Political Science
Exploring the many faces of power in society, political science at Huron investigates the big political ideas and visions, world-transforming movements inspired by political ideals, the daily lives of political organizations, as well as the inner mechanisms of governments. In the study of Political Science at Huron, we recognize that many of today's most urgent and complex public challenges require new forms of ethical leadership that combine social justice and inclusive decision-making.
Alumni Stories
Huron Political Science graduates have moved into a wide variety of professions, reflecting the breadth of knowledge and intellectual skills gained through their studies. They're highly-capable public speakers, researchers and creative strategists who have the necessary knowledge to recognize their position within the current political landscape - and how changes within particular climates may affect their workplaces and local and global wellbeing.
Program Options
The Minor in Political Science offers the experience of advanced courses in political analysis, the Major in Political Science provides a strong general background in political science, while the Honors Specialization in Political Science reflects the achievement of both breadth and depth in political science. Major and Minor modules in Political Studies (Globalization and Governance, State and Policy and Ideology and Identity) are designed to permit specialization in sub-fields of political science that are geared toward both career goals and graduate school specializations.
Professors
Our department challenges students to be Leaders with Heart by investigating both the human struggles of political conflict as well as the creative forces of political cooperation - from the local to the global. We support them to look at past and present political systems to understand how the distribution of power influences significant economic, cultural and social trends. Further, we empower students to develop the capacity for making projections about our political future, so they can leverage this foresight to encourage their professional and personal success.
Political Science Department
Tenure-stream
- Dr. David Blair, Chair and Associate Professor, 519.438.7224 ext. 601, Rm V133, dblair@uwo.ca
- Dr. Neil Bradford, Full Professor, 519.438.7224 ext. 333, Rm A300, bradford@uwo.ca
- Dr. Jim Crimmins, Full Professor, 519.438.7224 ext. 312, Rm V120, jcrimmin@uwo.ca
- Dr. Sara Macdonald, Full Professor, 519.438.7224 ext. 222, Rm A217, smacd245@uwo.ca
- Dr. Jennifer Mustapha, Assistant Professor, 519.438.7224, jmustap@uwo.ca
- Dr. Paul Nesbitt-Larking, Full Professor, 519.438.7224 ext. 286, Rm A301, pnesbitt@uwo.ca
- Dr. Lindsay Scorgie, Assistant Professor, 519.438.7224 ext 231, Rm A212, lscorgi@uwo.ca
Program Sessional and Per Course Instructors
- Crystal Gaudet, Lecturer, 519.438.7224 ext. 231, cgaudet5@uwo.ca
- Dr. Kathryn Graham, Assistant Professor, 519.438.7224 ext. 231, kgraha@uwo.ca
- Dr. Rob Jonasson, Assistant Professor, 519.438.7224 ext. 248, Rm V125, rjonasso@uwo.ca
- Dianne Lalonde, Lecturer, 519.438.7224 ext. 231, dlalond3@uwo.ca
- Dr. Laszlo Sarkany, Assistant Professor, 51.438.7224 ext. 231, lsarkan@uwo.ca
Professors Emeriti
- Dr. Alfred Chan, achan@huron.uwo.ca
Political Science Course Intro
Across a variety of settings, from the local to the global, our courses investigate the human struggles associated with political conflict as well as the creative forces of political co-operation.
COURSE | INSTRUCTOR | SECTION | COURSE OUTLINE |
POLISCI 1020E - INTRODUCTION TO POLI SCI | Bradford / Scorgie | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 1020E - INTRODUCTION TO POLI SCI | Jonasson | 551 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 2221G - THE CANADIAN POLITY | Jonasson | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 2223F - THE CANADIAN REGIME | Jonasson | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 2231E - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | Blair | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 2237E - INTRO TO POLITICAL THEORY | MacDonald | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 2245E - INTRO COMPARATIVE POLI SCI | Jonasson | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 2257 - GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | Blair | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 2270E - WOMEN AND POLITICS | Gaudet | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 2293F - GENOCIDE,FAMINE, MASS ATROCITY | Scorgie | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 2295G - SEL TOPICS - POL THRY THRU SCI FICTION | Lalonde | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 2297F - CITIZENSHIP, BORDERS, STATES | Lalonde | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 3304F - POLITICAL IDENTITIES | Nesbitt-Larking | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 3306F - POLITICAL AUTHORITY & RESISTANCE | Nesbitt-Larking | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 3345E - INTERNATIONAL LAW & ORG | Mustapha | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 3353E - SECURITY: THEORY & GOVERNANCE | Mustapha | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 3359G - AFRICAN POLITICS | Scorgie | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 3394G - SEL TOPICS - CANADIAN FEDERALISM | Jonasson | 550 | View Course Outline |
POLISCI 3395F - SEL TOPICS - INTL CRIMINAL JUSTICE | Sarkany | 550 | View Course Outline |
COURSE | NAME | INSTRUCTOR | COURSE OUTLINE |
POL 2219E 550 | Politics of Human Rights | Jonasson | View Course Outline |
POL 2270E 550 | Women and Politics | Gaudet | View Course Outline |
POL 2294F 550 | Cities in the Federation | Graham | View Course Outline |
COURSE | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR | COURSE OUTLINE |
POL 1020E - Introduction to Political Science |
550 / 551 |
N. Bradford / L. Scorgie-Porter |
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POL 1020E - Introduction to Political Science | 552 | Jonasson | Course Outline |
POL 2219E - The Politics of Human Rights | 550 | Jonasson | Course Outline |
POL 2221G - The Canadian Polity (cannot have taken POL 2230E prior to 2018-2019) |
550 | P. Nesbitt-Larking | Course Outline |
550 |
P. Nesbitt-Larking |
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POL 2223F The Canadian Regime (cannot have taken POL 2230E prior to 2018-2019) |
550 | P. Nesbitt-Larking | Course Outline |
550 |
D. Blair |
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550 / 552 |
