Office Hours

Professor John Kirton: Mondays, 14:00-16:00 or by appointment
Munk Centre for International Studies, North House, Room 209
416-946-8953

Canadian Foreign Policy

Fall/Winter 2011-12, University of Toronto
Professor John Kirton
Teaching Assistant: Will Greaves
POL 312Y

Lecture Notes and Case Study Bibliographies (from 2009/10)

Syllabus and reading list

Mid-Term Quiz: in the first part of the class on October 25, 2011 (10% of final grade)

First-Term Test: December 6, 2011 (25% of final grade)

Research Essay: 2,500 words, handed in on paper and electronically on Turnitin, or with alternative arrangement, due February 28, 2012, at start of first class after Reading Week (40% of final grade)

Final Test: on the entire course (in class), on April 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (25% of final grade)

Turnitin Details: Class ID = 4141429; Enrollment password = pearson

Late Penalty: The late penalty is 2% of assignment grade per calendar day, including weekends (without eligible causes, as approved by the instructor or TA).

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The G8, the G20 and Global Governance

Fall/Winter 2011/12, University of Toronto
Professor John Kirton
POL 456Y/2256Y

Syllabus and reading list

Critical book review essay: 2,500 words on one Basic Text (see syllabus) due by 16:00 on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 (25% of final mark)

Report on the compliance of the member countries with one recent G8 or G20 commitment, due February 17, 2012 (20% of final mark)

Active participation in all seminars, G8 and G20 simulations, and presentation and chairing in one seminar per term (20% of final mark)

Major research paper of 4,000 words based on your presentation, due at 16:00, Tuesday, April 3, 2012 (40% of final mark)

Late Penalty: The late penalty is 2% of assignment grade per calendar day, including weekends (without eligible causes, as approved by the instructor or TA).

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Global Governance

Autumn 2011, University of Toronto
Professor John Kirton
GLA2003H

Syllabus and reading list

Each student will be responsible for:

A report on the accountability mechanisms employed by the major organization(s) and stakeholder(s) in the policy area the student has selected for the presentation and research essay. This 2,000-word report is due, in paper and electronic form, at the start of class on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, and represents 25% of the course grade;
The presentation and chairing in one seminar, often in association with others, for 10%. (Topics for presentation and the essay will be selected in the second week of the class, on September 21, 2011.)
A major research report, with recommendations for reform, of 4,000 words based on your presentation. This assignment is due, in paper and electronic form, at the start of class on Friday, December 2, 2011 (i.e., two days after the last class), for 50%.
Active participation in all seminars, for 15%.

Late Penalty: The late penalty is 2% of assignment grade per calendar day, including weekends (without eligible causes, as approved by the instructor).

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Other Courses

Global Governance
Winter 2011, University of Toronto
Professor John Kirton
JPD2232S
Syllabus and reading list

The Politics of Global Governance
August 2002
University of Toronto's Siena Summer Seminar in Italy
Professor John Kirton
POL 343
Syllabus

Global Governance: Making the International Economic System Work
Spring 2002, Queen's University
Professor Nicholas Bayne
SPS 867
Course outline, schedule and mock summit

The Daito Bunka 2000 Lectures
July 2000, Daito Bunka University, Tokyo, Japan
Professor John Kirton
Syllabus and lectures

G8 Online
G8 Online 2003
G8 Online 2002
G8 Online 2000

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