Fall/Winter Timetable
POL410H1S L0201
Topics in Comparative Politics III
The Politics of Human Rights
Themes
This class will interrogate some of the major themes in Comparative Politics from a human right standpoint. The themes examined will include colonialism, democratization, development, economic reform, property rights, humanitarianism and international criminal justice. We will debate the extent to which many of these processes engender or undercut human rights. Students should gain knowledge of major human rights debates as well as insights into central themes in Comparative Politics.
Texts
TBA
Format and Requirements
TBA
Prerequisites
2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
January 26, 2023
Congratulations to our 2021/22 undergraduate award & scholarship recipients! Following a two-year hiatus, the department was delighted to return to hosting our undergraduate awards in-person this year to celebrate our...
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May 21, 2020
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January 29, 2020
Congratulations to all our amazing undergraduate students who picked up one the department’s twenty-three awards and scholarships at our annual undergraduate awards ceremony. In attendance were Dean of Arts &...