S. MacDonald |
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POL 2239F American Constitutional Law | 550 | J. Crimmins | Course Outline |
550 |
L. Scorgie-Porter |
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550 |
D. Blair |
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550 |
J.Mustapha |
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550 |
J. Mustapha |
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550 |
K. Graham |
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POL 2295F Selected Topics: Politics and Pop Culture | 550 | S. MacDonald | Course Outline |
550 |
P. Nesbitt-Larking |
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550 |
J. Mustapha |
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POL 3376E - Selected Topics: Security Studies: Theory and Governance |
550 |
J. Mustapha |
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POL 3394F Selected Topics: Canadian Federalism |
550 | R. Jonasson | Course Outline |
550 | L. Scorgie-Porter | Course Outline |
POL 1020E Introduction to Political Science |
Bradford/Scorgie-Porter |
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POL222B Intermediate Macroeconomics |
McKeon |
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POL 2223F The Canadian Regime (cannot have taken POL 2230E prior to 2018-2019) |
Nesbitt-Larking | View course outline |
POL 2231E International Relations |
Blair |
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POL 2237E Introduction to Political Theory |
MacDonald |
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POL 2245E Introduction to Comparative Politics |
Jonasson |
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POL 2257 Global Political Economy |
Blair |
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POL 2284G Inside Governments: Policy Making... |
Bradford |
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POL 2294F The War on Terror and the Politics of Fear |
Mustapha |
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POL 2294G (Global) Citizenship, Borders, and the State |
Mustapha |
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POL 2295F Women and the Philosophy of Rights | MacDonald | View course outline |
POL 2295G Genocide |
Scorgie-Porter |
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POL 3306F Political Authority and Resistance |
Nesbitt-Larking |
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POL 3324G Into to Research Methods in Poli Sci |
Nesbitt-Larking |
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POL 3358F The Politics of Economic Development |
Mustapha |
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POL 3376E Security Studies: Theory and Governance |
Mustapha |
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POL 3379E Global Environmental Politics |
Blair |
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POL 3382F China's International Relations |
Chan |
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POL 3383F Japan's International Relations |
Chan |
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POL 3384G Media and Elections... |
Nesbitt-Larking |
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POL 3394F Canadian Federalism |
Jonasson |
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POL 3394G Gender and the International |
Mustapha |
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POL 3395F The Politics of Governance in Africa | Scorgie-Porter | View course outline |
POL 3395G Conflict and Peace Building in Rwanda | Scorgie-Porter | View course outline |
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GLE 2001F Introduction to Governance |
Bradford |
View course outline |
Course |
Instructor |
Course Outline |
POL 1020E Introduction to Political Science |
N.Bradford/ |
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POL 1020E Introduction to Political Science |
R.Jonasson (551) |
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POL 2230E Canadian Government and Politics |
R. Jonasson |
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POL 2231E International Politics |
D. Blair |
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POL 2237E Introduction to Political Theory |
J. Crimmins |
Course Outline |
POL 2245E Introduction to Comparative Politics |
R. Jonasson |
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POL 2257 Global Political Economy |
D. Blair |
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POL 2294F The War on Terror and Politics of Fear |
J. Mustapha |
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POL 2294G (Global) Citizenship and Borders |
J. Mustapha |
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POL 2295F The Politics and Governance of Africa |
L. Scorgie-Porter |
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POL 3304F Political Identities |
P. Nesbitt-Larking |
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POL 3345E International Organization and Law |
L. Scorgie-Porter |
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POL 3358F The Politics of Economic Development |
J. Mustapha |
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POL 3368E City Regions in a Global Age |
N. Bradford |
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POL 3376E Security Studies: Theory and Governance |
J. Mustapha |
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POL 3385F Political Communications in Canada |
P. Nesbitt-Larking |
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POL 3394F Rwanda: Post-Genocide Recovery and Renewal |
L. Scorgie-Porter |
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POL 3394G Gender and the International |
J. Mustapha |
Course Outline |
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Political Science Careers
Career paths include the civil service as advisors to governments and international agencies, the private sector as policy researchers and consultants, the media as television and radio journalists, and community or volunteer organizations as advocates and planners. Huron Political Science graduates frequently pursue advanced study in Political Science or Legal Studies to build rewarding careers as university professors or lawyers.
- Political Consultant
- Lawyer
- Marketing Research Analyst
- Non-Profit Organizer
- Policy Analyst
- Politician
- Public Servent
- Political Staffer
- Market Analyst
- Foreign Service Officer
- Diplomat
- Economic Development Officer
- Publisher
- Press officer
- Lobbyist
Key Contacts
Kathy Mazur-Spitzig, BA
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday