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Political Theory

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time
POL2000H1Y	Core Course: Ancient Political Thought to the Rise of Modernity	L0101	Carens, Williams	SS 3130	W 2:00 - 4:00
POL2007H1F	20th-Century Political Thought	L0101	Kohn	UC 67	R 10:00 - 12:00
POL2019Y1Y	Moral Reason and Economic History	L0101	Day	KN 132	W 4:00 - 6:00
POL2024H1S	Feminist Theory: Challenges to Legal and Political Thought	L0101	Nedelsky	UC 148	M 2:00 - 4:00
POL2026Y1Y	Topics in Political Thought I: Plato’s Political Thought	L0101	Balot	TF 203	W 4:00 - 6:00
POL2026H1S	Topics in Political Thought I: Recent Works in Political Theory	L0101	Carens	LA 213	R 2:00 - 4:00
POL2026H1Y	Topics in Political Thought I: Seminar on Ethics	L0101	Chambers	LA 200	TBA
POL2026H1F	Topics in Political Thought I: Toleration and its Limits	L0101	Bejan	UC 248	R 2:00 - 4:00
POL2027H1S	Topics in Political Thought II: Plutarch’s Political Thought	L0101	Kingston	UC 248	T 10:00 - 12:00
POL2028H1F	Approaches to Political Theory	L0101	Carens	TC 24	R 12:00 - 2:00
POL2029H1S	Sovereignty	L0101	Lee	LA 200	M 12:00 - 2:00
JPJ2029H1F	Religion and the Liberal State: The Case of Islam	L0101	Fadel	FH 3	T 2:00 - 4:00
JPD2037Y1Y	Post-Modern and Contemporary Thought	L0101	Cook	EM 205	M 10:00 - 12:00
POL2038H1S	Studies in Comparative Political Theory	L0101	Williams	LA 214	R 10:00 - 1:00
POL2040H1S	Horizons of Political Reflection	L0101	Beiner	TC 24	F 10:00 - 12:00
POL2057Y1Y	Markets, Justice and the Human Good	L0101	Carens	AH 204	T 2:00 - 4:00
POL2226H1S	Ethics and International Relations	L0101	Bertoldi	UC 148	M 12:00 - 2:00
POL2321H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Business and Politics	L0101	Renckens	UC 148	W 10:00 - 12:00
POL2391H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics III: Political Foundations of Development: Elites, Revenue, Conflict and Aid	L5101	Prichard	UC 148	M 5:00 - 7:00

Canadian Government

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time
POL2026H1S	Topics in Political Thought I: Recent Works in Political Theory	L0101	Carens	LA 213	R 2:00 - 4:00
POL2026H1F	Topics in Political Thought I: Toleration and its Limits	L0101	Bejan	UC 248	R 2:00 - 4:00
POL2100H1Y	Core Course: Issues and Foundations in Canadian Government	L0101	Bashevkin, White	UC 148	T 2:00 - 4:00
POL2102H1F	Topics in Canadian Politics I: Canada in Question: A Country Founded on Incomplete Conquests	L0101	Russell	UC 148	R 4:00 - 6:00
POL2103H1S	Topics in Canadian Politics II: Federalism and Diversity in Canada and Beyond	L0101	Schertzer	UC 248	W 10:00 - 12:00
POL2313H1S	Parties and Party Systems: A Canadian Perspective	L5101	Cochrane	UC 248	T 6:00 - 8:00
POL2316H1F	Women and Politics	L0101	Bashevkin	UC 148	M 2:00 - 4:00
POL2317H1S	Politics and Policy Analysis	L0101	Craft	UC 248	T 12:00 - 2:00
POL2801H1S	Special Topics: Issues in Research Design	L0101	Falkenheim	BL 113	T, W, R 4:00 - 6:40

International Relations

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time
JHP1631H1H	Intelligence and International Relations	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA
JPJ2037H1F	International Trade Regulation	L0101	Trebilcock	EM 119	M 2:00 - 4:00
JPJ2046H1S	Law, Institutions and Development	L0101	Mota Prado, Trebilcock	FA 2	M 2:10 - 4:00
JPJ2048H1S	International Human Rights Law	L0101	Feliciati	AH 103	R 10:30 - 12:30
POL2200Y1Y	Core Course: International Politics	L0101	Hoffmann, Pauly	SS 3130	T 12:30 - 3:00
POL2205H1F	Topics in International Politics I: Peace-Building	L0101	Matthews	UC 65	T 10:00 - 12:00
POL2205H1S	Topics in International Politics I: The Emergence of Modern World Politics	L0101	Albert	UC 248	T 4:00 - 6:00
POL2206H1F	Topics in International Politics II: The Dynamics of Global Regionalism: Its Nature and Interactions in the International Political Economy	L0101	Clarkson	UC 248	M 1:30 - 4:00
POL2207H1S	Topics in International Politics III: International Relations of Ethnic Conflict	L0101	Ahmad	UC 248	W 2:00 - 4:00
POL2211H1F	International Political Economy of Finance	L0101	Norrlof	UC 148	W 4:00 - 6:00
POL2216Y1Y	The Military Instrument of Foreign Policy	L0101	Braun	TC 24	M 10:00 - 12:00
POL2226H1S	Ethics and International Relations	L0101	Bertoldi	UC 148	M 12:00 - 2:00
POL2240H1F	Geopolitics of Cyberspace	L0101	Deibert	LA 214	T 4:00 - 6:00
POL2256Y1Y	The G8, G20 and Global Governance	L0101	Kirton	UC 326	R 10:00 - 12:00

Comparative Politics

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time
JPJ2047H1F	Comparative Constitutional Law and Politics	L0101	Hirschl	EM 205	T 2:00 - 4:00
POL2307H1F	Political Economy of Technology: From the Auto-Industrial to the Information Age	L0101	Wolfe	UC 148	W 2:00 - 4:00
POL2313H1S	Parties and Party Systems: A Canadian Perspective	L5101	Cochrane	UC 248	T 6:00 - 8:00
POL2316H1F	Women and Politics	L0101	Bashevkin	UC 148	M 2:00 - 4:00
POL2317H1S	Politics and Policy Analysis	L0101	Craft	UC 248	T 12:00 - 2:00
POL2318Y1Y	Core Course: Comparative Public Policies	L0101	Skogstad, White	SS 3130	M 2:00 - 4:00
JRA2321H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics 1: Welfare Capitalism in Western Europe	L5101	Beltran	LA 214	R 6:00 - 8:00
JRA2321H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics 1: West European Politics	L5101	Beltran	UC 148	R 6:00 - 8:00
POL2321H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Business and Politics	L0101	Renckens	UC 148	W 10:00 - 12:00
POL2322H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Civil War and Political Violence	L0101	Mukherjee	LA 214	M 2:00 - 4:00
POL2322H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Jewish and World Diasporas: A Comparative Perspective	L0101	Bagno-Moldavsky	SS 2101	R 12:00 - 2:00
POL2322H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: The Foundations of Political Economy: Theories of State and Market	L0201	Breznitz	SS 2101	R 10:00 - 12:00
POL2325H1S	The Politics of Federalism in Comparative Perspective	L0101	De Miguel Moyer	RL 14081	T 4:00 - 6:00
POL2326H1S	Democracy and Dictatorship	L0101	Kopstein	LA 214	M 12:00 - 2:00
POL2337H1F	Government, Law and Politics in Russia	L0101	Solomon	TC 22	W 12:00 - 2:00
POL2338H1F	Innovation and Governance	L0101	Bathelt	UC 248	T 4:00 - 6:00
POL2345H1S	Politics of Growth in Developing Countries	L0101	Murali	UC 65	R 2:00 - 4:00
POL2351H1S	Contentious Politics and Social Movements	L0101	Fu	UC 148	W 2:00 - 4:00
POL2372H1F	The Comparative Political Economy of Industrial Societies	L0101	Haddow	UC 148	R 12:00 - 2:00
POL2391Y1Y	Topics in Comparative Politics III: Private, Public and the Liberal State	L0101	Vipond	UC 65	R 10:00 - 12:00
POL2391H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics III: Political Foundations of Development: Elites, Revenue, Conflict and Aid	L5101	Prichard	UC 148	M 5:00 - 7:00
POL2392H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics IV: Urban Revolution: Contemporary Constellations of Spatial Politics	L0101	Enright	UC 65	T 2:00 - 4:00
POL2392H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics IV: State and Society in Central Asia and Afghanistan	L0101	Schatz	UC 67	W 2:00 - 4:00
POL2405H1F	Topics in Latin American Politics: Constitutionalism and Democracy in the Andes	L0101	TBA	TC 24	W 2:00 - 4:00
POL2418H1F	Topics in Middle East Politics: Contesting Authoritarianisms in the Middle East	L5101	Kingston	UC 248	R 5:00 - 7:00
POL2429H1F	Democracy and Ethnic Conflict	L0101	Bertrand	LA 214	M 12:00 - 2:00
JPF2430Y1Y	Cities	L0101	McCarney	AR 203	R 9:30 - 11:30
POL2700H1Y	Foundations and Approaches to Comparative Politics (Core)	L0201	Vipond, Way	UC 148	T 12:00 - 2:00
POL2700H1Y	Foundations and Approaches to Comparative Politics (Core)	L0101	Vipond, Way	SS 3130	T 9:00 - 11:00
POL2801H1S	Special Topics: Issues in Research Design	L0101	Falkenheim	BL 113	T, W, R 4:00 - 6:40

