Note: See beginning of Section H for abbreviations, course number and coding.

Transcription

1 POLS POLITICAL SCIENCE Note: See beginning of Section H for abbreviations, course number and coding. INTRODUCTORY LEVEL COURSES POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics 6 ch (6C) [W] This course introduces the student to some of the important ideas of politics. It draws special attention to conceptions of the state, democracy and capitalism, and their significance for contemporary life. Available only online. POLS 1103 North American Politics Introduces students to the major issues and concepts involved in the study of political science through a comparison of politics in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The course is built around an exploration of the links between the institutions and processes of government (executives, legislatures, courts and elections) and the political society of each country (its values, cultures, ideologies, and social conflicts). POLS 1203 Political Issues that Divide Canadians Examines contemporary and enduring issues within the context of the Canadian political system. Topics may include: Quebec and national unity, aboriginal self-government, cultural and regional diversity, class conflict, and electoral reform. POLS 1303 Pivotal Political Events Considers the political origins and long-term political impact, as well as the effect on the field of political science, of crises which have shaped the contemporary world, such as the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust, the dropping of the atomic bomb, the Cold War, the rise of the welfare state, the UN Declaration of Human Rights, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. POLS 1403 Contemporary Political Ideas and Ideologies Introduces students to the important political ideas and movements of the past century that shape present day society. Tracing the development and thinking about political life in the twentieth century, it examines such diverse ideologies as: liberalism, social Darwinism, existentialism, feminism, ecologism, and post-modernism. POLS 1503 Law, Power, and Politics Introduces students to some of the main concepts of political science, including: constitutionalism, the rule of law, rights, citizenship, obligation, authority, and legitimacy. Students will also study the concrete applications of these principles in specific circumstances by examining selected 1 of 13

2 political problems, public policies, and legal procedures. POLS 1603 Politics of Globalization The term 'globalization' has quickly become one of the most popular, yet least understood, words in the contemporary political vocabulary. This course introduces students to the key issues involved in the study of globalization. Topics examined may include: militarization and warfare, the rise of the global neo-liberal order, the end of the Cold War, international ecological politics, transnational corporations, the condition of women in the global economy, changing relations between North and South, and the impact of globalization on the role of the nation-state. POLS 2101 The American Political Experience Surveys the American political experience with a focus on the post-1945 period. Topics include the paranoid tradition in American politics, the New Deal consensus, the Cold War, the Civil Rights movement, the Second Wave feminist movement, the war against Vietnam, the rise of the New Right and post-9/11 American Foreign policy. POLS 2200 The Canadian Political Experience 6 ch (6C) [W] An introductory course in Canadian government and politics, dealing with the following topics: the constitution and civil liberties; federalism, with some focus on Quebec; the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government; political parties and interest groups; representation and electoral behaviour; nationalism in Canada. Students cannot hold credit for both POLS 2200 and POLS POLS 2203 Issues in Canadian Public Policy 3 ch (3C) Major issues in Canadian public policy-making and related approaches to policy analysis are examined from the perspective of political science. Topics will include health policy, economic policy, and cultural policy. POLS 2303 Politics of the Developing World This course introduces students to key political issues facing developing countries using a comparative politics approach. Key themes include state formation; sovereignty, democracy and accountability; economic strategy; impact of globalization. An Introduction to the Politics & Society of the Middle POLS 2373 East This course focuses on only two parts of what we call the Middle, or Near, East: the first is the Fertile Crescent or Mashrek, which includes Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and Syria; the other deals with the states of the Persian Gulf with particular concentration on Iran and Iraq. POLS 2503 Women and Politics This course maps the rise of the Second Wave feminist movement in North America, examining women s engagement with politics on issues concerning citizenship, the economy, legal status, the division of public and private, and bodily autonomy. Deleted: (Counts under Canadian Government and Politics.) Deleted: (Counts under Canadian Government and Politics.) Deleted: An Introduction to Comparative Politics Deleted: This course introduces students to similarities and differences in national political ideologies, institutions, and processes, and to the nature and dynamics of interactions among nations. (Counts under Comparative Government, International Politics and Area Studies.) Deleted: 2 of 13

