Summer Timetable
POL382H1F L0101
Topics in Canadian Politics
Public Opinion and Voting
Themes
This course is intended to introduce students to the attitudes and behaviours of the mass public in Canada and other democracies, highlighting how public opinions shapes elections and policy making. We will examine formal and informal political participation, the mass media, the nature of social, psychological, and economic voting, as well as elite-driven forces on public opinion and voting. There will be a special focus on literature and methods related to measuring public opinion and vote intentions.
Texts
TBA
Format and Requirements
Two two-hour lecture per week. Course requirements: TBD
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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...
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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
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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 &...