Fall/Winter Timetable
POL2322H1S L0201
Undergraduate Course Code: POL443H1S L0201
Topics in Comparative Politics II
The Foundations of Political Economy: Theories of State and Market
Themes
This advanced seminar explores the core social science theories looking at the relationship among state, economy, and society. The course requires close reading of texts, spanning from the foundational works of political economy to paradigmatic contemporary works in Liberalism, Marxism, Neo-Classical Economics, Socio-Political Thought, and Institutionalism. We will examine the fundamental assumptions on which our understanding of the social world and contemporary research in political economy are based, and their application to the most urgent questions of our time, such as inequality and the role of the state in industrial development. Participants in the seminar are required to do all required reading before weekly class meetings, to lead one or two class discussions, and to complete rigorous essay assignments.
Texts
TBA
Format and Requirements
Please note: This 4th year joint undergraduate/graduate seminar is primarily a graduate research-oriented course. Only 4th year undergraduates with high GPAs and a strong interest in research should consider registering for it.
September 12, 2024
Congratulations to political science students Yojana Miraya Oscco and Jenna Quelch who have both been awarded 'Connaught PhDs for Public Impact' fellowships. The Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowship Program offers U of T doctoral students...
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...