POL438H1F L0101
Graduate Course Code: POL2321H1F L0101
Topics in Comparative Politics I
Globalization, Automation, and Labour
Themes
This seminar examines the prominent sources of labour precarity and how workers — across different institutional settings — respond to these threats. The course covers phenomena such as workplace technological change/automation, international trade, and the economic rise of China, as well as their consequences, including growing inequality, the revival of the radical right, protectionism, and demand for redistributive policies.
Texts
Carl Benedikt Frey, The Technology Trap (Princeton University Press). Douglas Irwin, Free Trade Under Fire (Princeton University Press).
Format and Requirements
One two-hour seminar per week. Requirements TBA.
Prerequisites
2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses