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PSCI 434Comparative Public Administration

Faculty
Arts
Last listed
Spring 2023

No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2023. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.

In the course catalog from Winter 2020 to Spring 2023; Open Data has no classes for it in that time.

How do systems of public administration vary across developmental contexts? Students will study the rise of the administrative state across cultural and political contexts.

Requirements, as last listed

Prereq: At least 2.0 units in PSCI; Level at least 3B

Check it elsewhere

In the scanned calendars

How it read in each calendar from 1970–71 to 1994–95, 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.

1988–89 to 1994–95 4 calendars

A comparative survey of public administration in both developed and developing areas. The focus is on the rise of the administrative state in a variety of cultural and political contexts.

Prereq: PSC! 331 or consent of instructor

Offered Fall · 0.5 credit

Not in the 1980–81 to 1987–88 calendars.

1975–76 to 1979–80 4 calendars

Another title: Canadian Foreign Policy, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

A seminar devoted to the courses, factors and challenges of Canadian foreign policy. Some attention will be paid to how policy is made. The general patterns may, if students wish, be illustrated by case studies of major contemporary issues.

Prereq: Consent of the instructor. Winter term

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

Not in the 1971–72 to 1974–75 calendars.

1970–71 1 calendar

Another title: Canadian Constitutional Law, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

The purpose of this course is to introduce students of Canadian political science to the main constitutional problems. The course will emphasize the role of the judiciary in the Canadian federal process and show that the major current constitutional problems can be traced back to the founding. In addition to studying the leading constitutional decisions of both the Privy Council and the Supreme Court of Canada, the course will consider the writings of the leading Canadian constitutional authorities. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.