Fall/Winter Timetable

POL456Y1Y L0101

Graduate Course Code: POL2256Y1Y L0101

The G8, G20 and Global Governance

Themes

The development, operation, and participants of the Group of Seven (G7), Group of Eight (G8) and Group of Twenty (G20) of institutions, their growth and performance as centres of global governance, and their relationship with the United Nations and Bretton Woods galaxy in providing public goods in economic, social, environmental and security realms.

Texts

TBA

Format and Requirements

One two-hour seminar per week. Course requirements: one critical book review essay (20%); compliance assessment (20%), major research essay due the last week of the course (40%); and two presentations and weekly participation (20%).

Prerequisites

POL208Y1 or POL208Y5 or (POLB80H3 and POLB81H3) or POL312Y1 or POL343Y1

Exclusions