Fall/Winter Timetable
POL2322H1S L0101
Undergraduate Course Code: POL443H1S L0101
Topics in Comparative Politics II
Globalization, Democracy and Growth
Themes
Comparative political economy is the study of how political context influences economic policy choice and economic performance. It has been one of the most active research areas in political science over the past twenty years, as scholars in have placed a renewed emphasis on the way in which political institutions influence outcomes. In this course we will first ask how representative democracy influences economic performance, and subsequently examine the effect on economic outcomes of specific democratic institutions, such as the separation of powers or delegation to unelected officials like central bankers. In so doing we will also inquire whether globalization has altered the relationship between democratic institutions and economic policy choices. Empirical studies in the field of comparative political economy are primarily quantitative, so familiarity with statistical approaches is recommended. We will also work through a few game theoretic models in class.
Texts
: Links to readings in the form of journal articles and working papers will be made available. The purchase of Drazen, Allan, (2000), Political Economy in Macroeconomics, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, is recommended.
Format and Requirements
TBA
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...