101*
Great Political Questions
The central ideas and debates shaping the contemporary political world -- east, north, west and south. Topics will vary from year to year but may include liberty and equality, state and nation, sovereignty and anarchy, democracy and dictatorship, and political identity and culture.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.100
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.102*
Global Political Issues
Contemporary political issues in Canada and around the world. Topics will vary from year to year but may include war and peace, human rights, wealth and poverty, Canadian unity, aboriginal politics, post-communist and post-colonial transitions, gender politics, nationalism, and globalization.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.100.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.111*
Global Political Cultures
The political role of culture in a global context. Investigates the integral role of architecture, art, landscape and film in legitimating, popularizing and propagating political endeavours. The imperialism of cultural exchanges between developed and developing countries.
Precludes additional credit for First-Year Seminar 01.131.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.112*
North American Politics
Canadian, U.S. and Mexican political institutions and the impact of the increasing cultural, economic, political and military interdependence of these three countries. Topics may include migration, the environment, gender, development and underdevelopment, sovereignty and democracy.
Precludes additional credit for First-Year Seminar 01.132.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.113*
Social Impact of Transformation in the Post Communist Era
The political, economic and social changes that have accompanied the collapse of the Berlin Wall. Examines the role of the society in these political upheavals and the impact of the end of the Cold War on reform in Western and developing countries.
Precludes additional credit for First-Year Seminar 01.102, 01.133 and European and Russian Studies 55.113*.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.114*
Politics of Race
This course examines the meaning, sources and practice of racialism, as well as efforts to combat it, in a comparative context. Case studies will include South Africa, the United States, and Canada.
Precludes additional credit for First-Year Seminar 01.134.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.115*
Indigenous Politics
Struggles of indigenous peoples against colonial dispossession and for political autonomy, rights to land and resources, protection of sacred sites, language and cultural revival. Case studies will include Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and the United States.
Precludes additional credit for First-Year Seminar 01.135.
Lectures three hours a week.
Second Year
Political Science 47.201
Introduction à la politique canadienne
Une vue générale du processus politique et des institutions politiques au Canada. Travaux peuvent être présentés en français ou en anglais.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.200.
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.202*
Canadian Political Environment
An examination of the cultural, social, and economic context of Canadian politics, including interest groups and social movements, regionalism, language, ethnicity, and gender.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.200.
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.203*
Canadian Political Institutions
An examination of Canadian political institutions, including federalism, Parliament, the constitution, political parties and the electoral system.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.200
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.211*
Comparative Politics of Industrialized States
An introduction to domestic politics in the industrialized world. States are compared on the basis of regime type (such as liberal democracy, fascism, and communism), processes (such as modernization and revolution), and institutions (such as executives, legislatures, and political parties).
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.215.
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.212*
Comparative Politics of Development and Underdevelopment
An introduction to domestic politics in post-colonial and developing states. Topics may include nationalism, authoritarianism, economic development, revolution, democratization, and the politics of gender, religion, and ethnicity.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.215
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.230
History of Political Thought
Western political thought from classical times to the nineteenth century: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau and other thinkers.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.231.
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.240
Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy
The important concepts, institutions, and processes in the fields of public administration and public policy. Theoretical, empirical, and applied foundations of these fields will be considered.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.340.
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.261*
International Relations: Global Politics
An introduction to theories, concepts and issues in global politics. Topics may include conflict and intervention, peace and security, international institutions, norms and ethics, human rights, gender, culture, and globalization.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.260.
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.262*
International Relations: Global Political Economy
An introduction to the international political economy. Topics may include contemporary changes in the global political economy, multinational corporations, foreign economic policy, global and regional economic institutions, environmental issues, international development and relations between rich and poor countries.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.260.
Prerequisite: Second-year standing
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.270
Quantitative Political Science Research Methods
Quantitative research methods used in political science. The logic and nature of the quantitative study of politics, research design, data collection methods, and statistical techniques for data analysis. Packaged computer programs used to analyze political and policy-related data.
