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Political Theory

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol **
POL106H1S	Contemporary Challenges to Democracy: Democracy in the Social Media Age	L0101	Deibert	ON LINE-A	TBA
POL109H1S	Might and Right: Power and Justice in International Relations	L5101	Zarnett	TBA	W 5:00 - 7:00
POL321H1S	Modern Political Thought: Progress Through History	L5101	Kingston	TBA	W 5:00 - 7:00	P
JPR365H1S	Global Religion and Politics	L0101	Marshall	TBA	M 3:00 - 5:00	P
POL444H1S	Land and Indigenous Politics	L0101	Maile	TBA	M 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL484H1S	Topics in Political Thought I: The Thought of Leo Strauss	L0101	Green	TBA	W 2:00 - 4:00	P
POL485H1S	Topics in Political Thought II: On Tyranny: the Strauss-Kojeve Debate	L0101	Orwin	TBA	T 4:00 - 7:30	P

Canadian Government

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol **
JPI201H1S	Indigenous Politics in Canada	L0101	Turner	ON LINE-S	W 11:00 - 1:00
POL214H1S	Canadian Government	L5101	Sevi	TBA	M 5:00 - 7:00	P
POL314H1S	Public Opinion and Voting	L0101	Merkley	TBA	M 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL337H1S	The Canadian Constitution	L0101	Hirschl	TBA	W 3:00 - 5:00	P
POL351H1S	Gender, Politics, and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective	L0101	White	TBA	R 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL382H1S	Topics in Canadian Politics: Canadian Parliament's Rules and Operations	L0101	McCallion	TBA	T 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL490H1S	Topics in Canadian Politics I: Identity Politics in Canada	L0101	McCallion	TBA	W 3:00 - 5:00	P
POL491H1S	Topics in Canadian Politics II: Institutions and Behaviour in Canadian Parliament	L0101	McCallion	TBA	R 3:00 - 5:00	P*

International Relations

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol **
POL106H1S	Contemporary Challenges to Democracy: Democracy in the Social Media Age	L0101	Deibert	ON LINE-A	TBA
POL109H1S	Might and Right: Power and Justice in International Relations	L5101	Zarnett	TBA	W 5:00 - 7:00
POL208H1S	Introduction to International Relations	L5101	Schramm	TBA	R 5:00 - 7:00
POL212H1S	Understanding War	L0101	Nedal	TBA	W 1:00 - 3:00
POL307H1S	Japanese Politics	L0101	Lipscy	TBA	W 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL327H1S	U.S. Foreign Policy in a Complex World	L5101	Jurgensen	TBA	W 5:00 - 7:00	P
POL329H1S	Experiences of Conflict	L0101	Khoshkar	TBA	M 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL341H1S	International Law: Operation of the International Legal Order	L5101	Quayat	TBA	R 6:00 - 8:00	P
JPR365H1S	Global Religion and Politics	L0101	Marshall	TBA	M 3:00 - 5:00	P
POL380H1S	Topics in International Politics: Global Nuclear Politics	L0301	Nedal	TBA	R 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL380H1S	Topics in International Politics: Selected Puzzle in International Security	L0201	Gilady	TBA	T 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL384H1S	Global Environmental Governance from the Ground Up	L0101	Neville	TBA	R 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL418H1S	Human Security and Intra-state Conflicts in the Global South	L5101	Gnamo	TBA	T 5:00 - 7:00	P*
POL466H1S	Topics in International Politics III: Theories of International Organization	L0101	Pauly	TBA	W 1:00 - 3:00	P*
POL486H1S	Topics in International Politics I: Postcolonial Debates in IR	L0101	Compaoré	TBA	M 3:00 - 5:00	P*
POL486H1S	Topics in International Politics I: Woman at the Helm - Gender, Leadership, and Global Politics	L0201	Schramm	TBA	T 9:00 - 11:00	P*
POL487H1S	Topics in International Politics II: The Changing Face of Armed Conflict: From Interstate War to Asymmetric Warfare	L0101	Gilady	TBA	M 1:00 - 3:00	P*
POL487H1S	Topics in International Politics II: Great Power Politics	L0201	Norrlof	TBA	W 3:00 - 5:00	P*

