Department of Political Science

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https://politicalscience.mcmaster.ca/
Faculty as of January 15, 2023

CHAIR

Greg Flynn

PROFESSORS

J. Marshall Beier/ B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (York)
Karen Bird/ B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), Ph.D. (Minnesota)
Michelle L. Dion/ B.A. (Texas-Austin). M.A., Ph.D. (North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Catherine Frost/ B.A. (Lakehead), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque/ B.A., M.A. (Dhaka), M.A. (Manitoba), Ph.D. (British Columbia)
Stephen McBride/ B.Sc. (London), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Globalization
Robert J. O’Brien/ B.A. (Carleton), M.Sc. (London), Ph.D. (York)
Peter Nyers/ B.A., M.A. (Victoria), Ph.D. (York)
Tony Porter/ B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Carleton)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Nathan Andrews/ B.A. (Ghana), M.A. (Brock), Ph.D. (Alberta)
Katherine Boothe/ B.A. (Alberta), M.A., Ph.D. (British Columbia)
Nibaldo H. Galleguillos/ B.A. (Chile), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Peter Graefe/ B.A. (McGill), M.A. (York), Ph.D. (Montreal)
James D. Ingram/ B.A. (Alberta), M.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (New School)
Robert Innes/ B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (Saskatchewan), Ph.D. (Arizona)
Inder Marwah/ B.A. (Trent), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Alina Sajed/, B.A., M.A. (Al. I. Cuza), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Netina Tan/ B.A., M.A. SE Asian Stud. (Nat. Univ. of Singapore), M.A. (Regina), Ph.D. (British Columbia)
Lana Wylie/ B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Massachusetts)

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Todd Alway/ B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (York), Ph.D. (Carleton)
Adrienne Davidson/ B.A. (Guelph), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Greg Flynn/ B.A. (Waterloo), LL.B. (Western), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Maria Gintova/ B.A. (Moscow State), M.PAdm. (Albany), Ph.D. (Ryerson)
Clifton van der Linden/ B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto)

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Julia Abelson/ (C.E.P.A.) B.A., B.Sc. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Harvard), Ph.D. (Bath)
Gail Krantzberg/ (W.G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology), B.Sc. (McGill), M.Sc./M.E.S., Ph.D. (Toronto)
John Lavis/ (C.E.P.A.) M.D. (Queen’s), M.Sc. (LSE), Ph.D. (Harvard)

Students are responsible for ensuring that course prerequisites are fulfilled.

1. Canadian Politics
   POLSCI 2C03 , 2D03 , 2EM3 , 2F03 , 2LW3 , 2PF3 , 2U03 , 3BB3 , 3C03 , 3CL3 , 3EL3 , 3FG3 , 3GG3 , 3IP3 , 3J03 , 3JJ3 , 3K03 , 3PA3 , 3RF3 , 3Z03 , 4CA3 , 4CF3 , 4JS3 , 4LC3 , 4O06 A/B , 4PO3 , 4RR3 , 4UP3  
2. Comparative Politics
   POLSCI 2M03 , 2PF3 , 2U03 , 2US3 , 2XX3 , 3BB3 , 3EE3 , 3EL3 , 3G03 , 3GG3 , 3H03 , 3I03 , 3JR3 , 3K03 , 3KK3 , 3LC3 , 3LL3 , 3PA3 , 3PG3 , 3V03 , 3VV3 , 3Y03 , 4AA6 A/B , 4D06 A/B , 4KC3 , 4LA3 , 4PA3 , 4PO3 , 4Q06 A/B , 4RR3 , 4SS3 , 4UF3 , 4UP3 , 4WS3 , 4YR3  
3. International Relations
   POLSCI 2H03 , 2I03 , 2J03 , 2XX3 , 3B03 , 3EE3 , 3GC3 , 3JR3 , 3K03 , 3KK3 , 3LB3 , 3PA3 , 3PG3 , 3Q03 , 3Y03 , 4D06 A/B , 4DV3 , 4GC3 , 4GG3 , 4HR3 , 4KB3 , 4NN3 , 4PB3 , 4PE3 , 4QQ3 , 4Y03 , 4YR3  
4. Political Theory
   POLSCI 2O06 A/B , 3CC3 , 3LA3 , 3PB3 , 3PG3 , 3VV3 , 4DV3 , 4FF3 , 4HH3 , 4OL3 , 4PB3 , 4RT3 , 4Y03  
5. Public Policy
   POLSCI 2C03 , 2U03 , 2EM3 , 2LW3 , 3B03 , 3GC3 , 3IP3 , 3J03 , 3LL3 , 3LP3 , 3PA3 , 3Z03 , 4CF3 , 4G06 A/B , 4JS3 , 4O06 A/B , 4PO3 , 4LC3 , 4RR3 , 4SS3 , 4WS3  

The following courses while satisfying the requirements of the program are not specific to any field of study:
POLSCI 1AA3 , 1AB3 , 2NN3 , 2MN3 , 3NN3 , 3PR3 , 3UU3 , 3WP3 , 4AL3 , 4Z06 A/B , 4ZZ3 , 4ZZ6 A/B  

Programs

• Combined Honours in Political Science and Another Subject (B.A.)
• Honours Political Science (B.A.)
• Honours Political Science Co-Op (B.A.)
• Honours Political Science Specialization in Global Citizenship (B.A.)
• Honours Political Science Specialization in Public Law and Judicial Studies (B.A.)

• Political Sciences (B.A.)

• Minor in Justice, Law and Order
• Minor in Political Science
• Minor in Public Leadership

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