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PSCI 102Mass Political Violence |

Faculty
Arts
Last listed
1985–86

No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1985–86 to 1985–86 (before that, 1967–68 to 1979–80 used the number for Politics in Mass-Society and Introduction to Politics 2); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.

A distinctive social feature of our century is the amount of. political violence. Man-made deaths number approximately one hundred million. This course will describe and evaluate various theories of political violence. Course Descriptions Political Science

As printed in the 1985–86 calendar, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.

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    In the scanned calendars

    How it read in each calendar from 1967–68 to 1985–86, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.

    1985–86 1 calendar

    A distinctive social feature of our century is the amount of. political violence. Man-made deaths number approximately one hundred million. This course will describe and evaluate various theories of political violence.

    Course Descriptions Political Science

    Not in the 1980–81 to 1984–85 calendars.

    1976–77 to 1979–80 2 calendars

    Another title: Introduction to Politics 2, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

    A discussion of the processes and institutions which underlie modern political action. The course involves a common lecture series and faculty-led tutorials which focus on partial institutions and concepts.

    Winter and Spring terms

    Descriptions of the specific subjects to be covered in the tutorials and the names of instructors will be available at preregistration each year.

    Prereq: Pol. Sc. 101*, or consent of instructor.

    Note

    * Listed that year without a description, or as not offered.

    1975–76 1 calendar

    Another title: Introduction to Politics 2, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

    A study of selected aspects of government and politics. Normally taught in several sections, each of which deals with one theme.

    Winter term

    In 1974-75 this course was offered in five sections. Students were able to enroll in one of “The Parliamentary Tradition”, “The Political Process in Modern Political Systems”, “Imperialism in International Relations”, “Politics in Action” or “Politics and Global Ecology”. A similar set of courses will be announced during the Fail term of 1975-76.

    Prerequisite: Political Science 101*, or consent of instructor.

    Note

    Not in the 1968–69 to 1974–75 calendars.

    1967–68 1 calendar

    Another title: Politics in Mass-Society, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

    An examination of the methods and problems of contemporary government.

    Current attempts to deal with the challenges of numbers, size and technology, and their political consequences will be’ studied together with a consideration of needs and proposals for reform.