Comparative Politics

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol **
POL106H1S	Contemporary Challenges to Democracy: Democracy in the Social Media Age	L0101	Deibert	ON LINE-A	TBA
POL212H1S	Understanding War	L0101	Nedal	TBA	W 1:00 - 3:00
POL219H1S	Unpacking Political Systems: Institutions and Behaviour in Comparative Perspective	L0101	Hansen	TBA	R 11:00 - 1:00
POL307H1S	Japanese Politics	L0101	Lipscy	TBA	W 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL309H1S	Contemporary African Politics: Dynamics and Challenges	L0101	Onoma	TBA	W 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL314H1S	Public Opinion and Voting	L0101	Merkley	TBA	M 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL324H1S	European Union: Politics, Institutions and Society	L5101	Pavone	TBA	T 5:00 - 7:00	P
POL325H1S	Contemporary Latin American Politics	L0101	Kingsbury	TBA	M 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL328H1S	Politics and Government in South Asia	L0101	Murali	TBA	W 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL351H1S	Gender, Politics, and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective	L0101	White	TBA	R 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL359H1S	Enlarging Europe: The European Union and Its Applicants	L0101	Austin	TBA	T 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL360H1S	Topics in Latin American Politics: Political Economy and Extractivism in the Americas	L0101	Kingsbury	TBA	T 1:00 - 3:00	P
JPR365H1S	Global Religion and Politics	L0101	Marshall	TBA	M 3:00 - 5:00	P
POL377H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Indigenous Politics of Hawai'i	L0101	Maile	TBA	R 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL377H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Israel's Modern Tribes	L5101	Oron	TBA	T 5:00 - 7:00	P
POL378H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Jews and Power	L0101	Talal	TBA	R 3:00 - 5:00	P
POL379H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics III: Transnational Feminisms: Questioning Power from the Margins	L0101	Gutiérrez	TBA	W 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL384H1S	Global Environmental Governance from the Ground Up	L0101	Neville	TBA	R 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL385H1S	Issues in Contemporary Greece	L5101	Aravossitas	TBA	R 6:00 - 8:00	P
POL386H1S	U.S. Government and Politics	L0101	Hurl	TBA	W 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL410H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics III: Global Migration: Laborers, Refugees, Expellees, and Others	L0201	Tahir	TBA	W 9:00 - 11:00	P*
POL410H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics III: The Politics of Infrastructure	L0101	Enright	TBA	M 11:00 - 1:00	P*
POL418H1S	Human Security and Intra-state Conflicts in the Global South	L5101	Gnamo	TBA	T 5:00 - 7:00	P*
POL438H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Globalization, Automation, and Labour	L0101	Wu	TBA	W 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL438H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Living in the Illicit Global Economy	L0201	Gutiérrez	TBA	R 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL442H1S	Topics in Latin American Politics: Protests and Social Movements in Latin America	L0101	Balaguera	TBA	R 3:00 - 5:00	P*
POL443H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Globalization, Democracy, and Growth	L0101	Manger	TBA	W 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL443H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: State and Development in Historical Perspective	L0201	McElroy	TBA	R 3:00 - 5:00	P
POL444H1S	Land and Indigenous Politics	L0101	Maile	TBA	M 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL454H1S	Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in City Regions	L0101	Wolfe	TBA	W 1:00 - 3:00	P*
POL455H1S	Twentieth Century Ukraine	L0101	Magocsi	TBA	W 3:00 - 5:00	P
JPF456H1S	Global Cities - Core Issues and Challenges	L0101	McCarney	TBA	T 3:00 - 5:00	P
POL470H1S	Media and Politics	L0101	Merkley	TBA	T 9:00 - 11:00	P*
POL479H1S	Topics in Middle East Politics: Contesting Authoritarianisms in the Middle East	L5101	Kingston	TBA	W 5:00 - 7:00	P*
POL492H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics IV: Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Governance	L0201	Haress	TBA	M 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL492H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics IV: American Political Development	L0101	Ewing	TBA	R 11:00 - 1:00	P

