Canadian Politics: Themes and Theories

3 credits · Undergraduate

This senior seminar will take an in-depth and critical look at the major issues and institutions in Canadian politics and government. Topics include: ‘responsible government'; Parliament (including the House of Commons and the Senate); the nature of the Canadian party system and elections; federalism; the courts; interest groups and social movements; municipal governance; colonialism and the relationship of Indigenous governments and peoples to the Canadian state; Canadian political culture; regionalism; Quebec nationalism; multiculturalism; structural racism; and gender. PREREQUISITES: Permission of the instructor. EXCLUSIONS: POLI 4204.03 POLI 5207.03 FORMATS: Seminar