Fall/Winter Timetable
POL304H1S L0101
Topics in Methods
Quantitative Study of War
Themes
This course focuses on scientific explanations for militarized conflict and war. This means that rather than treating every war as a unique event, we investigate what characteristics make war more likely and which promote peace. In addition to learning theoretical explanations for why wars occur, students will evaluate these theories using common conflict datasets. They will also engage with how these datasets are created and the relationship between theory, measurement, data collection, and empirical testing.
Prerequisites
POL222, POL232 or equivalent
Exclusions
January 29, 2024
The winners of the 2022-2023 undergraduate awards were announced at the annual celebration, held this year on the evening of January 25. Presiding over the award ceremony were Undergraduate Director...
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...
June 3, 2021
In a bid to motivate her students in what has been a very difficult academic year, Professor Rebecca Kingston decided to give those enrolled in the winter 2021 term of...
May 21, 2020
Congratulations to undergraduate student Cheryl Cheung who has received a University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA). Going into her third year majoring in political science, with minors in visual studies...
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 &...