Spring 2024 - SA 325 D100
Political Sociology (S) (4)
Class Number: 2035
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Kyle Willmott
kwillmot@sfu.ca
1 778 782-3767
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Prerequisites:
SA 101 or 150 or 201W.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An examination of the relations of power and authority. This course will analyze the interrelations of family, church, class, interest groups, etc., particularly as they influence and are influenced by the state. The relations of law and ideology to the structures of government will form the context for this analysis. The course may also focus on broad theoretical questions of contemporary political interest.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course offers an overview of the subfield of political sociology. We focus on how explaining how power operates in the political sphere. The course covers topics such as law, bureaucracy, war, taxation, policymaking, racial formation, and sovereignty, from a range of theoretical perspectives including: Indigenous, postcolonial, feminist, cultural, political economy, institutionalism, and governmentality. The course will challenge students to understand the various ways sociologists have theorized how power and politics interact, the role of the state in our lives, and how struggles between elites and social movements reconceptualize citizenship, inequality, and the distribution of power.
Materials
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html