POLI 1065
Pol Worlds: The Global Domain
This course, which builds on Political Science 1060, introduces you to key approaches, actors, and issues in the study of global politics. After discussing the role of theory and history in understanding contemporary global politics, it considers the role of national governments, international and regional organizations (like the United Nations, the European Union, or the African Union), Non-governmental organizations (like the Red Cross or Greenpeace), and Multinational Corporations. It then looks at the Politics of Global Security and Human Rights, and the Politics of Global welfare (including trade, poverty alleviation, and environmental stress). The objective is to increase your global political ‘literacy', to better understand contemporary global challenges and to prepare you for further study of international relations and comparative politics.
Sections
From the syllabus
From the Winter 2024 syllabus by David Black. Open the PDF
Grading
Textbook
- Foundations of International Relations, Stephen McGlinchey (editor)
Course rules
- Passing
- You must complete all course elements to pass.
- Late work
- Extensions are granted only in extraordinary circumstances; late papers lose 2% per day.
- Generative AI
- Generative AI tools are not permitted on written assignments.
- Final exam
- There are no make-up or alternate exam dates.
- Missed work
- For short absences, contact the instructor before the deadline or scheduled time and submit a Student Declaration of Absence.
- Absence forms
- Students may submit no more than two Student Declaration of Absence forms per course per term.
- Attendance
- Students are expected to attend classes regularly.
- Citations
- Written assignments must use consistent Chicago-style citations and include specific page references where possible.
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