Development Studies

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time
POL2321H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Business and Politics	L0101	Renckens	UC 148	W 10:00 - 12:00
POL2322H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Jewish and World Diasporas: A Comparative Perspective	L0101	Bagno-Moldavsky	SS 2101	R 12:00 - 2:00
POL2322H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Civil War and Political Violence	L0101	Mukherjee	LA 214	M 2:00 - 4:00
POL2322H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: The Foundations of Political Economy: Theories of State and Market	L0201	Breznitz	SS 2101	R 10:00 - 12:00
POL2325H1S	The Politics of Federalism in Comparative Perspective	L0101	De Miguel Moyer	RL 14081	T 4:00 - 6:00
POL2326H1S	Democracy and Dictatorship	L0101	Kopstein	LA 214	M 12:00 - 2:00
POL2345H1S	Politics of Growth in Developing Countries	L0101	Murali	UC 65	R 2:00 - 4:00
POL2351H1S	Contentious Politics and Social Movements	L0101	Fu	UC 148	W 2:00 - 4:00
POL2391H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics III: Political Foundations of Development: Elites, Revenue, Conflict and Aid	L5101	Prichard	UC 148	M 5:00 - 7:00
POL2391Y1Y	Topics in Comparative Politics III: Private, Public and the Liberal State	L0101	Vipond	UC 65	R 10:00 - 12:00
POL2392H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics IV: State and Society in Central Asia and Afghanistan	L0101	Schatz	UC 67	W 2:00 - 4:00
POL2392H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics IV: Urban Revolution: Contemporary Constellations of Spatial Politics	L0101	Enright	UC 65	T 2:00 - 4:00
POL2400H1F	Core Course: Theories and Issues in the Politics of Development	L0101	Eyoh	TC 24	F 10:00 - 12:00
POL2405H1F	Topics in Latin American Politics: Constitutionalism and Democracy in the Andes	L0101	TBA	TC 24	W 2:00 - 4:00
JGP2408Y1Y	Political Economy of International Development	L0101	Isakson, Sandbrook	UC 248	T 2:00 - 4:00
POL2418H1F	Topics in Middle East Politics: Contesting Authoritarianisms in the Middle East	L5101	Kingston	UC 248	R 5:00 - 7:00
POL2420H1S	Globalization, Gender and Development	L0101	Teichman	TC 22	F 10:00 - 12:00
POL2429H1F	Democracy and Ethnic Conflict	L0101	Bertrand	LA 214	M 12:00 - 2:00
JPF2430Y1Y	Cities	L0101	McCarney	AR 203	R 9:30 - 11:30

Public Policy

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time
POL2307H1F	Political Economy of Technology: From the Auto-Industrial to the Information Age	L0101	Wolfe	UC 148	W 2:00 - 4:00
POL2317H1S	Politics and Policy Analysis	L0101	Craft	UC 248	T 12:00 - 2:00
POL2318Y1Y	Core Course: Comparative Public Policies	L0101	Skogstad, White	SS 3130	M 2:00 - 4:00
POL2338H1F	Innovation and Governance	L0101	Bathelt	UC 248	T 4:00 - 6:00
HAD5011H1F	Canada's Health System and Health Policy - Part I		Deber	TBA	TBA
HAD5765H1S	Case Studies in Health Policy		Deber	TBA	TBA

Methods

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time
POL2503H1F	Thinking Through Research Design	L0101	Nevitte	UC 65	W 10:00 - 12:00
POL2504H1F	Statistics for Political Scientists	L0101	Ariga	SS 561	F 10:00 - 12:00
POL2505H1S	Qualitative Methods in Political Research	L0101	Fujii	UC 148	W 4:00 - 6:00
POL2519H1S	Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis	L0101	Ariga	SS 561	F 10:00 - 12:00
POL2578H1S	Topics in Methods: Introduction to Game Theory	L0101	Manger	UC 148	M 10:00 - 12:00
POL2810Y1Y	M.A. Research Seminar I: Exploring Political Transitions	L0101	Falkenheim	SS 621	R 12:00 - 2:00
POL2811Y1Y	M.A. Research Seminar II: Exploring Political Transitions	L0101	Falkenheim	LA 213	W 12:00 - 2:00

Diversity and Identity

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time
POL2024H1S	Feminist Theory: Challenges to Legal and Political Thought	L0101	Nedelsky	UC 148	M 2:00 - 4:00
POL2027H1S	Topics in Political Thought II: Plutarch’s Political Thought	L0101	Kingston	UC 248	T 10:00 - 12:00
POL2316H1F	Women and Politics	L0101	Bashevkin	UC 148	M 2:00 - 4:00
POL2322H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Jewish and World Diasporas: A Comparative Perspective	L0101	Bagno-Moldavsky	SS 2101	R 12:00 - 2:00
POL2322H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Civil War and Political Violence	L0101	Mukherjee	LA 214	M 2:00 - 4:00
POL2322H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: The Foundations of Political Economy: Theories of State and Market	L0201	Breznitz	SS 2101	R 10:00 - 12:00

Graduate News

Connaught ‘PhDs for Public Impact’ Fellow

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...

Governor General’s Gold Medal for Academic Excellence

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...

Three CPSA Prizes for Political Science, U of T

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...

Superior Teaching Awards

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...

Vanier Scholarship win for Political Science student

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...

June Larkin Award for Pedagogical Development

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...

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