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Political Theory
Course Code*	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Syllabus^†
POL2000Y1Y	Core Course: Comparative Studies in the History of Political Thought	L0101	Chambers, Williams	SS 3130	W 14:00 - 16:00
POL2001Y1H	Problems of Political Community		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2006H1S	Studies in Modern Political Theory: The Political Philosophy Of Jurgen Habermas	L0101	Chambers	LA 213	R 14:00 - 16:00
POL2007H1F	20th-Century Political Thought	L0101	Kohn	LA 214	R 10:00 - 12:00
POL2011H1H	Problems in the Political Thought of the Socratic School		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2019Y1H	Moral Reason and Economic History		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2021Y1Y	Comparative Studies in Jewish and Non-Jewish Political Thought	L0101	Orwin	TF 200	T 16:00 - 19:30
POL2024H1H	Feminist Theory: Challenges to Legal and Political Thought		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2025H1H	Enlightenment and its Critics		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2026H1S	Topics in Political Thought I: Aristotle's Political Thought	L0101	Balot	UC 248	T 16:00 - 18:00
POL2026H1H	Topics in Political Thought I		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2026Y1H	Topics in Political Thought I		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2027Y1H	Topics in Political Thought II		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2027H1F	Topics in Political Thought II: Language and Politics: The Case of Hebrew	L0101	Avnon	TC 22	T 12:00 - 14:00
POL2027H1S	Topics in Political Thought II: Plutarch's Political Thought	L0101	Kingston	UC 67	T 12:00 - 14:00
POL2028H1H	Approaches to Political Theory		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2029H1S	Sovereignty	L0101	Lee	AH 302	M 12:00 - 15:00
JPJ2029H1F	Religion and the Liberal State: The Case of Islam		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2030H1H	The Spirit of Democratic Citizenship		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2032H1H	Judgement in Law and Politics		TBA	TBA	TBA
JPD2037Y1Y	Post-Modern and Contemporary Thought	L0101	Cook	TBA	M 10:00 - 12:00
POL2037H1H	Law, Religion, and Public Discourse		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2038H1S	Pluralism, Justice, and Equality; Political Imaginaries of Global Justice and Global Democracy	L0101	Williams	LA 214	R 10:00 - 13:00
POL2040H1H	Horizons of Political Reflection		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2041Y1H	The Politics of Origins		TBA	TBA	TBA
JPR2057H1H	Democracy and the Secular		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2057Y1H	Markets, Justice and the Human Good		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2061H1F	Studies in Civic Republicanism	L0101	Beiner	TC 24	F 10:00 - 12:00
POL2062H1H	Contemporary Indigenous Theory and Political Thought		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2212H1S	Human Rights and International Relations	L0101	Wong	UC 248	T 14:00 - 16:00
POL2226H1H	Ethics and International Relations		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2801H1H	Special Topics		TBA	TBA	TBA
RLG3622H1S	Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters	L0101	Green	UC 326	T 14:00 - 16:00

Canadian Government
Course Code*	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Syllabus^†
POL2100Y1Y	Core Course: Government of Canada	L0101	Haddow, White	UC 148	W 14:00 - 16:00
POL2102H1S	Topics in Canadian Politics I: Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada	L0101	Tolley	UC 248	T 10:00 - 12:00
POL2103H1S	Topics in Canadian Politics II: Canadian Federalism, from a Comparative Perspective	L0101	Schertzer	UC 248	W 10:00 - 12:00
POL2139H1F	The Canadian Welfare State in Comparative Perspective	L0101	Haddow	TC 24	R 12:00 - 14:00
POL2173H1F	Advanced Environmental Politics and Policy in Canada	L5101	Olive	UC 148	M 18:00 - 20:00
POL2190Y1H	Topics in Canadian Politics I		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2191Y1H	Topics in Canadian Politics II		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2317H1S	Politics and Policy Analysis	L0101	Craft	UC 148	T 12:00 - 14:00
HAD5011H1F	Canada's Health System and Health Policy - Part I		TBA	TBA	TBA