3 POLS ch (3C) [W] Comparative Politics of the Industrialized World (A) This course introduces students to similarities and differences in the political culture, political institutions and public policies of countries in the industrialized world (Western Europe and North America primarily). POLS 2703 Introduction to International Relations 3 ch (3C) A general introduction to the theory and practice of international relations. Issues examined include: war, the global economy, international organizations, and the environment. ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES Deleted: Introduction to European Society and Politics Deleted: This course deals with the social, political and cultural dynamics of modern Europe. It traces the recent developments in both Eastern and Western European societies and Europe's relationship with the rest of the world. (Counts under Comparative Government, International Politics and Area Studies.) Deleted: (Counts under Comparative Government, International Relations and Area Studies. Students may not earn credit for this course and the former POLS 2600.) Canadian Government and Politics POLS 3211 Canadian Governance in the Global Era 3 ch (3C) Introduces students to the complex mechanisms through which governance has taken shape, with a particular emphasis on recent policy shifts. POLS 3213 Capitalism, Canada and Class This course examines the shifting class structure of Canada from the standpoint of the evolution of global capitalism. Topics covered include the decline of the established worker, the growth of nonstandard work, migrant labour, unemployment, the de-regulation of labour law, the minimum wage debate and the gendering of low-wage spheres. POLS 3237 The Politics of Memory in Canada and the United States What gets remembered and how it gets remembered are necessarily political. This course will examine specific aspects of the national memory in Canada and the United States from the late nineteenth-century through to the present. Topics will include the Native in the North American imagination, the commemoration of slavery, the commemoration of military events (for example, the Great War in Canada, the Vietnam War in the United States), and history and the tourist gaze. POLS 3241 Canadian Foreign Policy An analysis of the foreign policy formulation process and a consideration of sectors other than the Canadian-American relationship. POLS 3242 Canadian-American Relations An analysis of the political aspects of sectoral relations between Canada and the United States. Restriction: Credit may not be obtained for both POLS 3242 and HIST 3364 (History of Canadian- 3 of 13

4 American Relations). POLS 3247 Trudeau s Canada This course will focus on Canadian and Quebec politics in the Trudeau era. Topics will include the Quiet Revolution, constitutional renewal, the 1980 referendum and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The course will also focus on the Charter era through an examination of key legal decisions. Finally, the course will examine Trudeau as a cultural icon in English Canada. POLS 3251 Canadian Federalism Considers theories of federalism, the development of the Canadian federal system, and the impact of current issues. POLS 3257 Law and Politics in Canada 3ch (3C) [W] Analyzes the relationship between law and politics in Canada, with an emphasis on the impact of judicial decisions on Canadian politics. Topics covered include the Rule of Law in the Canadian Constitution, the judicial process, the Canadian Court system, judicial recruitment and selection, judicial independence, judicial review, and judicial decision-making. POLS 3263 Canadian Provincial Politics Designed to provide the student with an overall grasp of the nature of government and political processes in the Canadian provinces. POLS 3267 Quebec Politics and Government A survey of the political and social evolution of Quebec from the 17th century to the present day. Emphasis is placed on 20th century events and on the nationalist dimension of Quebec politics, particularly its modern incarnation in the period since Recommended prior course: POLS POLS 3271 Community and Culture in Canadian Politics A consideration of the impact of cultural and regional differences on prospects for political unity and political change in Canada. Topics will include: English-French differences in political culture and their policy implications; Indian and Inuit culture and its relevance for the political process; the growth and political impact of regionalism and provincialism; the politics of Canadian multiculturalism in comparative perspective. Deleted: POLS 3273 Deleted: The Trudeau Era POLS 3282 The Canadian Political System An analysis of the Canadian political system with emphasis on the constitution, federalism, parliamentary government, and the Canadian political culture. Students cannot hold credit for both POLS 2200 and POLS of 13 Deleted: Deleted: Examines post-1945 Canadian politics through the life, career and legacies of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Topics include Quebec nationalism, English- Canadian nationalism, bilingualism, multiculturalism, foreign policy, constitutional politics, the impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Trudeau in the Canadian imagination.

5 POLS 3292 Self-Government and Aboriginal Community A systematic analysis of the principles, structures and institutions of traditional and contemporary Indian self-government in Canada. Public Policy POLS 3212 Topics in Provincial Public Administration Focuses on the study of selected aspects of the structure and process of provincial public administration. POLS 3227 Poverty, Governance, and Citizenship in Canada This course explores the relationships between poverty policy, governmental forms, and conceptions of citizenship. Students will critically evaluate major documents from Confederation to contemporary policy debates. The central objective is to map out shifts, turning points, and transformations in governing practices and sensibilities. POLS 3391 Governance 3 ch (3C) Investigates shifts that are occurring in the rationales, strategies, and practices of governance, with a particular focus on contemporary transformations. Students will be introduced to traditional tools of public administration analysis as well as new analytical tools that have emerged at the turn of the 21st century. They will also be asked to explore how new governing mechanisms take shape through shifting discourses, programs, and techniques. POLS 3392 Comparative Public Administration A detailed study of contemporary public administration in selected countries in Europe and North America with the emphasis on a comparative study of selected issues and topics. POLS 3461 Public Policy Analysis A critical examination of the institutions that form public policy, as well as the policy process in relation to a number of selected areas. Comparative Government, International Politics and Area Studies POLS 3103 Rights in Conflict in North America Investigates competing visions of rights in contemporary North American politics in historical, ethical and theoretical perspective. POLS 3112 The Political Economy of Russia and Ukraine Examines the political, economic and social dynamics of government in the two Slavic nations in the post-gorbachev era. 5 of 13

6 POLS 3113 The Foreign Policies of East European States Examines the major characteristics of foreign policy-making in the following countries: Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic states, Poland, Germany, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. POLS 3323 Cities in the Urban Century In the 21st century, half of the world s population will be urban dwellers. The importance of enhancing our knowledge of cities has never been greater. This course will address cities within the context of globalization, economic change, state reform, citizenship, and social justice. While emphasis will be placed on Canadian examples, comparisons with other countries also will be made. POLS 3343 The European Union in Transition This course examines the economic, political, and legal aspects of the EU and its member states. Topics included are money and finance and government institutions and further political/economic integration with Eastern Europe. This course is an elective in the Law and Society program. POLS 3361 Eastern Europe in Transition This is an introduction to the politics and economics of Eastern Europe. The course examines how the countries of Eastern Europe, Eurasia and the former Yugoslavia emerge into a market system and integrate with Western Europe and the rest of the world. Money, banking, trade, and government policies will be emphasized. POLS 3363 Contemporary Germany This course deals with both the internal and external politics of unified Germany. It examines Germany's place in the European Community, studies the wide political spectrum of Germany's multi-party system, and focuses on its cultural and political influence over the rest of Europe. POLS 3615 International Relations Theory (O) Examines the evolution of international relations theory to the present. Attention is given to the socio-philosophical foundations of the Realist paradigm, and to recent challenges to Realism emanating from modern and post-modern critical schools. POLS 3633 International Public Law Examines the sources of law such as custom and treaties and addresses specific issues in the international system: the law of armed conflict, human rights, dispute settlement, intergovernmental and supranational organizations, intellectual property rights, the environment, and the relationship between business corporations, sovereign states and private citizens. POLS 3635 Critical Conflict Studies (O) Overviews traditional conflict research and then examines the nature of contemporary warfare in terms of class, race, gender and sexual orientation. Particular focus is given to WWI, WWII, the Vietnam War, and the 1991 Gulf War. 6 of 13

