Introduction to Political Science
What is Political Science?47The State and Sovereignty48Power and Authority44Political Ideologies46Comparative Politics49The Constitution44Parliament and the Executive48The Judiciary43Political Parties and Elections42Public Policy41Theories of International Relations41International Organizations43Global Issues42Canadian Foreign Policy41
Political Theory
What is Political Theory?42Key Concepts in Political Theory40Methods of Political Inquiry44Plato s Republic47Aristotle s Politics40Machiavelli s The Prince48Hobbes Leviathan44Locke s Two Treatises of Government44Rousseau s The Social Contract40Marx s Theory of Capitalism44Feminist Political Theory40Postmodern Political Theory46
Comparative Politics
What is Comparative Politics?40Theories of Comparative Politics43Types of Political Systems46Legislatures and Executives40Political Parties and Interest Groups41Political Culture46Political Socialization48Policy-Making Processes36Policy Outcomes41Economic Systems46State-Economy Relations44Regional Integration46Regional Organizations43
International Relations
What is International Relations?42The History of International Relations40The Actors in International Relations40Theories of International Security43Nuclear Weapons and Proliferation44Terrorism and Counterterrorism49Theories of International Political Economy45Globalization and its Impact40International Trade and Finance46The United Nations and International Organizations42International Law and Human Rights42Global Environmental Issues41
Canadian Politics
The British North America Act25The Statute of Westminster40The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms46The House of Commons49The Senate44The Role of Parliament46The Role of the Prime Minister43The Powers of the Prime Minister40The Current Prime Minister45Federalism42Parliamentary Democracy46The Role of Political Parties45
Political Economy
Defining Political Economy43Historical Development of Political Economy41Key Concepts in Political Economy41Consumer Behavior42Producer Behavior45Market Structures42National Income and Output44Monetary and Fiscal Policy48Economic Growth and Development41Globalization and Trade43International Monetary System45Development Economics40
Research Methods in Political Science
What is Research?40Research Design42Data Collection Methods44Data Analysis46Research Ethics37Survey Research40Experimental Research49Regression Analysis48Time Series Analysis41Interviewing40Focus Groups45Ethnography44Content Analysis40Mixed Methods Research45Causal Inference40Research Proposal Writing44Research Dissemination44
Indigenous Politics
Defining Indigenous Politics46Indigenous Identity and Sovereignty45Indigenous Rights and Treaties40Traditional Indigenous Governance Systems46Contemporary Indigenous Governance44Indigenous-Settler Relations40Indigenous Activism and Advocacy42Indigenous Economic Development44Indigenous Education and Health48