International Relations
Course Code*	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Syllabus^†
LAW252H1F	Public International Law		TBA	TBA	TBA
LAW252H1S	Public International Law		TBA	TBA	TBA
DGC1000H1F	Core Issues in the Dynamics of Global Change	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA
JHP1631H1F	Intelligence and International Relations	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA
DGC2000H1S	Special Topics in the Dynamics of Global Change		TBA	TBA	TBA
DGC2002H1S	Special Topics in the Dynamics of Global Change		TBA	TBA	TBA
DGC2003H1S	Special Topics in the Dynamics of Global Change		TBA	TBA	TBA
DGC2004H1S	Special Topics in the Dynamics of Global Change		TBA	TBA	TBA
JPJ2037H1F	International Trade Regulation		TBA	TBA	TBA
JPJ2037H1S	International Trade Regulation		TBA	TBA	TBA
JPJ2046H1S	Law, Institutions and Development	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA
JPJ2048H1F	International Human Rights Law	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA
JPJ2049H1H	Women's Rights in International Law		TBA	TBA	TBA
JPJ2051H1H	Foundations of the Law of the European Union		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2200Y1Y	Core Course: International Politics	L0101	Adler, Gunitsky	SS 3130	T 14:00 - 16:30
POL2202H1S	Advanced Topics in International Political Economy	L0101	Clarkson	TBA	TBA
POL2205Y1Y	Topics in International Politics I: The Changing Face of Armed Conflict: From Interstate War to Asymmetric Warfare	L0101	Gilady	UC 65	R 14:00 - 16:00
POL2205H1F	Topics in International Politics I: Peace-building	L0101	Matthews	UC 148	T 10:00 - 12:00
POL2205H1H	Topics in International Politics I		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2206H1F	Topics in International Politics II: The Dynamics of Global Regionalism: Its Nature and Interations in the International Political Economy	L0101	Clarkson	UC 248	M 13:30 - 16:00
POL2206H1H	Topics in International Politics II		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2206Y1H	Topics in International Politics II		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2207H1F	Topics in International Politics III: International Relations of Ethnic Conflict	L0101	Ahmad	TC 22	W 12:00 - 14:00
POL2211H1F	International Political Economy of Finance	L0101	Norrlof	LA 214	W 16:00 - 18:00
POL2212H1S	Human Rights and International Relations	L0101	Wong	UC 248	T 14:00 - 16:00
POL2213H1F	Global Environmental Politics	L0101	Hoffmann	LA 214	T 12:00 - 14:00
POL2216Y1H	The Military Instrument of Foreign Policy		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2226H1H	Ethics and International Relations		TBA	TBA	TBA
JBP2230H1H	Topics in International Politics		TBA	TBA	TBA
JHP2231H1H	The History and Philosophy of International Relations Thought		TBA	TBA	TBA
JPD2232H1F	Global Governance	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2240Y1H	The Geopolitics of Information and Communication Technologies		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2256Y1Y	The G8, G20 and Global Governance	L0101	Kirton	TC 24	R 10:00 - 12:00

