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Political Sociology

This course is an advanced treatment of theories and empirical research on the state, social and political movements, political attitudes and culture, political behaviour and voting, organization of political parties, elites, citizenship, democracy, civil society, political conflict, nations, nationalism, and globalization. The role of socio-economic factors, such as gender, race/ethnicity, education, income, occupation, and class, will also be considered.

SOCIOL 714

Political Sociology

Unit(s): 3.0 Level(s): Graduate Term(s): Offered?: Yes

This course is an advanced treatment of theories and empirical research on the state, social and political movements, political attitudes and culture, political behaviour and voting, organization of political parties, elites, citizenship, democracy, civil society, political conflict, nations, nationalism, and globalization. The role of socio-economic factors, such as gender, race/ethnicity, education, income, occupation, and class, will also be considered.