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Third Year
Political Science 47.300*
Canadian Provincial Politics
A comparative examination of the nature of Canadian provincial politics. Topics include: political culture, history, party systems, electoral systems and voting behaviour.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.301*
Canadian Intergovernmental Relations
The main conceptual approaches to the structures and socio-economic processes of Canadian intergovernmental relations including selected policy fields in intergovernmental relations.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.302*
Canadian Municipal Government
The nature and problems of Canadian municipal government, including metropolitan and regional government and provincial-municipal relations.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.303*
Canadian Urban Politics
The nature and problems of Canadian urban politics.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.304*
Political Parties and Elections in Canada
The evolution of the party system, the growth of major and minor party movements and the electoral process in Canada.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.305*
Ontario Government and Politics
A survey of the political process and political institutions in Ontario.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.306*
Social Power in Canadian Politics
The role of social forces in the Canadian political process, including interest groups, social movements, elites and classes.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.307*
Constitutional Politics in Canada
The politics of the Canadian constitution. Particular attention to historical and contemporary constitutional reform.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.310*
Politics of Development in Africa
The historical background of African independence, and contemporary struggle for democracy and economic development in Africa.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.310.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.311*
Politics of War in Africa
The recurrent crises of war, and political instability in Africa, along with regional and international efforts to resolve them.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.310.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.312*
Politics of Development of China
The evolving structures and processes of government in (greater) China with particular emphasis on politics in the People's Republic of China and secondary emphasis on Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.312.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.313*
State, Society and Economy in Northeast Asia
The relationship between government structures, society and the economy in Northeast Asia with particular emphasis on Japan and Korea.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.312.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.314
Politics in Central and Eastern Europe
A comparative examination of political institutions and processes in the states of Central and Eastern Europe.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.315
Government and Politics of South and South-East Asia
The patterns of colonial history, emergent political regimes and problems of development and foreign policy in the countries from Pakistan through the Philippine Islands, with special emphasis on problems of political change.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.316*
Revolution
Theories of revolution from Aristotle through the present era. Revolution as a concept, and as an empirical fact of central importance to our age.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.317*
The Causes of War
Alternate theories of the causes of war. Such alternate perspectives as biological, social and comparative historical approaches, including the results of peace research activities of the past two decades.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.319*
The Politics of Law and Morality
Politics of moral regulation in Canada, the United States and other jurisdictions. The treatment in law and public policy of such human rights issues as: capital punishment, sexual orientation, euthanasia, abortion, new reproductive technologies, racial discrimination, religious and equality rights.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.322
Government and Politics of the United States
American political thought, constitutional development, and the governmental process.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.323*
Government and Politics in the Middle East
The evolution and functioning of political systems in the Middle East region, with emphasis on the problems of political stability, the impact of the West, the role of Islam, and war and peace.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.362*.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.324*
Politics of Latin America
An overview of the evolution of Latin American political systems, including the impact of the European conquest, democratization, economic liberalization, state-civil society relations, gender politics, revolutionary movements, and relations with the United States.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.311.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.325*
Mexican Politics
An introduction to the politics, society and economy of Mexico. Topics include processes of democratization and economic liberalization, human rights, the environment, the role of women, labour, and indigenous peoples, and social policy. Special emphasis on Mexico's role in the North American political economy.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.311.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.326*
The Government and Politics of Western Europe
Changes in West European states and societies. Major institutions, structures and processes, with an emphasis on how European states are responding to social, political and economic changes.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.321.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.327*
The Government and Politics of European Integration
The processes of integration and disintegration in Western Europe; the European Union as an emerging political body that is shaping European politics. The evolution of European integration, and examination of the forces driving the move to an ever closer union.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.321.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.328*
Reform and Political Change in the Russian Federation
The ongoing process of post-Soviet reform in Russia: the implications of market reform; the process of democratization; and constitutional change in Russia's federal system. Historical perspectives from the Soviet experience, and comparative insights with the other Soviet successor states.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.320.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.329*
Politics, Sovereignty and Identity in Russia and the Soviet Successor States
Comparative statebuilding and social change in the successor states of former Soviet Union. The contentious processes of political institution-building, the emergence of new social identities, and the importance of ethnicity in the current politics of the region.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.320.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.330*
Politics and Literature
A study of imaginative prose in which political ideas and/or political settings dominate. Literature as political communication, the impact of literature upon politics, the peculiar value of literature in the study of politics, its shortcomings.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.331*
Politics and Psychoanalytic Thought
The contribution of psychoanalytic thought to political and social theory. Emphasis on the origin and function of culture, instinct modification, perversion, character and political order; the psychoanalytic ethic and the therapeutic state; the Freudian-Marxist dialectic and the critique of society.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.230 or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.332*
Asian Political Thought
A comparative treatment of Asian political thought emphasizing the Chinese, Indian and Islamic perspectives.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.334
Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
The significance for political theory of the ancient and medieval controversies over nature/convention, power/knowledge, time/eternity, theory/practice, and science/mysticism. Thinkers such as Homer, the pre-Socratics, Plato and Aristotle, the neo-Platonists, Augustine, and the Scholastics.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.230 or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.335*
Canadian Political Ideas
The sources and development of political ideas in French and English Canada.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.336*
Canadian Political Culture
The elements of Canadian political culture: individual beliefs, attitudes and values, the influence of the economy and environment, ideology, political socialization, and regional differences.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.337*
Politics of Human Rights
Politics of human rights in its historical and cultural context, including: early liberal theories of natural rights; utilitarian and Marxist critiques; contemporary rights debates; different generations of rights; feminism and women's rights; cultural relativism; state sovereignty; and, problems of implementation and enforcement.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.338*
Modern Political Thought
A survey of trends in modern political thought, including some of liberalism, conservatism, neo-conservatism, Marxist and neo-Marxist socialism, communitarianism, postmodernism and globalization.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.333.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.339*
Modern Ideologies
A survey of ideologies, mainly since 1900, including some of nationalism, utopian socialism, communism, fascism, populism, environmentalism and feminism.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.333
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.341*
Canadian Public Administration
The Canadian bureaucracy as a major state actor in policy development. Selected issues and/or case studies in public sector management with particular attention paid to the process of policy identification through program development and implementation.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.340.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.342*
Canadian Public Policy
Policy communities and policy networks in Canada with particular attention paid to policy issues, the political environment, policy instruments, impact and outcomes.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.401.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.344*
Comparative Public Administration
Relations between the state bureaucracy or public organizations and civil society in various types of political and economic systems. Consideration of themes relevant to developed and developing countries.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.440*.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.345*
Comparative Public Policy Analysis
The formation and impact of public policy: a variety of political systems as well as a variety of policy areas. Emphasis on developing skills for the analysis of policy formation and impact.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.346*
Public Affairs and Media Strategies
The public affairs and issue management strategies of corporations, government departments, and other institutions in Canada from a comparative perspective.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.347*
Public Opinion and Public Policy
Consideration of Canadian and comparative quantitative data and literature relating to several areas of public opinion on key policy issues, including value systems and social inequality, work, health, the family, social welfare, national identity and the environment.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.270 or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.348*
Politics of the Internet
Use of the Internet by social groups, political parties, and governments to advance political goals. Survey of government policies on censorship and Internet access.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.350*
Women in Politics: Liberal Democracies I
The sex/gender dimension of political theory, culture, mass and elite participation, and public policy as manifested in selected liberal democracies, including Canada.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.351*
Women in Politics: Liberal Democracies II
A continued examination of the sex/gender dimension of political theory, culture, mass and elite participation, and public policy as manifested in selected liberal democracies, including Canada.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.352*
Women in Politics: Third World
The sex/gender dimensions of development theory and policy, political culture, mass and elite participation, and international agencies as manifested in selected Third World countries.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.318*.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.360*
International Institutions
Origins, structure and functioning of international institutions with emphasis on the United Nations as well as regional organizations. Topics include peace and security, international aid and development, human rights and the control of global resources.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.361*
Theories of International Politics
Theoretical approaches to the study of international politics including an examination of the major concepts used for analysis and explanation in the field.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.363*
Strategic Thought and International Security
The evolution of U.S., Soviet/Russian, and Chinese approaches to strategy and those of other regional powers, as well as the application of strategic thought to selected issues in international security.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.365*
Comparative Study of Foreign Policy
The utility of comparative analysis in the study of the objectives, strategies and decision-making processes involved in the foreign policies of states.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.366*
Canadian Foreign Policy
The traditions, domestic influences, objectives, capabilities, and decision-making processes, and analysis of selected contemporary issues.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.367*
Canadian Defence Policy
The evolution of Canadian defence policy in the twentieth century. The theory of Canadian defence policy and its operational aspects in a broad comparative context, related to themes such as strategic theory, military culture in a modern state, continentalism and military alliances.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.373*
Governing in the Global Economy
The main approaches and policy issues in the political economy of advanced industrialized states. The relationship between state and market and the ways in which national states have responded to the pressures of governing in an increasingly interdependent global economy.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Political Science 47.390
Études dirigées
Une programme de lectures choisies et de travaux écrits dans le domaine de specialisation d'un membre du département. Consulter le conseiller des études de premier cycle (Undergraduate supervisor) pour les sujets offerts.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing in the Political Science "Mention: français" program.
Fourth Year: Honours and Graduate
These courses are normally reserved for Honours students in their Fourth year.
Political Science 47.400
Topics in Canadian Government and Politics
Section A: Political Economy of Canada. Selected issues in Canadian political economy including the role of the state in the Canadian economy, the political aspects of foreign ownership and economic structure and political change.
Section B: Canadian Political Institutions. Selected topics on institutions of Canadian Government at the federal level.
Section C: Canadian Political Behaviour. Voting, public opinion, political violence, socialization and other aspects of political behaviour in Canada. Religion, class and region as determinants of political cleavage.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.402*
Policy Seminar: Problems of Northern Development
The issues, the policy processes and the problems of policy implementation in the political and economic development of Canada's northern territories.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.403*
Politics and the Media
The role of the mass media in the Canadian political system from a comparative perspective.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.405*
Stability, Justice and Federalism
Canada's unity crisis in a comparative perspective with particular attention to federalism, nationalism and regionalism.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.405.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.406*
Legislative Process in Canada
The role of Parliament and of the individual M.P. in terms of policy making, representation and the passage of legislation. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.506, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.407*
The Politics of Law Enforcement in Canada
Major issues in the area of law enforcement policy, police administration and the criminal justice system in Canada. Particular emphasis on the role of law enforcement agencies as integral institutions of the Canadian political system.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.408*
National Security and Intelligence in the Modern State
The state's response to foreign espionage, alleged subversion, terrorism, and counterintelligence. Major focus on the Canadian experience, but with extensive use of materials chronicling the practices of KGB, CIA, BIS, ASIO, MOSSAD, etc.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.409*
Quebec Politics
Society, culture, economy and politics in Quebec. Special attention to the politically relevant changes since 1960 and the central place of Quebec within the Canadian federation.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing and a reading knowledge or French.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.410*
Canadian and Comparative Local Government and Politics
A comparative survey of the systems of local government in Canada, Britain and the United States. The emphasis on Canadian or comparative, and the problems chosen for study, vary with the interests of the students.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.411*
French-English Relations
French-English relations in federal politics and in selected provinces, with emphasis on areas of conflict and methods of conflict management.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department. Reading knowledge of French.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.412*
Politics of Western Liberal Democracies
The social structure and politics of advanced capitalist societies, including the historical and contemporary relationship between social classes — groupings, political parties and interest groups.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.413*
The Modern State
A survey of recent thinking about the state in western societies drawing on perspectives such as those of feminists, Marxists, Weberians, poststructuralists and others. Topics may include: the rise of the modern state, economic governance, the public sphere, citizenship, sovereignty and territoriality.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year honours standing or permission of the department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.414*
Theory and Practice in Third World Development
The various theoretical approaches to the analysis of development and underdevelopment, of the historical experience of important models of development and of their application to selected countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.415*
Selected Problems in Third World Development
The nature of international factors that influence Third World development such as multinational corporations, the new international division of labour, the new protectionism, the role of international debt, the politics of the Green Revolution, technology, and development assistance.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.416*
Labour and the Canadian State
A comparative examination of models of labour and the liberal democratic state, with particular attention to the role of the Canadian labour movement in the political process.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.417*
Political Participation in Canada
The causes and implications of political participation by individuals with special reference to Canada. Topics include citizen participation in campaign and party organizations, political protest movements, interest groups, and community associations.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.418*
Canadian Provincial Government and Politics
The political processes and institutions of the provinces.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.419*
The Politics of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The genesis and impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Particular emphasis on the politics of aboriginal, language, and equality rights.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.420*
Policy Making in the United States