7 POLS 3647 Democratic Disengagement Examines the sources of democratic discontent and declining political participation in Canada and other established democracies, along with potential remedies. Topics covered include civil society and social cohesion, the changing role of political parties and the merits of institutional changes such as electoral reform and direct democracy. Recommended prior course: POLS 2200 or POLS Deleted: POLS 3703 eminar in Contemporary Issues in World Politics POLS 3711 Political Economy of Development in Africa This course explores the political economy of development in sub-saharan Africa, focusing on challenges in the last two decades and drawing on several case studies from the region to explore how they have unfolded in specific countries. The course emphasizes the role of states, corporations, and international institutions in the development process. It examines several recent challenges for the continent such as food, poverty reduction, agriculture and rural development, urbanization and informalization, and HIV/AIDS. Recommended prior course: POLS 2303, POLS 2703 or IDS POLS 3712 Globalization and Everyday Life (A) The course examines the globalization of production, work and consumption as localized changes that affect people on a daily basis. The course explores their transnational links by utilizing one case study a year (such as clothing, toys, food products or footwear) and emphasizing North- South relationships. Recommended prior course: POLS 2303, POLS 2703 or IDS Deleted: Deleted: The course deals with current trends and developments on the international scene including the global balance of power, relations between the superpowers, ideological conflicts, the Third World and North-South tensions; war, revolution and coups d'etat as these occur. Deleted: Transnational Linkages and Globalization POLS 3713 The Global Economy: Production, Profits, Power and People Surveys the primarily theoretical and empirical literature on the global political economy. Issues addressed include imperialism, dependency, U.S. hegemony, the internationalization of production, global finance, and the evolution of the Fordist production regime. Recommended prior course: POLS 2303, POLS 2703 or IDS POLS 3715 The Critique of Alienation in Social and Political Thought This course surveys the critique of alienation in social and political thought in the last two hundred years. Thematic emphasis is on i) the theory of estranged labor, ii) the historic forms of social consciousness, iii) the conditions of life in modern society, and iv) humanity s relationship to nature. Writers canvassed in lectures may include Hegel, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Heidegger, authors in the Frankfurt tradition, and more recent commentators like Ivan Illich or Vandana Shiva. POLS 3717 The Politics of Nationalism A general examination of nationalism as an ideology and political force, with some focus on specific nationalist movements in both the developed and developing worlds. Topics include: 7 of 13

8 competing definitions of nations and nationalism, the underlying causes of nationalist unrest and secessionism, and methods of conflict management in ethnically divided societies. Recommended prior course: POLS 2303 or POLS Deleted: POLS 3721 Deleted: Beverages and International Development in Historical Perspective POLS 3725 The Political Economy of Latin American Society (O) Surveys the social and economic foundations of South and Central American politics. Specific issues examined include the relationship of the region to the global economy, state/military relations, state repression, U.S. regional hegemony, political reform and revolutionary movements. POLS 3731 Governments and Their Spies This is a course about a nation's covert and secret intelligence activity aimed against both internal and external enemies, which is distinct from law enforcement. We examine the many types of intelligence and their bureaucracies: human intelligence, signals, satellites, military, and special ops. The main countries examined will be : the U.S., Russia, U.K., Germany, France, China, Iran, Arab States and Israel. POLS 3831 Contemporary China The course studies various macro-economic and political aspects of a modern China in transition. China's global position (defence and foreign policies) will also be examined. Deleted: Deleted: This course explores the politics of international development by investigating the historical development of international processes and markets for beverages such as coffee, tea, cola, juice, wine, rum and water. The course uses these case studies to ground a theoretical analysis of development strategies, trade institutions, corporate practices, worker struggles and consumer initiatives. Deleted: POLS 3722 Deleted: Women, Gender and Development Deleted: Deleted: This course introduces students to critical issues in the study of women, gender and socio-economic development. The course presents contending theoretical approaches, and applies them through case studies that explore how women are affected by and in turn shape socioeconomic development processes in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Political Theory and Analysis POLS 3312 Political Sociology (Cross Listed:SOCI 3312) 3 ch (3C) Examines the relations between society and the state by comparing traditional political sociology with the contemporary approach. Issues include the nation state as the center of political activity, how power is exercised through institutions, social groups, class, the production of identity or subjectivity, how globalization and social movements de-center state political activity, the impact of these changes on citizenship and democracy. POLS 3410 Survey of Political Thought 6 ch (6C) [W] A survey of the most important writers and the main currents of political thought from Ancient Greece to the beginning of the 20th century. POLS 3413 Modern Theories of the State Examines the emergence of the modern conception of the state, and discusses some of the 8 of 13

