Private: Faculty of Arts and Science – Social Sciences
Political Science
Open Textbooks and Concordia Courses
| Open Textbook Title | Potentially Relevant Courses |
| Democracy in Brief | POLI 202, POLI 203, POLI 307, POLI 310 |
| Democratization through the Looking Glass | POLI 203, POLI 205, POLI 217, POLI 319 |
| International Relations Theory | POLI 203, POLI 332, POLI 386, POLI 425 |
| Environment, Climate Change and International Relations | POLI 205, POLI 208, POLI 315, POLI 420 |
| The R2P: Challenges and Opportunities in Light of the Libyan Intervention | POLI 205, POLI 214, POLI 388, POLI 423 |
| The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st Century: A Living Document in a Changing World | POLI 208, POLI 214, POLI 301, POLI 328 |
| Critical Perspectives on Migration in the Twenty-First Century | POLI 209, POLI 214, POLI 308, POLI 311 |
| Popular Culture and World Politics: Theories, Methods, Pedagogies | POLI 209, POLI 302, POLI 310, POLI 368 |
| Critical Epistemologies of Global Politics | POLI 209, POLI 301, POLI 304, POLI 391 |
| Contemporary Issues in Human Rights Law | POLI 214, POLI 303, POLI 335, POLI 388 |
| Migration and the Ukraine Crisis: A Two-Country Perspective | POLI 214, POLI 302, POLI 323, POLI 388 |
| The Arab Spring of Discontent | POLI 302, POLI 391, POLI 395, POLI 485 |
| American Government: OpenStax | POLI 307, POLI 310, POLI 329, POLI 401 |
| Global Women’s Issues: Women in the World Today | POLI 309, POLI 361, POLI 388, POLI 411 |
| Nationalism, Self-determination, and Secession | POLI 339, POLI 351, POLI 484, POLI 485 |
| Keys to Understanding the Middle East | POLI 389, POLI 391, POLI 396, POLI 436 |
| Realism in Practice | POLI 404, POLI 421, POLI 423, POLI 433 |
Description and Access
Democracy in Brief
This democracy text covers introductory concepts in democracy, from rights change to political parties.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 202 Introduction to Political Science, POLI 203 Introduction to Comparative Politics, POLI 307 The U.S. Presidency, POLI 310 Politics of the U.S.
Democratization through the looking glass
This political science text has been positively reviewed and peer-edited. It covers concepts in democratization, from economics to law. It also takes a multidisciplinary approach to analyzing and understanding political science which adds to better understanding versus a narrow political science lens. Furthermore, this text considers democratization across various disciplines from anthropology and economics to sociology, law, and area studies, this volume offers a rich combination of analytical frameworks, distinctive insights, and leading points of concern.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 203 Introduction to Comparative Politics, POLI 205 Introduction to International Relations, POLI 217 Comparing Democracies, POLI 319 European Politics and Government
International Relations Theory
This libre text on international relations theory text covers introductory concepts in political science. It covers concepts in political science, from constructivism to postcolonialism.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 205 Introduction to International Relations, POLI 301 Social Movements and Protest Politics, POLI 304 Theories of Foreign Policy Making, POLI 305 International Political Economy, POLI 311 International Public Law, POLI 315 International Organizations, POLI 332 Theories of International Relations, POLI 421 Transnational Politics, POLI 423 Peace Studies and Global Governance, POLI 486 Advanced Seminar in International Relations
Environment, Climate Change and International Relations
This world international relations text covers introductory concepts in climate politics, from fossil fuel divestment to global climate finance.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 205 Introduction to International Relations, POLI 208 Global Environmental Issues and Ecological Justice, POLI 311 International Public Law, POLI 315 International Organizations, POLI 410 Environmental Policy in the Developing World, POLI 420 Politics of Conservation
The R2P: Challenges and Opportunities in Light of the Libyan Intervention
This text covers the Libyan intervention, from the revolution to peacemaking.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May Suit: POLI 205 Introduction to International Relations, POLI 214 Human Rights: an Overview, POLI 388 Human Rights and International Justice, POLI 423 Peace Studies and Global Governance
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st Century: A Living Document in a Changing World
This rights text has been positively reviewed. It covers concepts in the UDHR, from the conception of the UDHR to the implementation of human rights.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 205 Introduction to International Relations, POLI 214 Human Rights: An Overview, POLI 301 Social Movements and Protest Politics, POLI 328 Public Policy and the Politics of Equality, POLI 388 Human Rights and International Justice
Critical Perspectives on Migration in the Twenty-First Century
This migration text has been positively reviewed and has been successfully adopted by other faculty. It covers concepts in 21st-century migration, from human rights to the 2015 migrant crisis.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 209 Public Security and Terrorism, POLI 214 Human Rights: An Overview, POLI 219 Governance and Organized Crime, POLI 301 Social Movements and Protest Politics, POLI 308 Politics of Emerging Economies, POLI 311 International Public Law