Conflict and co-operation in the United States legislative and executive/bureaucratic arenas; overlapping struggles over policy initiative, innovation and planning. Emphases determined by student needs and interests.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.421*
Politics of Influence in the United States
Parties, interest groups, coalitions, movements and other significant influences upon who gets what, when, how in the United States. Elections, democratic accountability and political uses of mass media. Emphases determined by student needs and interests.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.422*
Comparative Constitutional Politics
The political character of leading western constitutions, with special emphasis on judicial politics and judicial policy-making in the United States; consideration also given to developments in Canada, Britain and France.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.423*
Southern Africa After Apartheid
The pathology of apartheid, the reasons for its end, and prospects for democratization and development in southern Africa in the era of globalization. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.523, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.424*
Elections
The conduct and meaning of elections in contemporary states. Attention to the connection of elections to concepts of representation, policy mandates, and political parties, and to electoral systems and referendums. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.524, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.425*
Identity Politics
The strategies and ideologies of social movements in the Canadian political process, such as the women's movement and the environmental movement.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.426*
Indigenous Politics of North America
Issues of governance regarding the original peoples of Canada, Mexico and the United States since the European invasion. Contemporary movements for restoration of their cultural, political, socio-economic, land and self-governance rights, emphasizing both domestic and international strategies. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.510, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.427*
Globalization, Adjustment and Democracy in Africa
This course will explore the nature of global pressures in Africa, as states go through a `second wind' of political and economic change. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.517, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.431*
Marxist Thought
An examination of Marxism with special emphasis on Marx and Engels, including writings from all periods of their work.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.230 or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.432*
Contemporary Marxism
An examination of all relevant interpretations of Marx's theory including evolutionary socialism, Leninism, Trotskyism, Stalinism, Maoism and the main schools of contemporary revisionism.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.431*.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.434
Political Inquiry
Competing theoretical methods of inquiry in the discipline — positivism, functionalism, phenomenology, structuralism, and post-structuralism — with particular attention to the claims made for scientific truth. Weber, Polanyi, Feyerabend, Kuhn, Habermas, Foucault, Rorty and others.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.230 or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.435
Contemporary Political Theory
Recent work in political theory, stressing major approaches to the understanding of contemporary political life. Approaches such as historicism, the sociology of knowledge, positivism, phenomenology, critical theory, existentialism, neo-classicism. Works by such thinkers as Gramsci, Mannheim, Popper, Strauss, Cassirer, Habermas, Sartre, and Voegelin.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.230 or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.436*
Concepts of Political Community I
Concepts of political community, including the common good, justice, citizenship, statesmanship, democracy and legitimacy from ancient, modern and contemporary political theory. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.538, for which additional credit is precluded.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.430*.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.230 or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.437*
Concepts of Political Community II
A continued critical survey of concepts of political community, including the common good, justice, citizenship, statesmanship, democracy and legitimacy from ancient, modern and contemporary political theory. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.539, for which additional credit is precluded.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.430*.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.436* or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.441*
Business-Government Relations in Canada
The theory and practice of business-government relations in Canada. Primary focus on the role of the private sector firm in the Canadian political system and policy process. Case studies addressing issues and problems in the relations of business to government.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.447*
Public Policy: Content and Creation
The content and creation of public policy. Focus on the explanation, prediction and design of policy. Perspectives and examples are drawn from a variety of frameworks and from both Canadian and non-Canadian contexts. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.647, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.448*
Public Affairs Management and Analysis
A seminar on theories and practice in the management of public affairs, including the environment and administration of the public sector, public opinion, and public communications. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.648, for which additional credit is precluded.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.446*.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminars three hours a week.