9 important theoretical arguments concerning the scope and justification of the state. POLS 3415 Liberalism (O) The historical and textual foundations of the liberal tradition and its contemporary variants. Central concepts and problems in the development of liberal thought to be examined will include: rights, property, liberty, toleration, and political participation. Deleted: POLS 3416 anadian Political Thought (O) POLS 3417 Politics and Music This course surveys the connection between politics and music. Particular thematic attention is given to the relationship between various musical genres and the social relations of power. Topics surveyed may include Plato s treatment of modes, music and nationalism, the friendship between Wagner and Nietzsche, songs of social protest and rebellion, and anti-war music in the 20th century. Deleted: Deleted: Historical and comparative examination of the various strands of thought that make up the Canadian political tradition: liberalism, conservatism, socialism and nationalism. POLS 3423 The Politics of Repression Examines a variety of thinkers and movements that are concerned with the question of repression. Attempts to answer such questions as: what is repression and what causes it? Are some groups in society particularly repressed? What are the varieties of repression? POLS 3433 Late Modern Political Thought This course surveys recent political thinkers from the celebrated critic of modernity Friedrich Nietzsche to the post-modernist Jean-François Lyotard. It coheres thematically by focussing on their implicit and explicit responses to the three grand questions of the 20th century: What is wrong with modernity? What happened to the proletarian revolutions of Europe? How can the Holocaust be explained? Other thinkers examined include Lukács, Weber, Gramsci, Cassirer, Horkeimer, Arendt, de Beauvoir, Voegelin and Foucault. POLS 3441 Women Political Thinkers Examines women s contributions to the history of Western ideas on politics, rationality, autonomy and the body, and violence and war. Key women thinkers include Mary Wollstonecraft, Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir. POLS 3443 Feminist Issues in Political Thought 3 ch (3C) Examines critical issues in feminist theory. Its central focus is on the understanding of women's political and social roles found in the history of political thinking and the response to these arguments presented by contemporary feminist theorists. 9 of 13 Deleted: POLS 3463 Deleted: Eros and Leadership: The Philosophy of the Good Ruler Through the Ages Deleted: 3ch (3C) [W] Deleted: This course surveys the intellectual and philosophical criteria for political leadership as they were established by past thinkers. Some of the intellectual material addressed may include the assessment of Pericles by the ancients, Plato s notion of philosophical rule, Aristotle s conception of class rule, Plutarch s biographies, Marcus Aurelius reflections, Machiavelli s counsels, Marx s critique of bourgeois rule, Lenin s conception of vanguardism, Weber s observations regarding charisma and Gramsci s defence of the organic intellectual. Throughout the course the standards set in the past are applied to current political leaders, and the concerns raised by contemporary intellectuals like Christopher Lasch and Neil Postman are broached and assessed.

10 POLS 3471 When Bards are Bothered: Political Critique in Literature Examines the nature of political critique found in literature. It surveys different literary genres and forms, including tragedy, comedy, satire, poetry, the essay, the short story, and the novel. Some of the authors discussed may include Aristophanes, Sophocles, Thomas More, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, and more recent writers such as Aldous Huxley, George Bernard Shaw, George Orwell, Virginia Woolf, and John Steinbeck. POLS 3473 Marxism and Anarchism: Alternative Political Communities Deleted: Dropping Out: Alternative Political Communities Surveys the organization, political and social rationale, and critiques of alternative political communities. Topics may include the utopian socialist societies and anarchist experiments of the nineteenth century, the Israeli kibbutzim, European co-operative networks, and the North American counter-culture communities of the twentieth century. POLS 3483 Hegel and Marx Examines the theories of history and the historical process in Hegel and Marx. Pays particular attention to the question of the causes of historical change. Then discusses these theories in their relation to Hegel's and Marx's political thought. POLS 3533 Research Methods in Political Science Intended to familiarize students with processes, methods and techniques of inquiry in political science. Required for all Honours students. Strongly recommended for Majors students. trongly recommended for all Honours and Majors students. Honours Research. Deleted: POLS 3534 Deleted: Quantitative Approaches in Political Science (A) Deleted: Independent Study POLS 3900 Independent Study in Political Science 6 ch Upon application through the co-ordinator of honours and majors programs, students pursuing an honours or majors degree in Political Science may undertake independent studies with a member of the department. It is expected that students will have a clear idea of their intended area of study and will submit a written proposal justifying it as an independent studies course. Deleted: This course provides a basic grounding in methods of quantitative analysis commonly used in political science. In addition to statistical theory and techniques, the course also focuses on interpretation of quantitative political science literature and provides students with instruction in conducting statistical analysis using public opinion and election data sets. Formatted: Heading 3, Space After: 0 pt No student will be allowed to take more than 6chs of independent study in completing the 10 of 13

