1. Introduction to Politics: Exploring the Democratic Experience

2. THE 1000C/2410C TEACHING TEAM Instructor: Prof. Sergei Plekhanov Teaching Assistants: Thierry Cote Paul Foley Nelson Lai Carmen Sanchez Ingar Solty

3. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. Attending two lectures and one tutorial seminar each week 2. Reading regularly from the assigned texts* 3. Active participation in tutorial discussions 4. Preparation of a reading review and 2 essays (1 in the Fall, 1 in Winter), on topics to be chosen from the lists provided by the instructors 5. The final 2-hour exam in April, date to be set by the University during the Winter term *not to mention a lot of educational travel in cyberspace

4. REQUIRED READINGS Brodie, Janine and Sandra Rein (Eds.). 2005. Critical Concepts: An Introduction to Politics. 3d edition. Pearson/Prentice-Hall. McLean, Iain and Alistair McMillan (Eds.). 2003. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press. RECOMMENDED REFERENCE Scott, Gregory and Stephen Garrison. 2002. The Political Science Student Writer’s Manual. 4th edition. Prentice-Hall.

5. ADDITIONAL READINGS… (SEE THE SYLLABUS)

7. The Fall Term  Power and Politics  Individuals, Groups, and Society  The Origins of the State  Ethics and Politics  Democracy  Political Ideologies  Political Regimes  The Modern State and Bureaucracy  Constitutions and the Rule of Law  Citizenship and Community

8. The Winter Term  Elections and Electoral Systems  Political Cultures  Civil Society and Local Politics  Gender Politics  Political Violence  International Relations  Global Governance After the Cold War  International Political and Financial Institutions  Global Inequality and Poverty  War and Peace

9. 9/11: six years after 9/11: six years after  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 5370762387415552903 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 5370762387415552903 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 5370762387415552903  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 4413646280299413123 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 4413646280299413123 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 4413646280299413123  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 2991254740145858863 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 2991254740145858863 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 2991254740145858863  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/09/06/ world/middleeast/20070907_BUILDUP_DETAI L_GRAPHIC.html?neighborhood=overview http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/09/06/ world/middleeast/20070907_BUILDUP_DETAI L_GRAPHIC.html?neighborhood=overview http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/09/06/ world/middleeast/20070907_BUILDUP_DETAI L_GRAPHIC.html?neighborhood=overview

10.  The conflict triggered off by the terrorist attack of 9/11 has been called  “War on Terror”,  “The Global Jihad”,  “The Long War”.  What does each of these descriptions tell us about this conflict?