PSCI 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Rob Ford, Path Dependence, Rideau Canal
5 Jul 2016
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The course will discuss how canadian political institutions work and have evolved. How institutions shape our political choices and outcomes. How our institutions compare to similar nations such as britain, the united states, and australia. The impact of gender and racial diversity on institutions. The course will not discuss: o o o. Social and economic factors affecting politics in canada: any single partisan view, defend or argue for the reform of canadian political institutions. A living institution is the idea that institutions are not just buildings and sets of rules, but actively shape politics themselves. Examples of institutions affecting leadership selection are the differences between how the party leaders are selected o o o. In the uk it is difficult to change a leader as they are selected by a caucus. In australia it is very easy to change leaders as the mps simply vote on who they want.