11 requirements for a majors or honours degree in political science. Independent studies courses will NOT count as meeting the honours thesis requirements. POLS 3903 Independent Study in Political Science 3 ch Upon application through the co-ordinator of honours and majors programs, students pursuing an honours or majors degree in Political Science may undertake independent studies with a member of the department. It is expected that students will have a clear idea of their intended area of study and will submit a written proposal justifying it as an independent studies course. No student will be allowed to take more than 6chs of independent study in completing the requirements for a majors or honours degree in political science. Independent studies courses will NOT count as meeting the honours thesis requirements. POLS 3905 Independent Study in Political Science 3 ch Upon application through the co-ordinator of honours and majors programs, students pursuing an honours or majors degree in Political Science may undertake independent studies with a member of the department. It is expected that students will have a clear idea of their intended area of study and will submit a written proposal justifying it as an independent studies course. No student will be allowed to take more than 6chs of independent study in completing the requirements for a majors or honours degree in political science. Independent studies courses will NOT count as meeting the honours thesis requirements. Honours Research Deleted: Page Break POLS 4000 Directed Reading and Research in Political Science 6 ch (6C) [W] A compulsory reading and research course for fourth year honours students. The student prepares a research program in consultation with a professor in the field concerned and is expected to present a research essay after regular consultations with the professor concerned who will be assigned to the student by the chair of the department. Honours Seminars POLS 4000-level courses are seminars intended for POLS students in the Honours program and all other advanced level students who wish to explore Political Science topics in greater depth and in a seminar format. Students normally should have completed at least 60 ch, of Formatted: Font: 14 pt, Bold 11 of 13

12 which 18 ch should be in POLS (with at least 6 ch at the upper level), prior to taking a level course. POLS Honours students must complete at least 6 ch from these seminars and Joint Honours students must complete at least 3 ch in order to meet their program requirements. POLS 4416 Canadian Political Thought (A) 3ch (3S) [W] Historical and comparative examination of the various strands of thought that make up the Canadian political tradition: liberalism, conservatism, socialism and nationalism. (Students cannot earn credit for this course and POLS 3416.) POLS 4463 Eros and Leadership: The Philosophy of the Good Ruler 3ch (3S) [W] Through the Ages (A) This course surveys the intellectual and philosophical criteria for political leadership as they were established by past thinkers. Some of the intellectual material addressed may include the assessment of Pericles by the ancients, Plato s notion of philosophical rule, Aristotle s conception of class rule, Plutarch s biographies, Marcus Aurelius reflections, Machiavelli s counsels, Marx s critique of bourgeois rule, Lenin s conception of vanguardism, Weber s observations regarding charisma and Gramsci s defence of the organic intellectual. Throughout the course the standards set in the past are applied to current political leaders, and the concerns raised by contemporary intellectuals like Christopher Lasch and Neil Postman are broached and assessed. (Students cannot earn credit for this course and POLS 3463.) POLS 4496 Thucydides: War and Empire (A) 3ch (3S) [W] This course will examine The History of the Peloponnesian War as the founding text of International Relations. The course will also focus on the various readings of the History. POLS 4534 Quantitative Approaches in Political Science (A) 3ch (3S) [W] This course provides a basic grounding in methods of quantitative analysis commonly used in political science. In addition to statistical theory and techniques, the course also focuses on interpretation of quantitative political science literature and provides students with instruction in conducting statistical analysis using public opinion and election data sets. Recommended prior or concurrent course: POLS (Students cannot earn credit for this course and POLS 3534.) POLS 4703 Seminar in Contemporary Issues in World Politics (A) 3ch (3S) [W] The course deals with current trends and developments on the international scene including the global balance of power, relations between the superpowers, ideological conflicts, the Third World and North-South tensions; war, revolution and coups d'etat as these occur. (Students cannot earn credit for this course and POLS 3703.) POLS 4721 Beverages and International Development in Historical 3ch (3S) [W] Perspective (A) This course explores the politics of international development by investigating the historical development of international processes and markets for beverages such as coffee, tea, cola, juice, wine, rum and water. The course uses these case studies to ground a theoretical analysis of development strategies, trade institutions, corporate practices, worker struggles and consumer initiatives. (Students cannot earn credit for this course and POLS 3721.) Formatted: Normal 12 of 13

13 POLS 4722 Women, Gender and Development (A) 3 ch (3S) [W] This course introduces students to critical issues in the study of women, gender and socio-economic development. The course presents contending theoretical approaches, and applies them through case studies that explore how women are affected by and in turn shape socio-economic development processes in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. (Students cannot earn credit for this course and POLS 3722.) 13 of 13