Fall/Winter Timetable
POL2207H1F L0101
Topics in International Politics III
Humanitarianism in World Politics
Themes
This course will examine the politics of humanitarianism in international society. We will consider what humanitarianism means to different actors, how humanitarianism should work in principle and how the “humanitarian sector” in world politics actually functions. In the light of the increasing role of non-state actors in global governance, we will focus primarily on the transnational humanitarian efforts of NGOs and IOs. State-run humanitarianism and the international humanitarian law will also be introduced. The course will build the necessary theoretical framework for analyzing current policy trends and assessing their consistency with the international humanitarian norms. We will examine the effectiveness of existing humanitarian efforts of assistance and protection.
November 14, 2023
Congratulations to Madalyn Hay, a recipient of a 2023-2024 Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowship. Madalyn, one of our doctoral students, holds a BAH in Contemporary Studies and Classics from the...
August 24, 2023
Congratulations to alumna Meaghan Williams, a recipient of the 2022-23 Governor General’s Gold Medal for Academic Excellence, the highest academic honour available to graduate students in Canada. Awarded annually by the Office of the...
June 14, 2021
Great news from the Canadian Political Science Association, which held its annual awards ceremony (online) over the weekend of June 12 & 13: Professor Stefan Rencken’s book "Private Governance and Public...
April 22, 2021
Congratulations to two political science alumni now teaching at U of T who have both won Superior Teaching Awards! Igor Shoikhedbrod and Khalid Ahmed will be celebrated on May 5th at...
August 6, 2020
Q&A with 2020 Vanier Scholar Yojana Miraya Oscco Congratulations to PhD student Yojana Miraya Oscco who has won a prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC). Launched in 2008, the program enables...
April 30, 2020
Congratulations to our graduate student Kevin Edmonds who has won New College's June Larkin Award for Pedagogical Development. A PhD candidate specializing in Caribbean political economy, histories of alternative/illicit development, foreign intervention and...