Popular Culture and World Politics: Theories, Methods, Pedagogies
This political science text covers salient issues in popular culture and world politics. It covers concepts in popular culture, from comics to video games.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 209 Public Security and Terrorism, POLI 301 Social Movements and Protest Politics, POLI 368 Media, Technology and Politics, POLI 414 Authors of Political Imagination
Critical Epistemologies of Global Politics
This politics text has been positively reviewed and successfully adopted by other faculty. It covers introductory concepts in epistemologies of global politics, from decolonial feminism to ontological violence.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 203 Introduction to Comparative Politics, POLI 209 Public Security and Terrorism, POLI 301, Social Movements and Protest Politics, POLI 304 Theories of Foreign Policy Making, POLI 315 International Organizations, POLI 328 Public Policy and the Politics of Equality, POLI 411 Gender and Public Policy, POLI 421 Transnational Politics
Contemporary Issues in Human Rights Law
This human rights text has been positively reviewed. It covers concepts in rights, from mechanisms to protect human rights to China’s development banks in Asia.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 214 Human Rights: An Overview, POLI 303 Chinese Security Politics, POLI 335 Politics of the People’s Republic of China, POLI 388 Human Rights and International Justice, POLI 431 State‑Society Relations in China
Migration and the Ukraine Crisis: A Two-Country Perspective
This migration text has been positively reviewed and has been successfully adopted by other faculty. It focuses on the 2014 Ukraine crisis and the ongoing war for Crimea, covering introductory concepts in migration studies, from geopolitical fault lines to labor migration.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 214 Human Rights: An Overview, POLI 302 Causes of War, POLI 323 Politics of Eastern Europe, POLI 388 Human Rights and International Justice
The Arab Spring of Discontent
This Middle Eastern political text has been positively reviewed. It covers concepts in the Arab Spring, from tensions in Tunisia to the fall of the Egyptian regime.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 301 Social Movements and Protest Politics, POLI 391 Middle East and Global Conflict, POLI 395 Politics of the Middle East, POLI 436 State and Society in the Middle East
American Government: OpenStax
This OpenStax government text has been positively reviewed and successfully adopted by faculty at various universities. It covers introductory concepts in the American government, from civil liberties to domestic policy.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 302 Causes of War, POLI 307 The U.S. Presidency, POLI 310 Politics of the U.S., POLI 328 Public Policy and the Politics of Equality, POLI 329 American Foreign Policy, POLI 389 Religion and Politics, POLI 401 American Political Thought
Global Women’s Issues: Women in the World Today
This global politics text has been positively reviewed and successfully adopted by faculty at various universities. It covers concepts in women’s political issues, from women and education to the rights of children.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 214 Human Rights: An Overview, POLI 301 Social Movements and Protest Politics, POLI 309 Women and Politics in Canada, POLI 328 Public Policy and the Politics of Equality, POLI 361 Advocacy Groups and Public Policy, POLI 388 Human Rights and International Justice, POLI 411 Gender and Public Policy
Nationalism, Self-determination and Secession
This text on nationalism covers salient issues in nation-building using themes of nationalism, self-determination, and secession to tie nation-building in with world politics. It covers introductory concepts in politics, from statehood to national self-determination.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 339 Quebec Politics and Society/La vie politique québécoise, POLI 351 Canadian Federalism, POLI 484 Post-Communist Democracies, POLI 485 Issues in Development and Democracy
Keys to Understanding the Middle East
This Middle Eastern political text has been positively reviewed. It covers introductory concepts in Middle-Eastern politics, from religious identity to stateless nations.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 205 Introduction to International Relations, POLI 389 Religion and Politics, POLI 301 Social Movements and Protest Politics, POLI 391 Middle East and Global Conflict, POLI 395 Politics of the Middle East, POLI 436 State and Society in the Middle East
Realism in Practice
This Political Science textbook covers issues in realism using a practical approach. It covers concepts of authenticity, from the refugee crisis to peaceful change.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries
May suit: POLI 404 International Institutions, POLI 421 Transnational Politics, POLI 423 Peace Studies and Global Governance, POLI 433 Critics of Modernity
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