Political Science 47.449*
Issues in Development Management
An examination of the application of organization theory to policy implementation and evaluation for developing and transitional systems, with an emphasis on the role of cultural differences and divergent value systems in development management. (Also listed as International Affairs 46.422*)
Prerequisites: Economics 43.363* and Fourth-year standing in the B.P.A.P.M. program and registration in either the International Studies specialization or the Development Studies specialization or permission of the Department.
Lectures or seminars three hours a week.
Political Science 47.450*
Feminist Political Analysis in Comparative Perspective
The gendered nature of authority, feminist reconceptions of representation and interests, the relationships between sex/gender regimes and state forms, and the strategic treatments of identity politics, race and class difference and nationalisms by various women's movements.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.455*
Transitions to Democracy
A comparative analysis of processes of democratization. Diverse theoretical approaches to understanding the timing, causes, nature, and limitations of democratization. Examples drawn from Europe and Russia, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.460
Analysis of International Politics
Principal issues in international relations; theory building, evaluation of concepts, research design, philosophy of science criteria and policy relevance in ongoing research in international relations theory.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.461*
Foreign Policies of Soviet Successor States
The fopreign policies of the USSR and of Russian and selected other successor states, with special emphasis on the search for a new security order.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week
Political Science 47.462*
Bargaining and Negotiation
The theory and practice of bargaining and negotiation. The seminar includes national and international levels, government and mixed public-private negotiations, and bilateral and multilateral situations. Special attention is given to the needs of weaker parties. Simulations included.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year honours standing or permission of the department.
Seminars three hours a week.
Political Science 47.463*
Analysis of International Political Economy
Various theoretical approaches to the study of the international political economy, with a focus on historical development and changing international structures.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.464*
Selected Problems in International Political Economy
Contemporary problems and issues in the international political economy, with particular attention given to advanced industrial countries.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week
Political Science 47.465*
Gender in International Relations
Analysis of feminist approaches to international relations. Substantive issues include the role of women in war and militarization, the gender dimensions of global political economy and gender issues in international development.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year honours standing or permission of the department.
Seminars three hours a week.
Political Science 47.466*
American Foreign Policy
The sources, trends and conflicting interpretations of the international roles of the United States since World War II. Foreign policy machinery and processes assessed in terms of the relative importance of perceptions, ideology, self-interest, and domestic and foreign pressures.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.467*
International Politics of North America
A seminar examining the evolving relationship between Canada, the United States and Mexico, including political, economic, social, environmental and defence aspects. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.567, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.471*
Intermediate Polimetrics for Micro Data
Research designs and statistical techniques primarily used in analyzing survey data. Selected topics may vary from year to year. Students doing Honours papers based on micro data are advised to take this course. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.571, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.270 or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.472*
Intermediate Polimetrics for Macro Data
Research designs and statistical techniques primarily used in analyzing macro or aggregate data. Selected topics may vary from year to year. Students doing Honours papers based on macro data are advised to take this course. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Political Science 47.572, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.270 or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.482*
International Politics of Africa
Focus on a particular theme related to the interactions of African states within the African subsystem and with other sectors in the international system.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.483*
Foreign Policies of Major East Asian Powers
The foreign policies of the East Asian powers, with special attention to China and Japan; an analysis of the domestic sources of policy, capabilities, interests, decision-making processes and foreign relations.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.484*
International Relations of South and Southeast Asia
Foreign policy orientations of the regional actors and interaction with non-regional actors. Special emphasis on enduring sources of conflict within the area, and emerging patterns of co-operation, including comparison of ASEAN with SAARC. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as 47.584, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political Science 47.490
Tutorial in a Selected Field
Tutorials or reading courses on selected topics in which seminars are not available arranged.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department and agreement of an instructor.
Tutorial hours arranged.
