Fall/Winter Timetable
POL2105H1S L0101
Core Topic 2: Canadian and Comparative Political Development
Themes
Political science has taken a developmental turn. Across multiple subfields, political scientists are returning to key historical events and periods to understand how political systems develop and evolve. Central to this exercise are the concepts, theories, and tools developed in the American Political Development tradition, and now being applied in other countries. This course will provide an in-depth introduction to these concepts, and then explore their application in a Canadian and comparative perspective. We will consider various developments, including the extension of the franchise, the emergence and evolution of political parties, the creation and reshaping of the welfare state, and the evolution of representational institutions. The final aim of the course will be for students to write a paper applying the tools of political development to a Canadian or comparative case.
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...