POLSCI 2F03

POLITICS, POWER AND INFLUENCE IN CANADA

Undergraduate

Fall 2026 · Politics,Power&Influence:Can · C01

Readings

Fracking Uncertainty
Heather Millar (Ca) · Required
ISBN 9781487552695
Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance
Amy Janzwood (Ca) · Required
ISBN 9780774872355
Process As Power
Minh Thuy Do (Ca) · Required
ISBN 9780774872270
Materials Available Through Library eReserves
eReserves · Required

Fall 2026 · C01

Topics

Topic 1: Introduction to the Course September 9: Introduction to the Course
Topic 2: Social movements: identities, interests and alliances September 16, 18, 23: Social movements: identities, interests and alliances
Topic 3: Political Parties
Topic 4: Public Consultation, Interest Groups, Policy Communities
Topic 5: Legal Mobilization and Courts
Topic 6: Defining the Canadian Political Community
Topic 7: Conclusions and Review
December 9: Conclusions and Review

Readings

Course readings are available as online resources through the library, and will be added to the course's e-Reserves.
Required
The books for the Book Test are listed in the optional course materials section. Please choose one book from the list.
Recommended / optional
Fracking Uncertainty: Hydraulic Fracturing and the Provincial Politics of Risk
Heather Millar · 2024 · Recommended / optional
University of Toronto Press · ISBN 9781487552718
Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance: Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure
Amy Janzwood · 2025 · Recommended / optional
University of British Columbia Press · ISBN 9780774872362
Process as Power: The Legitimacy of Indigenous Consultation in British Columbia Environmental Assessments
Minh Do · 2026 · Recommended / optional
University of British Columbia Press · ISBN 9780774872287
Fracking Uncertainty: Hydraulic Fracturing and the Provincial Politics of Risk ISBN: 9781487552718 Authors: Heather Millar Publisher: University of Toronto Press Publication Date: 2024
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Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance: Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure ISBN: 9780774872362 Authors: Amy Janzwood Publisher: University of British Columbia Press Publication Date: 2025
See source
Process as Power: The Legitimacy of Indigenous Consultation in British Columbia Environmental Assessments ISBN: 9780774872287 Authors: Minh Do Publisher: University of British Columbia Press Publication Date: 2026
See source

Sources