Development Studies

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol **
POL106H1S	Contemporary Challenges to Democracy: Democracy in the Social Media Age	L0101	Deibert	ON LINE-A	TBA
POL196H1S	FYF Seminar: The China Challenge	L0101	Falkenheim	TBA	T 11:00 - 1:00	R
POL223H1S	Globalization and Development: Issues and Challenges	L0101	Gutiérrez	TBA	T 11:00 - 1:00
POL309H1S	Contemporary African Politics: Dynamics and Challenges	L0101	Onoma	TBA	W 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL325H1S	Contemporary Latin American Politics	L0101	Kingsbury	TBA	M 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL328H1S	Politics and Government in South Asia	L0101	Murali	TBA	W 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL351H1S	Gender, Politics, and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective	L0101	White	TBA	R 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL360H1S	Topics in Latin American Politics: Political Economy and Extractivism in the Americas	L0101	Kingsbury	TBA	T 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL379H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics III: Transnational Feminisms: Questioning Power from the Margins	L0101	Gutiérrez	TBA	W 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL410H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics III: Global Migration: Laborers, Refugees, Expellees, and Others	L0201	Tahir	TBA	W 9:00 - 11:00	P*
POL418H1S	Human Security and Intra-state Conflicts in the Global South	L5101	Gnamo	TBA	T 5:00 - 7:00	P*
POL438H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Globalization, Automation, and Labour	L0101	Wu	TBA	W 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL442H1S	Topics in Latin American Politics: Protests and Social Movements in Latin America	L0101	Balaguera	TBA	R 3:00 - 5:00	P*
POL443H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Globalization, Democracy, and Growth	L0101	Manger	TBA	W 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL443H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: State and Development in Historical Perspective	L0201	McElroy	TBA	R 3:00 - 5:00	P
JPF456H1S	Global Cities - Core Issues and Challenges	L0101	McCarney	TBA	T 3:00 - 5:00	P
POL479H1S	Topics in Middle East Politics: Contesting Authoritarianisms in the Middle East	L5101	Kingston	TBA	W 5:00 - 7:00	P*
POL492H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics IV: American Political Development	L0101	Ewing	TBA	R 11:00 - 1:00	P

Methods

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol **
POL232H1S	Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning II	L5101	Ariga	TBA	T 5:00 - 7:00	P
POL232H1S	Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning II	L0101	Ariga	TBA	M 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL232H1S	Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning II	L0201	Ariga	TBA	R 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL314H1S	Public Opinion and Voting	L0101	Merkley	TBA	M 9:00 - 11:00	P

Quantitative Methods

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol **	Syllabus ^†
POL304H1S	Topics in Methods: Using Data to Understand Politics and Society	L5101	Chyzh	TBA	M 5:00 - 7:00	P

Diversity and Identity

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol **
JPI201H1S	Indigenous Politics in Canada	L0101	Turner	ON LINE-S	W 11:00 - 1:00
POL351H1S	Gender, Politics, and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective	L0101	White	TBA	R 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL378H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Jews and Power	L0101	Talal	TBA	R 3:00 - 5:00	P
POL380H1S	Topics in International Politics: Selected Puzzle in International Security	L0201	Gilady	TBA	T 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL380H1S	Topics in International Politics: Global Nuclear Politics	L0301	Nedal	TBA	R 1:00 - 3:00	P
POL382H1S	Topics in Canadian Politics: Canadian Parliament's Rules and Operations	L0101	McCallion	TBA	T 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL444H1S	Land and Indigenous Politics	L0101	Maile	TBA	M 9:00 - 11:00	P
POL485H1S	Topics in Political Thought II: On Tyranny: the Strauss-Kojeve Debate	L0101	Orwin	TBA	T 4:00 - 7:30	P

Indigenous Politics

Course Code *	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol **
POL214H1S	Canadian Government	L5101	Sevi	TBA	M 5:00 - 7:00	P
POL329H1S	Experiences of Conflict	L0101	Khoshkar	TBA	M 11:00 - 1:00	P
POL360H1S	Topics in Latin American Politics: Political Economy and Extractivism in the Americas	L0101	Kingsbury	TBA	T 1:00 - 3:00	P

^* For an explanation of any course codes see Codes Used in Timetable Listings.

** P = Priority; E = Department’s Permission; P* = Priority, with various capacity for the different enrolment controls.

^† The course syllabi listed on this site are not necessarily the final versions and should not be taken as binding. Course syllabi may be altered subsequent to their being posted here. Students are responsible for attending classes and making themselves aware of the adjustments made to the syllabus.

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