Comparative Politics
Course Code*	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Syllabus^†
JHP1289Y1H	Twentieth Century Ukraine		TBA	TBA	TBA
JPJ2036H1H	Comparative Constitutionalism: Rights and Judicial Review		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2062H1H	Contemporary Indigenous Theory and Political Thought		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2110H1H	The Politics of Public Monies		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2139H1F	The Canadian Welfare State in Comparative Perspective	L0101	Haddow	TC 24	R 12:00 - 14:00
POL2202H1S	Advanced Topics in International Political Economy	L0101	Clarkson	TBA	TBA
POL2302H1H	Topics in United States Government and Politics		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2307H1H	Political Economy of Technology: From the Auto-Industrial to the Information Age		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2308Y1H	The Politics of Transition in Eastern Europe		TBA	TBA	TBA
JPA2310H1H	Democracy and Identity in Asia		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2313Y1H	Comparative Political Parties and Elections		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2316H1F	Women and Politics	L0101	Bashevkin	UC 148	T 12:00 - 14:00
POL2317H1S	Politics and Policy Analysis	L0101	Craft	UC 148	T 12:00 - 14:00
POL2318H1F	Core Course: Comparative Public Policies	L0101	White	LA 213	T 14:00 - 16:00
POL2321Y1H	Topics in Comparative Politics I		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2321H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics I: West European Politics	L5101	TBA	LA 214	M 18:00 - 20:00
POL2321H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Welfare Capitalism in Western European	L5101	TBA	LA 214	M 18:00 - 20:00
POL2322H1H	Topics in Comparative Politics II		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2322Y1H	Topics in Comparative Politics II		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2322H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Civil War and Political Violence	L0101	Mukherjee	TC 22	T 16:00 - 18:00
POL2323Y1H	Multilevel Politics: The European Union in Comparative Perspective		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2324H1H	Ethnonationalism and State-Building: The Communist and Postcommunist Experience		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2325H1S	The Politics of Federalism in Comparative Perspective	L0101	de Miguel Moyer	TC 24	R 16:00 - 18:00
POL2326H1H	Democracy and Dictatorship		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2337H1F	Government, Law and Politics in Russia	L0101	Solomon	TC 24	W 12:00 - 14:00
POL2338H1F	Innovation and Governance	L0101	Bathelt	UC 148	T 16:00 - 18:00
POL2341H1H	Topics in Ukrainian and Post-Soviet Politics		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2344H1F	Politics of Independent Ukraine	L0101	TBA	TBA	T 14:00 - 16:00
POL2345H1S	Politics of Growth in Developing Countries	L0101	Murali	TC 24	R 14:00 - 16:00
POL2349H1S	Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in City Regions	L0101	Wolfe	UC 65	W 14:00 - 16:00
POL2351H1S	Contentious Politics and Social Movements	L0101	Fu	LA 214	T 16:00 - 18:00
POL2361H1S	Globalization and Indigenous Politics	L0101	Kuokkanen	LA 340	R 12:00 - 14:00
POL2372H1H	The Comparative Political Economy of Industrial Societies		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2391Y1H	Topics in Comparative Politics III		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2391H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics III: The Politics of Immigration in Europe and North America	L0101	Triadafilopoulos	UC 148	M 12:00 - 14:00
POL2392Y1H	Topics in Comparative Politics IV		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2403H1H	Topics in African Politics I		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2403Y1H	Topics in African Politics I		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2404H1H	Topics in African Politics		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2404Y1H	Topics in African Politics II		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2405H1F	Topics in Latin American Politics: Constitutionalism and Democracy in the Andes	L0101	Bejarano	LA 213	W 14:00 - 16:00
POL2411H1H	Topics in Asian Politics		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2416Y1H	Politics and Society in Contemporary China		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2418H1F	Topics in Middle East Politics: Contesting Authoritarianisms in the Middle East	L5101	Kingston	LA 214	R 17:00 - 19:00
POL2429H1F	Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Democracy	L0101	Bertrand	TC 24	M 12:00 - 14:00
JPF2430Y1Y	Cities	L0101	McCarney	AR 203	R 9:30 - 11:30
POL2482H1F	The Politics of Disease and Epidemic	L0101	Handley	LA 214	M 10:00 - 12:00
POL2700Y1Y	Core Course: Comparative Politics	L0101	Nevitte, Way	SS 3130	T 10:00 - 12:00

Development Studies
Course Code*	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Syllabus^†
JPA2310H1H	Democracy and Identity in Asia		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2321H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics I: West European Politics	L5101	TBA	LA 214	M 18:00 - 20:00
POL2321H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Welfare Capitalism in Western European	L5101	TBA	LA 214	M 18:00 - 20:00
POL2321Y1H	Topics in Comparative Politics I		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2322H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Civil War and Political Violence	L0101	Mukherjee	TC 22	T 16:00 - 18:00
POL2322H1H	Topics in Comparative Politics II		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2322Y1H	Topics in Comparative Politics II		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2325H1S	The Politics of Federalism in Comparative Perspective	L0101	de Miguel Moyer	TC 24	R 16:00 - 18:00
POL2326H1H	Democracy and Dictatorship		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2345H1S	Politics of Growth in Developing Countries	L0101	Murali	TC 24	R 14:00 - 16:00
POL2361H1S	Globalization and Indigenous Politics	L0101	Kuokkanen	LA 340	R 12:00 - 14:00
POL2391Y1H	Topics in Comparative Politics III		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2391H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics III: The Politics of Immigration in Europe and North America	L0101	Triadafilopoulos	UC 148	M 12:00 - 14:00
POL2392H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics IV: State and Society in Central Asia and Afghanistan	L0101	Schatz	TC 24	W 14:00 - 16:00
POL2392H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics IV: Urban Revolution: Contemporary Constellations of Spatial Politics	L0101	Enright	UC 65	T 14:00 - 16:00
POL2392Y1H	Topics in Comparative Politics IV		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2400H1S	Core Course: Theories and Issues in the Politics of Development	L0101	Eyoh	TC 24	F 10:00 - 12:00
POL2403Y1H	Topics in African Politics I		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2403H1H	Topics in African Politics I		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2404H1H	Topics in African Politics		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2404Y1H	Topics in African Politics II		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2405H1F	Topics in Latin American Politics: Constitutionalism and Democracy in the Andes	L0101	Bejarano	LA 213	W 14:00 - 16:00
JGP2408Y1Y	Political Economy of International Development	L0101	Sandbrook	UC 148	T 14:00 - 16:00
POL2411H1H	Topics in Asian Politics		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2416Y1H	Politics and Society in Contemporary China		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2418H1F	Topics in Middle East Politics: Contesting Authoritarianisms in the Middle East	L5101	Kingston	LA 214	R 17:00 - 19:00
POL2420H1H	Globalization, Gender and Development		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2429H1F	Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Democracy	L0101	Bertrand	TC 24	M 12:00 - 14:00
JPF2430Y1Y	Cities	L0101	McCarney	AR 203	R 9:30 - 11:30
POL2482H1F	The Politics of Disease and Epidemic	L0101	Handley	LA 214	M 10:00 - 12:00

Public Policy
Course Code*	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Syllabus^†
POL2139H1F	The Canadian Welfare State in Comparative Perspective	L0101	Haddow	TC 24	R 12:00 - 14:00
POL2173H1F	Advanced Environmental Politics and Policy in Canada	L5101	Olive	UC 148	M 18:00 - 20:00
POL2213H1F	Global Environmental Politics	L0101	Hoffmann	LA 214	T 12:00 - 14:00
POL2307H1H	Political Economy of Technology: From the Auto-Industrial to the Information Age		TBA	TBA	TBA
POL2317H1S	Politics and Policy Analysis	L0101	Craft	UC 148	T 12:00 - 14:00
POL2318H1F	Core Course: Comparative Public Policies	L0101	White	LA 213	T 14:00 - 16:00
POL2349H1S	Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in City Regions	L0101	Wolfe	UC 65	W 14:00 - 16:00
POL2482H1F	The Politics of Disease and Epidemic	L0101	Handley	LA 214	M 10:00 - 12:00
HAD5011H1F	Canada's Health System and Health Policy - Part I		TBA	TBA	TBA
HAD5765H1S	Case Studies in Health Policy		TBA	TBA	TBA

Methods
Course Code*	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Syllabus^†
POL2503H1F	Thinking Through Research Design	L0101	Nevitte	TBA	W 10:00 - 12:00
POL2504H1F	Statistics for Political Scientists	L0101	Ariga	FE 36	F 10:00 - 12:00
POL2505H1S	Qualitative Methods in Political Research	L0101	Schatz	TBA	W 10:00 - 12:00
POL2506H1F	Topics in Political Research Methods: Research Design, Casual Inference, and Experimentation	L0101	Loewen	FE 36	M 10:00 - 12:00
POL2800H1S	Special Topics: Statistical Analysis and Inference for Political Scientists	L0101	Bathelt	FE 36	M 9:00 - 12:00
POL2810Y1Y	M.A. Research Seminar I: Exploring Political Transitions	L0101	Falkenheim	LA 213	R 16:00 - 18:00
POL2811Y1Y	M.A. Research Seminar II: Exploring Political Transitions	L0101	Falkenheim	LA 214	W 12:00 - 14:00

* For an explanation of any course codes see Codes Used in Timetable Listings.

^† The course syllabi listed on this site are not necessarily the final versions and should not be taken as binding. Course syllabi may be altered subsequent to their being posted here. Students are responsible for attending classes and making themselves aware of the adjustments made to the syllabus.

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