Political Science 47.491*
Tutorial in a Selected Field
Tutorials or reading courses on selected topics in which seminars are not available arranged.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department and agreement of an instructor.
Tutorial hours arranged.
Political Science 47.492*
Tutorial in a Selected Field
Tutorials or reading courses on selected topics in which seminars are not available arranged.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department and agreement of an instructor.
Tutorial hours arranged.
Political Science 47.493*
British Parliamentary Politics
Parliament and the legislative process. Offered in London, U.K., by faculty members of Leeds University but governed by Carleton regulations and co-ordinated by Carleton's Department of Political Science.
Prerequisite: Selection to the Carleton-Leeds Parliamentary Internship Exchange.
Seminar three and one-half hours a week.
Political Science 47.494
Carleton-Leeds Parliamentary Internships (3.0 credits)
Parliamentary internships in Ottawa (Fall term) and London, U.K. (Winter term). The academic requirements are met through an essay and an oral examination. Graded Sat or Uns.
Prerequisite: Selection to the Carleton-Leeds Parliamentary Internship Exchange.
Internship four days a week.
Political Science 47.498
Honours Graduation Essay
The Honours essay is supervised under the direction of a faculty member who is either selected by the candidate or assigned early in the year. The Honours essay is evaluated by both the supervisor and an appointed reader. Students intending to proceed to post-graduate studies are strongly encouraged to complete an Honours essay.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing in Political Science with a Political Science GPA or 9.0 or better*, or permission of the Supervisor of Undergraduate Studies.
Tutorial hours arranged.
Political Science 47.499
Mémoire de recherche
Un travail de recherche dans le domaine de spécialisation d'un membre du département. Consulter le conseiller des études de premier cycle (Undergraduate supervisor) pour les sujets offerts.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Political Science "Mention: français" program.*
* Students should refer to regulations of the Faculty of Public Affairs and Management and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences regarding submission of Honours Essays and to the Department of Political Science course requirements for the Honours Essay, which may be obtained from the Departmental Office.
Graduate Courses
Fourth-year Honours students may, with permission of the Department, be admitted to the following 500-level Political Science seminars, which are more fully described in the Graduate Studies and Research Calendar:
Political Science
47.500 Topics in Canadian Government and Politics
47.503 Political Parties in Canada
47.507 Topics in Canadian Politics and Government in Comparative Perspective
47.508 The Politics of Energy and the Environment
47.509 Canadian Political Economy
47.511 Canadian Federalism
47.514 The Transition from Communism
47.515 Post-Communist Politics in East Central Europe
47.516 Selected Problems in the Politics of Soviet Successor States
47.517 Globalization, Adjustment and Democracy in Africa
47.518 State, Revolution, and Reform
47.519 Comparative Public Policy
47.520 Nationalism
47.521 Politics in Plural Societies
47.522 Politics of Third World Development
47.525 Problems in American Government I
47.526 Problems in American Government II
47.531 Modern Political Culture and Ideology
47.532 Democratic Theories
47.536 North American Political Traditions
47.537 Political Thought in North America
47.541 Canadian Public Administration and Policy Analysis
47.544 Public Administration in Developed Western Countries
47.545 Public Administration in Developing Countries
47.549 Research Seminar in Public Administration
47.551 Selected Issues in Political Economy I
47.552 Selected Issues in Political Economy II
47.553 Topics in West European Politics I
47.554 Topics in West European Politics II
47.555 Topics in Comparative Politics I
47.556 Sex/Gender and Politics
47.561 Analysis of Canadian Foreign Policy
47.573 Advanced Research Methods
47.581 Foreign Policies of African States
47.585 Foreign Policy Analysis
47.586 Strategic Thought and Issues in International Security
47.587 Analysis of International Organizations
47.588 International Political Economy
47.589 Problems in International Politics
Related Courses
Subject to prior approval by the department, a student in the B.A. (Honours) or B.A. program may use one course in a related discipline as a political science credit. This permission will be granted only if the content of the transfer course is very closely related to political science and if the department of political science does not itself offer a comparable course. Students in the combined B.A. (Honours) programs may not use related courses as political science credits.
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