Graduate Studies in Public and International Affairs

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Public and International Affairs (MA)


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AddressGraduate School of Public and International Affairs55 Laurier Avenue East, room 11101Ottawa, ONK1N 6N5CanadaTelephone: 613-562-5800 - 2834Fax: 613 -562-5308Email : [email protected]://www.sciencessociales.uottawa.ca/api/eng/graduate_program.asp

Graduate Faculty

ARY TANIMOUNE, Nasser, Economic policy in developing countries;quantitative analysis

BRETON, Gilles, Full ProfessorSociologie politique; politique canadienne et quebcoise; conomie politique; conomie mondiale et relations internationales

CORAK, Miles, Full ProfessorSocial policy; labour economics; poverty and intergenerational mobility

FAFARD, Patrick, Assistant ProfessorPublic policy especially health and environmental policy; federalism and intergovernmental relations

FINNIE, Ross, Associate ProfessorSocial policy; income support programs; post-secondary education; public and labour economics

GEORGES, Patrick, Full ProfessorInternational trade and finance; fiscal policy and public debt management; computable general equilibrium modelling; real and financial

options and pricing

GHECIU, Alexandra, Associate ProfessorInternational terrorism and European security policy; NATO; international relations

HUBERT, Don, Associate ProfessorConflict prevention and post-conflict peacebuilding; global governance; global public policy development; human security; humanitarianaffairs and the protection of civilians; NGOs in world politics; reconceptualization of international security

JUILLET, Luc, Associate ProfessorCanadian political institutions; environmental policies and politics; canadian public administration; theory and analysis of public policy

LAGASS, Philippe, Canadian and American foreign and defence policy

LEBLOND, Patrick, Global economic governance; international and comparative political economy; international finance; NorthAmerican and European economic integration

LEGRENZI, Matteo, Assistant ProfessorColonization, democracy and democratization; foreign aid; geopolitics; international organizations; international political economy;international relations; international terrorism; middle east; wars.

LENARD, Patti, Assistant Professor

MARSCHKE REDWOOD, Melissa, Assistant ProfessorPolitical ecology; adaptive co-management; community-based management; transformative learning; southeast Asia

MUSU, Costanza, The European Union; foreign policy; Israeli -Palestinian Conflict; transatlantic relations in the field of security anddefense; conflict resolution and security studies


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PAQUET, Gilles, Emeritus Professor

Industrial organization; public policy and management; regulation of socio-economic systems

PARIS, Roland, Associate ProfessorCanadian foreign policy; civil conflict and peacebuilding; international governance; international security

PENDAKUR, Ravi, Immigration; minorities

ROBINSON, Paul, Associate ProfessorRussian history; military history; military ethics; security and defence policy

STRAEHLE, Christine, Assistant ProfessorApplied ethics; global ethics; theories of global justice; migration regimes; gender and global justice

VUCETIC, Srdjan, Assistant ProfessorAmerican foreign policy; international security; international migration; political methodology

WILLIAMS, Michael, Full ProfessorInternational security; critical security studies; realism and the Theory of international relations

ZUERCHER, Christoph, Full ProfessorConflict research; methods of empirical conflict research; state-building and intervention; international governance and development; theformer soviet union : Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia including Afghanistan

General Information

General Information

The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs offers a multidisciplinary master s program focusing on public and internationalaffairs. The degree awarded is the Master of Arts (MA) in Public and International Affairs. The program has three fields of concentration:public policy; international affairs; and development studies. The field of concentration chosen can be added to the transcript if a studenttakes all of his elective courses within it. The program, which is only offered on a full-time basis, also offers a coop option.

The program operates within the framework of the General Regulations of the FGPS, which are available on the Website at the followinglink:

www.etudesup.uottawa.ca/generalregulations

Admission Requirements

Admission

To gain admission to the MA in Public and International Affairs, applicants must have completed an honours undergraduate degree (or itsequivalent) in the social sciences, in arts, in management, or in law, with at least a 75 per cent (B+) average (calculated in accordance

with the FGPS guidelines). Applicants with degrees in other disciplines may also be considered, depending on the relevance of theirprevious degree and experience to the MA in Public and International Affairs.

A basic knowledge of economics is required. There are two ways to meet this requirement. The first is for students to have successfullycompleted introductory courses in macroeconomics and microeconomics at the undergraduate level. At the University of Ottawa, thisrequirement can be met by taking the courses ECO1102 and ECO1104, or their equivalent. The Faculty of Social Sciences will offer thesecourses in the summer to facilitate the completion of this requirement. Equivalent courses from other universities are also accepted.

The second way to meet the economics requirement is to take a remedial course offered by the Graduate School of Public and


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International Affairs. Students with a GPA (grade point average) of 80% (A-) or more, but who lack these courses, could still be admittedto the program, on the condition that they take a remedial course in economics offered by the Graduate School of Public and

International Affairs during their first session. The course, entitled Economics for Public Management and Policy (API5100), offers anintensive survey of the economics and mathematical skills necessary to be adequately prepared for the program s core courses ineconomics. Completion of this course will also be recommended for students who may need to ensure that they have the necessary basicskills in mathematical analysis. This remedial course will be in addition to the 45 credits required by the program.

In order to apply, in addition to completing the on -line registration form and submitting official copies of their transcripts, applicants mustsubmit two letters of recommendation, a curriculum vitae, and a letter of intent describing their interest in the program, identifying theirpreferred field of concentration (among the three offered by the program) and describing their level of knowledge in their secondlanguage.

Applicants should note that meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee their admission. In making decisions, the admissioncommittee of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs takes into account all application material as well as the number ofplaces available. Candidates may be admitted instead to a qualifying program, the content of which will be decided in consultation withthe graduate studies co-ordinator.

Language Requirements

Candidates who have not graduated from a French-speaking or an English-speaking university must pass the computerized Test ofEnglish as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or equivalent, before admission. For additional information, please click on Apply Now.

All applicants must be able to understand speak and write proficiently either English or French and have a passive knowledge (ability tounderstand the spoken and written word) of the other language. Applicants whose first language is neither English nor French mustprovide proof of proficiency in one or the other. The list of acceptable proofs is indicated in the Admission section of the GeneralRegulations of the FGPS.

Degree Requirements

MA Degree RequirementsThe MA in Public and International Affairs requires the successful com pletion of a total of 45 credits, as follows: a) eight core courses (24 credits),

b) four elective specialized seminars (12 credits),c) a capstone seminar (3 credits), andd) a research paper (6 credits).

For the coop option, the degree requ ires the successful completion of a total of 51 credits, as follows:a) eight core courses (24 credits),

b) three elective specialized seminars (9 credits),c) two work placements, with report (12 credits), andd) a research paper (6 credits).

With the permission of the program director, up to two courses (six credits) may be replaced by courses offered by other academic units.

For information regarding the research paper, consult the guide Preparing a Thesis or a Research Paper, accessible through the FGPS Web

site (www.etudesup.uottawa.ca).

The First Year The first year of study is essentially dedicated to the core courses that will allow students to gain a strong multidisciplinary foundation inpublic and international affairs. Students must complete four courses, involving different disciplines, in each of the fall and wintersessions. Through these eight courses, students acquire the foundations required to understand contemporary issues in the formulation ofpublic policy and the conduct of international affairs, and allowing them to take seminars on more specialized topics in the second year ofthe program.

Core courses API5105 CONCEPTS AND ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS(3cr.)API5106 GLOBALIZATION AND GOVERNANCE(3cr.)


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API5115 THE POLITICS OF THE POLICY PROCESS(3cr.)API5116 DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT(3cr.)

API5125 MACROECONOMIC POLICY(3cr.)API5126 MICROECONOMICS FOR PUBLIC POLICY(3cr.)API5135 ETHICS AND MORAL REASONING FOR PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS(3cr.)API5136 RESEARCH METHODS FOR PUBLIC POLICY(3cr.)

The Second Year The second year of the program is designed to allow students to acquire deeper knowledge in specific fields of concentration. It requires thestudent to complete three sets of requirements: a set of four elective seminars, a capstone seminar, and a research paper.

The specialized seminars are regrouped under three fields of concentration: public policy, international affairs, and development studies.Each year, the School will offer at least six seminars in each of the fields. Students who take all of their elective courses in a same field ofconcentration will be able to have this concentration indicated on their transcript. The graduate studies co -ordinator will assist students inselecting their specialized seminars.

The elective courses offered under the three fields of concentration are the following:

Concentration 1: Public Policy

API6311 PUBLIC ECONOMICS(3cr.)API6312 PUBLIC FINANCE(3cr.)API6313 MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY(3cr.)API6314 HEALTH POLICY(3cr.)API6315 SOCIAL POLICY(3cr.)API6316 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY(3cr.)API6317 IMMIGRATION, DIVERSITY AND PUBLIC POLICY(3cr.)API6319 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY(3cr.)

Concentration 2: International Affairs

API6331 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE(3cr.)API6332 INTERNATIONAL TRADE(3cr.)API6333 INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ETHICS(3cr.)

API6334 REGIONALISM AND INTEGRATION(3cr.)API6335 CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY(3cr.)API6336 DEFENSE POLICY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS(3cr.)API6337 PEACE OPERATIONS AND POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION(3cr.)API6339 SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS(3cr.)

Concentration 3: Development Studies

API6351 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES(3cr.)API6352 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT(3cr.)API6353 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIZATION(3cr.)API6354 MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT(3cr.)API6355 FOREIGN AID POLICY(3cr.)API6356 ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT(3cr.)API6357 CONFLICT AND HUMAN SECURITY(3cr.)API6359 SPECIAL TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES(3cr.)

API6399 CAPSTONE SEMINAR(3cr.)

These seminars allow students to apply, in an integrated manner, the knowledge, the theoretical and conceptual tools, and the researchtechniques acquired in the program to a specific policy problem, while being exposed to the more practical challenges of making policyand conducting international affairs.

Each seminar focuses on a specific case or problem of public policy, international affairs or international development and it requires thatstudents work in teams to prepare a detailed policy brief, offering both rigorous analysis and alternatives for action to address the problemat hand. At the end of the seminar series, students must present their policy brief to their fellow students, faculty members, and seniorfellows at the School. In their work, students are expected to draw on the knowledge acquired during the program.


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Moreover, each seminar is led by a regular faculty member, in conjunction with a practitioner associated with the program, thusproviding students with a better appreciation for the real-life constraints faced by policy-makers, diplomats and development workers.

Guest lectures and site visits may also be used to provide students with a better understanding of the case examined in their seminar.

There are between 5 and 8 capstone seminars per year, covering the three fields of concentration.

API6999 MMOIRE / RESEARCH PAPER(6cr.)

Students, under the supervision of a professor, will write a major research paper on a topic in public and international affairs. The paper,which will be about 1200 words (50 pages) in length, will be graded by two professors: the supervisor and another professor associatedwith the program and appointed by the graduate studies co-ordinator. Research papers are graded alpha and the grade (average of bothevaluations) appears on the transcript.

Students will register in the research paper in the summer of their first year and they should normally complete it by the end of the sixthsession.

The Co-op Option

The MA in Public and International Affairs, with the assistance of the University of Ottawa s co-op office, offers a co-op stream to alimited number of students. The co-op option allows selected students the opportunity to acquire practical work experience by completingtwo one-session work placements in a public, non- profit or private organization operating in the area of public and international affairs.

There will be two options for the co-op stream. Under the first option, the first co-op placement will be in the summer of the first year andthe second work placement will take place over the winter session of the second year. Under the second option, the students will completetwo consecutive work placements over the summer of the first year and the fall of the second year. This option will serve to accommodate

work placements that may require a longer timeframe to provide a more valuable work experience by having students engage in a longerproject within the host organization. In both cases, students who enrol in the co-op stream of the program will obtain twelve credits (sixcredits per work placement, including the submission of a co-op report) for their work experience and co-op report; and they will beexempted from one elective course (three credits) and the capstone seminar (three credits).

Upon completion of their placement, students write a co-op placement report, describing their work experience and reflecting on how theknowledge and skills acquired in their program of study have been employed during their work placement. These reports are assessed assatisfactory/non-satisfactory basis by the professor designated as the co-op coordinator.

International Exchanges

The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs encourages students to participate in international exchanges in the second yearof the program. These exchanges are arranged in collaboration with the International Office, which deals with administrative matters andremains in contact with the students before, during and after their stay abroad.

Duration of Program

Students are expected to fulfill al l requirements within two years. The maximum time permitted is four years from the date of initialregistration in the program.

Courses

Cours / Courses

API5100 ECONOMICS FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND POLICY(3cr.)The foundations of macroeconomics and microeconomics. Topics covered in microeconomics include: the consumer and the firm; supply;demand and the role of prices; competition and the invisible hand; imperfect competition; coordination failure and incompleteinformation; public goods and externalities; transaction costs and property rights; income distribution and the tax system; free trade.Topics covered in macroeconomics include: unemployment, inflation and the monetary system; fiscal and monetary policy; growth,development, and living standards. Reserved for students needing to upgrade their knowledge of economics or mathematics prior totaking some courses in the program. Grading: S (satisfactory) / NS (non-satisfactory).

API5105 CONCEPTS AND ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (3cr.)Critical analysis of the key concepts and theories used to explain contemporary international affairs. Through an examination of thehistorical development of the dominant issues in international relations and security, and an exploration of their possible future directions,these concepts and theories will be related to concrete problems and recent developments in international affairs.


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API5106 GLOBALIZATION AND GOVERNANCE(3cr.)

Influence of globalization on national and international governance as well as on the formulation of public policy across a range of policyfields. Topics include the multiple dimensions of globalization, the impact of globalization on international institutions, theinternationalization of domestic public policy, the challenges and opportunities of globalization for policymakers, case studies in severalpolicy fields (e.g. health, crime, trade and finance).

API5115 THE POLITICS OF THE POLICY PROCESS (3cr.)Political factors and dynamics shaping public policy. Topics include the role of public opinion and agenda -setting, interests groups and thepolicy process, intergovernmental relations as well as the influence of experts and discursive politics on policy-making. Examining casesfrom several policy fields, the course will place Canada in a comparative perspective.

API5116 DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (3cr.)Examination of the political institutions in democratic societies and their implications for the formulation and implementation of publicpolicy. Study of Canada in a comparative perspective. Topics include the organization of the executive and decision-making ingovernment, the relationship among the political executive, the Public Service and the legislature, and policy implementation by thePublic Service. Current trends in public management, such as new modes of service delivery, citizen engagement and consultation, andperformance-based management.

API5125 M ACROECONOMIC POLICY(3cr.)Focus on the power and limitations of macroeconomic policy in promoting long term growth and in stabilizing short run fluctuations.Topics include the determination of output, employment, investment, inflation, interest rate, balance of payments, and the exchange rate.

Analysis of the local and global economic consequences of fiscal and monetary policies implemented by governments. An examination ofthe actual conduct of fiscal and monetary policy by governments will place the Canadian experience in a comparative perspective.

API5126 MICROECONOMICS FOR PUBLIC POLICY(3cr.)Systematic exposition of the principles and techniques of microeconomic theory that are most useful in analyzing public policies. Topicsinclude the theory of the consumer, the theory of the firm, market mechanisms and general equilibrium analysis. The course will offer ageneral framework to improve the understanding of the resource allocation and welfare consequences associated with policies such astaxes, subsidies, regulation, and government transfers. Case studies of government intervention in the economy will be used to illustratethe concepts and theories examined.

API5135 ETHICS AND M ORAL REASONING FOR PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (3cr.)Examination of ethics and moral reasoning applied to the study of public policy and international affairs. Current debates in moralphilosophy and how they help better understand contemporary controversies in public and international affairs. Examination of a number

of current policy debates, such as issues of justice in social and environmental policy, the use of military intervention in internationalaffairs, and the accommodation of religious and ethnic differences in liberal democracies.

API5136 RESEARCH METHODS FOR PUBLIC POLICY(3cr.)Introduction to the various methods used in policy research and to use of multivariate quantitative methods to conduct a research project.Research design, data sources and analysis. The qualitative methods examined include the use of focus groups and interviews;quantitative methods include simple and multiple regression, logistic regression, and factor analysis.

API5500 CONOMIE POUR LA GESTION ET LES POL ITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)Les fondements de la microconomie et de la macro conomie. Les thmes couverts en microconomie incluent : le consommateur et lafirme ; l offre, la demande et le r le des prix ; la concurrence et la main invisible ; concurrence imparfaite ; problmes de coordination etinformation incomplte ; biens publics et externalits ; cots de transaction et droits de proprits ; taxation et distribution des revenus ;commerce international. Les thmes couverts en macroconomie incluent : chmage ; inflation et systme montaire ; politiques fiscaleset montaires ; croissance, dveloppement et niveaux de vie. Rserv aux tudiants qui doivent renforcer leurs connaissances en scienceconomique ou en mathmatiques avant de suivre certains cours du programme. Not : S (satisfaisant) / NS (non-satisfaisant).

API5505 CONCEPTS ET ENJEUX EN AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (3cr.)Analyse critique des th ories et concepts cls utiliss pour expliquer les affaires internationales contemporaines. travers l tude dudveloppement historique des principaux enjeux dans le domaine des relations internationales et de la s curit, et une exploration desavenirs possibles, ces th ories et concepts seront appliqu s lanalyse de problmes contemporains et de dveloppements rcents enaffaires internationales.

API5506 M ONDIALISATION ET GOUVERNANCE (3cr.)Influence de la mondialisation sur la gouvernance nationale et internationale ainsi que sur la formulation des politiques publiques dansdivers domaines. Les thmes abords incluent les dimensions multiples de la mondialisation, l impact de la mondialisation sur lesinstitutions internationales, linternationalisation des politiques nationales, les d fis et les opportunit s de la mondialisation pour lesdcideurs publics, tudes de cas dans divers secteurs de politique publique (e.g. sant, criminalit, commerce et finance).


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API5515 POLITIQUE ET FORMULATION DES POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)Facteurs et dynamiques politiques qui influencent la formulation des politiques publiques. Les thmes abords incluent le rle de lopinionpublique et la mise lagenda publique, l influence des groupes de pression, les relations intergouvernementales, et l influence du discourset des experts dans la formulation des politiques. Le cours placera le Canada dans une perspective compare grce lexamen de divers casde politiques publiques.

API5516 GOUVERNANCE DMOCRATIQUE ET GESTION PUBLIQUE (3cr.)tude des institutions politiques de socits dmocratiques et des consquences quelles entranent pour la formulation et la mise en uvredes politiques publiques. tude du Canada dans une perspective compare. Les thmes abords incluent lorganisation de lexcutif et duprocessus dcisionnel du gouvernement, la relation entre l excutif politique, la lgislature et la fonction publique, et la mise en uvre despolitiques par la fonction publique. Tendances actuelles en gestion publique, telles que les nouveaux modes de prestation de services, laconsultation et la participation des citoyens, et la gestion axe sur les rsultats.

API5525 POLITIQUE MACROCONOMIQUE (3cr.)tude de la politique macro conomique et de son efficacit stimuler la croissance long terme et stabiliser les fluctuations courtterme. Les thmes abords incluent les dterminants de la production, de lemploi, de linvestissement, de linflation, des taux dintrt, dela balance de paiements, et du taux de change. Analyse des cons quences conomiques mondiales et locales des politiques fiscales etmontaires des gouvernements. Une tude des politiques fiscales et montaires mises en uvre par les gouvernements permettra de placer

le Canada dans une perspective compare.

API5526 MICROCONOMIE POUR POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)tude des principes et des techniques de la th orie microconomique utiles dans l analyse des politiques publiques. Les thmes abordsincluent la thorie du consommateur, la th orie de la firme, les mcanismes du march et quilibre gnrale. Le cours offre un cadregnral d analyse pour mieux comprendre l allocation des ressources et les cons quences en matire de bien-tre relies diversespolitiques, telles que la taxation, les subventions, la r glementation, et les transferts gouvernementaux. L tude de cas sp cifiquesdintervention gouvernementale dans lconomie servira illustrer lutilit des concepts et des thories tudies.

API5535 THIQUE ET PHILOSOPHIE MORALE EN AFFAIRES P UBLIQUES ET INTERNATIONALES (3cr.)tude de l thique et de la philosophie morale appliqu e lanalyse des politiques publiques et des affaires internationales. Les dbatscontemporains en philosophie morale et leur utilit pour mieux comprendre les controverses actuelles en affaires publiques etinternationales. tude de cas, tels que la considration de la justice dans le domaine des politiques sociales et environnementales, lusage dela force militaire dans les affaires internationales, et l accommodement des diffrences ethnoculturelles et religieuses dans les dmocratieslibrales.

API5536 M THODES DE RECHERCHE EN POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)

Introduction aux diverses m thodes utilises en recherche sur les politiques publiques et, en particulier, lutilisation des mthodesquantitatives d analyse multi varie. Devis de recherche, sources de donn es, et analyse. Les mthodes qualitatives tudies incluent lesgroupes tmoins et les entrevues. Les mthodes quantitatives tudies incluent les rgressions simples et multiples, la r gression logistique,et lanalyse factorielle.

API6001 STAGE / INTERNSHIP (6cr.)Exprience en milieu de travail. Not S (satisfaisant) / NS (non satisfaisant) par un professeur du programme selon les r sultats durapport crit et l valuation du superviseur de stage. Pr alable : permission du responsable des tudes suprieures. / Experience in a

workplace setting. Graded S (satisfactory) / NS (not satisfactory) by a professor in the program based on the written report and theevaluation of the internship supervisor. Prerequisite: permission of the graduate studies co-ordinator.

API6002 STAGE / INTERNSHIP (6cr.)

API6311 PUBLIC ECONOMICS (3cr.)Public economics studies how government intervention affects the economy. Topics covered include the efficiency of the competitiveequilibrium, departures from efficiency, externalities and public goods, imperfect competition and asymmetric information; issues in

political economy, including rent-seeking; and the inter-temporal issues of social security and economic growth. Case studies of policieswill be drawn from Canada and other countries.

API6312 PUBLIC FINANCE (3cr.)Public expenditures and taxation, mainly in Canada. Topics covered include social welfare programs; employment insurance; publicpensions: old age security and the Canada pension plan; health care; education; personal income tax; consumption taxation; taxes on

wealth and property; corporate tax; fiscal federalism in Canada including equalization payments among provincial governments.

API6313 MULTI -LEVEL GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY(3cr.)Impact of federalism, intergovernmental relations (IGR), and multi-level governance on the policy process in Canada; comparisons will

be made to other federations (e.g., Australia) and quasi-federations (e.g., the European Union). The course looks at both the growing roleof municipal and Aboriginal governments in the policy process, the impact of multi-level governance for policy and program efficiency


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and effectiveness, and the implications for accountability, transparency and citizen engagement in governance.

API6314 HEALTH POLICY(3cr.)Examination of the development of health policy in Canada and selected other OECD countries. Issues covered include the funding ofhealth-care, the role of public, non-profit, and private organizations in the delivery of health care, intergovernmental relations in this field,disease prevention and health promotion, and the impact of government policy generally on the health status of the population.

API6315 SOCIAL POLICY(3cr.)Examination of the development and transformation of the welfare state in Canada and other OECD countries. Topics covered includepoverty and income support, unemployment insurance, child care and family policy, as well as pensions. The course examines thepolitical, economic, and demographic factors that have shaped social policy.

API6316 ENVIRONMENTAL P OLICY(3cr.)Examination of the development of environmental policies in Canada and selected other OECD countries. Topics covered includesustainable development, water and atmospheric pollution, the protection of species-at-risk, biotechnology, and climate change. Thecourse examines the political and economic factors that shape environmental policy, including the interplay between domestic andinternational factors.

API6317 IMMIGRATION, DIVER SITY AND PUBLIC POLICY(3cr.)Issues of immigration and diversity with an emphasis on public policy. Topics covered include the impact of immigration on Canadaspopulation and economy, its implications for public policies, diversity and conceptions of citizenship in Canada, the United States and theEuropean Union, and attitudes towards immigration and diversity, including discrimination.

API6319 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY(3cr.)

API6331 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (3cr.)Analysis of international financial markets and the environment in which they operate. Topics covered include foreign exchange markets(spot, forward, currency futures and options markets); purchasing power parity and the interest rate parity conditions; the exchange ratesystems -- past to present (Bretton Woods and post-Bretton Woods periods); special topics such as currency and financial crises, thepricing of currency derivatives, the need for a new international financial architecture, the volatility/overshooting models of exchangerates, the European monetary system and the target zones and realignment models; the European economic and monetary union and thetheory of optimal currency areas; the relative merits of fixed, flexible and hybrid exchange rate regimes.

API6332 INTERNATIONAL TRADE(3cr.)Theoretical and empirical aspects of international trade. Topics covered include the gains from trade; the causes and consequences of

trade; the alternatives to free trade (tariffs, quotas and non-tariff barriers, customs unions); factor movements, growth, and the theory ofdirect foreign investment; Canadian trade and foreign investment policies.

API6333 INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ETHICS (3cr.)Issues in international affairs from a legal and ethical perspective. The course investigates the obligations and rights of actors in theinternational system, as well as the ethical and legal dimensions of specific important issues in international affairs, such as the legitimacyof the use of force, humanitarian crises and the responsibility to protect, the international debt of developing countries, and theprotection of the commons (e.g. oceans, atmosphere).

API6334 REGIONALISM AND INTEGRATION (3cr.)Theories and practice of regional cooperation and integration. Topics include different forms of regionalism, including economic, politicaland security cooperation, in the European Union, North America, and other regions of the world. The course also addresses theimplications of regionalism and integration for Canada s foreign and domestic policy.

API6335 CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY(3cr.)Historical and contemporary analysis of Canada's foreign policy. Topics include the emergence and growth of Canada as an actor on the

world stage, its evolving priorities and roles in international affairs, the relationship between foreign and domestic policies, themanagement of Canadian foreign policy, and current issues and challenges

API6336 DEFENSE POLICY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (3cr.)Processes and outputs of defense policy in key Western states, including Canada. The course begins with an overview of the threats tosecurity in the modern world and then examines models of defense policy making, before moving on to a more detailed analysis of thedefense policies of selected states and how they are made.

API6337 PEACE OPERATIONS AND POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION (3cr.)Concepts and practice of peacekeeping, peace- making and post -conflict reconstruction. Topics include the history and development ofpeace operations before and after the Cold War, preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, humanitarian emergencies, the role of militaryand civilian actors in peace operations, and the rehabilitation of countries after civil war.


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API6339 SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (3cr.)

API6351 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS A ND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (3cr.)Introduction to the economic analysis of developing countries. The course will address the different tools used to measure economicdevelopment as well as the obstacles to growth and development in the Third World. Issue areas considered include macro- economicadjustment, financing development, population growth, human capital, technological progress and facilitating institutions.

API6352 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT (3cr.)Major political economy theories used in the study of development. Examination of the manner in which development policy trends sincethe Second World War have been shaped by different economic theories and problems. Contemporary issues in the political economy ofdevelopment, such as poverty and inequality, the role of multinational corporations, population health, and women in development.

API6353 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIZATION (3cr.)The politics of human rights in the context of countries in the process of democratization. Topics include the historical evolution of themeaning ofhuman rights; the philosophical foundations of the concept of human rights; formal mechanisms for protecting humanrights; experiences of implementation of human rights legislation and enforcement; rights-based approaches to internationaldevelopment; the activities and policies of non-governmental organizations promoting human rights; transitional justice and institutionalreform in the context of democratizing countries.

API6354 MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (3cr.)Examination of the complex links between migration and development, and the impact of global migration flows on relations between theNorth and South. The course will study theories of migration and the evolution of migration patterns; international and local legalnorms and statutes addressing migration; humanitarian interventions in complex political emergencies; and the application of principlesof development to situations of forced migration. Issues arising from the impact of migration on development financing and transnationalsocial problems including criminal, drug, and terrorist networks.

API6355 FOREIGN A ID POLICY(3cr.)Examination of the role of official development assistance in economic and social development. The course will address the moral,political and economic justification for foreign aid, as well as challenges in the design and implementation of effective foreign aid policies.The course will examine the range of organizations (multilateral, national, civil society) operating at both the advocacy and operationallevel. A particular emphasis will be placed on the practices of Canadian development agencies and non- governmental organizations.

API6356 ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (3cr.)Examination of the relation among natural resource management, environmental protection, and development. Topics include the factors

shaping the management of natural resources in developing countries, the impact of environmental and natural resources policies on thedevelopment of countries, the importance of environmental issues in the development policies of international organizations, and theimpact of environmental issues on the prospect for a sustainable form of development.

API6357 CONFLICT AND H UMAN SECURITY(3cr.)Examination of the relationship between conflicts and development, and exploration of the concept of human security as an approach to

both development and peace-building. Students will become familiar with key theories of conflict, with particular attention to recenttheories ofnew wars in the context of globalized economies and transnational networks. Exploration of the relationship between conflictand development outcomes using case studies.

API6359 SPECIAL TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (3cr.)

API6399 CAPSTONE SEMINAR(3cr.)

API6711 CONOMIE PUBLIQUE (3cr.)tude de la faon dont les interventions gouvernementales affectent l conomie. Les thmes couverts incluent l efficience de lquilibre ensituation de concurrence parfaite, inefficience, externalits et bien publics, concurrence imparfaite et asym trie en matire dinformation,enjeux dconomie politique, y compris la recherche de rentes, et les questions inter- temporelles reli es la scurit sociale et la croissanceconomique. tudes de cas du Canada et d ailleurs.

API6712 FINANCES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)Dpenses publiques et taxation, surtout au Canada. Les thmes abords incluent les programmes de scurit du revenu, l assuranceemploi, les pensions, la s curit du revenu pour personnes ges, le financement des soins de sant et de lducation, impts sur le revenudes particuliers, taxes la consommation, taxes sur la richesse et la propri t, impts des entreprises, le fdralisme fiscal au Canada, ycompris la prquation.

API6713 GOUVERNANCE NIVEAUX MULTIPLES ET POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)Impact du fdralisme, des relations intergouvernementales, et de la gouvernance multiples niveaux sur les politiques publiques auCanada. Comparaison avec d autres fdrations (e.g. Australie) et quasi- fdrations (e.g. Union Europenne). Le cours examine le rle


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croissant des municipalits et des gouvernements autochtones dans la formulation des politiques publiques, l impact de la gouvernance niveaux multiples sur l efficacit et l efficience des programmes, et ses consquences en matire dimputabilit, de transparence et departicipation des citoyens.

API6714 POLITIQUES DE LA SANT (3cr.)tude du dveloppement des politiques en matire de sant au Canada et dans certains autres pays de lOCDE. Le cours aborde la questiondu financement des soins de sant , le rle des secteurs public, priv et non gouvernementaux dans l offre de soins de sant, les relationsintergouvernementales dans ce domaine, la promotion de la sant et la prvention des maladies, et de manire plus gnrale limpact despolitiques gouvernementales sur la sant des populations.

API6715 POLITIQUES SOCIALES (3cr.)tude du dveloppement et de la transformation de l tat-providence au Canada et dans certains autres pays de lOCDE. Le cours abordela question de la pauvret et de la scurit du revenu, lassurance emploi, les politiques familiales et la petite enfance ainsi que les pensions.Le cours examine aussi les facteurs politiques, conomiques et dmographiques qui influencent la formulation des politiques sociales.

API6716 POLITIQUES ENVIRONNEMENTALES (3cr.)tude du dveloppement des politiques environnementales au Canada et dans certains autres pays de l OCDE. Le cours aborde la questiondu d veloppement durable, de la pollution atmosph rique, de la pollution de l eau, de la protection des esp ce s risque, de la

rglementation des biotechnologies, et du changement climatique. Le cours examine aussi les facteurs conomiques et politiques quiinfluencent les politiques environnementales, comprenant les relations entre les facteurs nationaux et internationaux.

API6717 IMMIGRATION, DIVER SIT ET POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)tude sur les enjeux de l immigration, de la diversit et de leurs effets sur les politiques publiques. Le cours aborde la question de l impactde limmigration sur l conomie et la socit canadiennes, ses rpercutions sur les politiques publiques, la diversit et les conceptions de lacitoyennet au Canada, aux tats-Unis et dans l Union Europenne ainsi que les attitudes adoptes lgard de l immigration et de ladiversit ethnoculturelle, y compris la discrimination.

API6719 THMES CHOISIS EN POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)

API6731 FINANCE INTERNATIONALE (3cr.)tude des marchs financiers internationaux et de l environnement dans lequel ils oprent. Les thmes tudis concernent les marchs dechange, la parit des pouvoirs d achat et des taux d intrts, les systmes de taux de change (la p riode de Bretton Woods et aprs), lescrises financires internationales, les instruments financiers d rivs, l union montaire europenne et la th orie des zones montairesoptimales ainsi que les dbats sur la n cessit dune nouvelle architecture financire internationale.

API6732 COMM ERCE INTERNATIONAL (3cr.)Aspects thoriques et empiriques du commerce international. Les th mes tudis concernent les gains de l change, les causes etconsquences du commerce, les alternatives au libre-change (tarifs, quotas et barrires non tarifaires, union douanire), la mobilit desfacteurs de production, la croissance et la thorie des investissements trangers directs, et la politique du Canada en matire de commerceinternational et d investissements trangers.

API6733 DROIT INTERNATIONAL ET THIQUE (3cr.)tude de certains enjeux des affaires internationales dans la perspective du droit et de l thique. Le cours examine les obligations et lesdroits des acteurs du systme international ainsi que des dimensions thiques et juridiques de certains enjeux et thmes importants desaffaires internationales, tels l usage de la force militaire, les crises humanitaires et la responsabilit de protger , la dette des pays en

voie de dveloppement, et la protection des ressources communes de lhumanit (e.g. ocans, atmosphre).

API6734 RGIONALISME ET INTGRATION RGIONALE (3cr.)Thories et pratique de la coop ration rgionale et de l intgration. Le cours aborde les diffrentes formes de rgionalisme, y compris enmatire de coopration conomique, politique et scuritaire, en Europe, dans les Amriques et ailleurs dans le monde. Le cours examinegalement les consquences du rgionalisme et de lintgration en matire de politique trangre et domestique du canada.

API6735 POLITIQUE TRANGRE CANADIENNE (3cr.)tude de la politique trangre du Canada, aujourd hui et dans l histoire. Le cours aborde l mergence et le dveloppement du Canadacomme acteur sur la scne internationale, l volution de ses priorits et de son r le dans les affaires internationales, la relation entre lapolitique nationale du Canada et sa politique trangre, ladministration de la politique trangre ainsi que les dfis contemporains dans cedomaine.

API6736 POLITIQUE DE DFENSE ET AFFAIRES MILITAIRES (3cr.)tude de la formulation et du contenu de la politique de d fense de certains pays occidentaux, notamment du Canada. Le cours offredabord un survol des principales menaces la scurit dans le monde d aujourd hui et examine ensuite divers mod les de formulation dela politique de dfense. tude dtailles des politiques de dfense de divers pays.


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API6737 CONSOLIDATION DE LA P AIX ET RECONSTRUCTION APRS CONFLITS (3cr.)Concepts et pratique du maintien de la consolidation de la paix ainsi que de la reconstruction aprs les conflits. Le cours aborde la questionde l'histoire et du d veloppement des oprations de paix avant et apr s la guerre froide, la diplomatie prventive, la rsolution de conflits,les urgences humanitaires, le rle des acteurs militaires et civils dans les op rations de paix de la reconstruction des pays la suite d'uneguerre civile.

API6739 TH MES CHOISIS EN AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (3cr.)

API6751 CONOMIE INTERNATIONALE ET PAYS EN VOIE DE DVELOPPEMENT (3cr.)Introduction lanalyse conomique des pays en voie de d veloppement. Le cours aborde les diffrentes approches pour mesurerlvolution conomique, les obstacles la croissance et au d veloppement dans ces pays, les ajustements macro-conomiques, lefinancement du dveloppement, la croissance de la population, le capital humain, le progr s technologique et l importance du cadreinstitutionnel du dveloppement conomique.

API6752 CONOMIE POLITIQUE DU DEVELOPPEMENT (3cr.)tude des principales thories en conomie politique utilises dans l tude du dveloppement. tude des politiques du dveloppementdepuis la deuxime guerre mondiale et de la fa on dont elles ont t faonnes par diverses thories et problmatiques conomiques.Problmes contemporains en conomie politique du dveloppement, tels que la pauvret et les ingalits, le rle des firmes multinationales,

la sant des populations, les femmes et le d veloppement.

API6753 DROITS DE LA PERSONNE ET DMOCRATISATION(3cr.)Politique des droits de la personne dans le contexte des pays en transition vers la d mocratie. Le cours aborde la question de lvolutionhistorique du concept des droits de la personne , les fondements philosophiques de ce concept, les m canismes formels de protection deces droits, l exprience de certains pays dans l adoption et la mise en uvre de lois dans ce domaine, le d veloppement internationalprincipalement ax sur les droits humains, les politiques et les pratiques des organisations non gouvernementales faisant la promotion desdroits de la personne, les rformes institutionnelles et juridiques dans un contexte de transition vers la d mocratie.

API6754 MIGRATION ET D VELOPPEMENT (3cr.)tude des liens complexes entre migration et dveloppement ainsi que de l impact des flux migratoires internationaux sur les relationsentre le Sud et le Nord . Le cours aborde la question des principales thories de la migration et de l volution des trajectoiresmigratoires, des lois et normes juridiques nationales et internationales relies aux migrations, des personnes d places et de l interventionhumanitaire, de la mise en uvre des principes du dveloppement dans des situations de dplacements forcs, de limpact de la migrationsur le financement du dveloppement et des problmes sociaux transnationaux, tels que la criminalit , le trafic de drogue et le terrorisme.

API6755 LES POLITIQUES D AIDE INTERNATIONALE (3cr.)

tude du rle et de limpact de l aide internationale sur le dveloppement social et conomique des pays en voie de dveloppement. Analysedes considrations morales, conomiques et politiques associes laide internationale ainsi que des dfis relis la formulation et la misee n uvre de politiques d aide efficaces. Le cours examinera l ensemble des organisations (multilatrales, nationales, nongouvernementales) impliques, tant dans le domaine du militantisme que sur le plan op rationnel. Une attention particulire seraconsacre aux pratiques des organisations gouvernementales et non gouvernementales canadiennes dans ce secteur.

API6756 ENVIRONNEMENT, RESS OURCES NATURELLES ET D VELOPPEMENT (3cr.)tude des relations entre la gestion des ressources naturelles, la protection de l environnement et le dveloppement. Le cours aborde laquestion des facteurs susceptibles d influencer la gestion des ressources naturelles dans les pays en voie de d veloppement, limpact despolitiques concernant les ressources naturelles et l environnement sur le d veloppement de certains de ces pays, l importance des enjeuxenvironnementaux dans les politiques internationales concernant le dveloppement, et l impact des enjeux environnementaux sur lespossibilit dun dveloppement durable.

API6757 CONFLITS ET S CURIT HUMAINE(3cr.)tude de la relation entre les conflits et le dveloppement. Examen du concept de s curit humaine comme approche du dveloppement etde la consolidation de la paix. Le cours prsente une analyse des principales th ories du conflit, et particulirement des thories concernant

les nouvelles guerres dans le contexte d une conomie globalise et de rseaux transnationaux. tudes de cas explorant la relationentre les conflits et le dveloppement.

API6759 THMES CHOISIS EN TUDE DU DVELOPPEMENT (3cr.)

API6799 SMINAIRE D INT GRATION (3cr.)

API6999 M MOIRE / RESEARCH PAPER(6cr.)


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