20240909 POL101H1F University of Toronto Lecture Notes PDF

# Instructions for Joining Today's Lecture A QR code on the Mentimeter platform is shown. # What is Politics? - POL101H1 F - September 9, 2024 - Professor Dos Santos # Agenda 1. Land Acknowledgement 2. Volunteer Note-Takers Needed 3. What's the Logic Behind the Course and the Lectures? 4. What...

# Instructions for Joining Today's Lecture A QR code on the Mentimeter platform is shown. # What is Politics? - POL101H1 F - September 9, 2024 - Professor Dos Santos # Agenda 1. Land Acknowledgement 2. Volunteer Note-Takers Needed 3. What's the Logic Behind the Course and the Lectures? 4. What is Politics? 5. What About the Syllabus? # Land Acknowledgement "I wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land." # Current Undergraduate Courses - The following is a list of courses that can be used towards a Specialist, Major, or Minor in Indigenous Studies. - *Group A* - INS/JIG/JFP/JPI (Indigenous Studies) Courses: # Volunteer Note-Takers Needed - Accessibility Services is seeking volunteer note takers for students in this class who are registered in Accessibility Services. - By volunteering to take notes for students with disabilities, you are making a positive contribution to their academic success. By volunteering as a note-taker, you will benefit as well. - It is an excellent way to improve your own note-taking skills and to maintain consistent class attendance. - At the end of term, we would be happy to provide a Certificate of Appreciation for your hard work. - To request a Certificate of Appreciation please fill out the form at this link: [https://clockwork.studentlife.utoronto.ca/custom/misc/home.aspx](https://clockwork.studentlife.utoronto.ca/custom/misc/home.aspx) - You may also qualify for a Co-Curricular Record by registering your volunteer work on Folio before the end of June. - We also have a draw for qualifying volunteers throughout the academic year. ## Steps to Register as a Volunteer: 1. Register Online as a Volunteer Note-Taker at: [https://clockwork.studentlife.utoronto.ca/custom/misc/home.aspx](https://clockwork.studentlife.utoronto.ca/custom/misc/home.aspx) 2. For a step-to-step guide please follow this link to the Volunteer Notetaking Portal Guide [https://clockwork.studentlife.utoronto.ca/custom/misc/home.aspx](https://clockwork.studentlife.utoronto.ca/custom/misc/home.aspx) 3. Click on Volunteer Notetakers, and sign in using your UTORid. 4. Select the course(s) you wish to take notes for. Please note: you do NOT need to upload sample notes or be selected as a volunteer to begin uploading your notes. 5. Start uploading notes. - Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) if you have questions or require any assistance with uploading notes. - If you are no longer able to upload notes for a course, please also let us know immediately. - For more information about the Accessibility Services Peer Notetaking program, please visit [https://clockwork.studentlife.utoronto.ca/custom/misc/home.aspx](https://clockwork.studentlife.utoronto.ca/custom/misc/home.aspx) # What's the Logic Behind the Course and Lectures? A triangle is shown with three vertices. - **Big Idea -> UNDERSTANDING** - WHAT are we talking about? - **Thinking Tool -> ANALYSIS** - How are we talking about it? - WHY does it matter? - **Example -> APPLICATION** - Where do I see it in the world around me? A graphic shows a sine wave with three peaks. - Big Idea - Thinking Tool - Application # What is the Meaning of Life? - 0 Responses The heads of Plato and an Existentialist Nihilist are shown on the Mentimeter platform. - Platonist - Existential Nihilist # Where Do You Fall on the Platonist-Existential Nihilist Spectrum? - 0 - I'm a platonist - life has inherent meaning. - 0 - I'm an existential nihilist - life has no inherent meaning. - 0 - I'm somewhere in between. - 0 - I'm undecided. A diagram of a circle with an arrow pointing right at the center is shown. - **Context** - Meaning of Life -> Purpose -> Order <start_of_image>-*Context: University of Toronto*- A diagram of a circle with arrows pointing right is shown. - **Meaning of Life**: Get good grades - **Purpose**: Graduate - **Order**: Study -*Context: City of Toronto*- A diagram of a circle with arrows pointing right is shown. - **Meaning of Life**: Affordability - **Purpose**: Growth - **Order**: Housing Strategy -*Context: Canada*- A diagram of a circle with arrows pointing right is shown. - **Meaning of Life**: A country of refuge - **Purpose**: Growth - **Order**: Robust Immigration Policies # What Should Be the "Meaning of Life" for the State? # What Should Be the "Meaning of Life" for Society? Two overlapping circles are shown. - **State** - **Society** - Where politics happens # Politics is How We Negotiate the Relationship Between State and Society. # A Short History of Western Political Thought - An arrow pointing to the right is shown on a timeline. - The ancient world 427 B.C.E. - 312 C.E. - The middle ages 354-1588 - The Enlightenment 1632-1789 - The 19th century 1806-1914 - The 20th and 21st centuries 1900-present # The State # What Are the Meaning and Purpose of the State According to Plato? # What Word Comes to Mind When You Hear "Plato"? - 0 Responses # Plato's Republic - The meaning of life concerns JUSTICE. - A good city is a just city. - A just city creates just individuals. # What Are the Meaning and Purpose of the State According to Machiavelli? # Machiavelli's Prince - Politics is about acquiring and maintaining power. - If you have power, you have the right to exercise it. - We cannot judge the use of power on the basis of morality. # What Are the Meaning and Purpose of the State According to James C. Scott (2008 [1998])? # What is This a Picture of? - Tahrir Square, Egypt - Champs Élysées, France - Bosra Central Square, Syria # What Do You See in This Image? - 0 Responses A book cover is show on the Mentimeter platform. - *Seeing Like a State* - How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed - James C. Scott # States, and Their Corresponding Institutions, Have as Their Objective the **Legibility** of Society. # What Are the Meaning and Purpose of the State According to Max Weber (2009 [1918])? # The Roots of Legitimacy According to Weber - Tradition - Charisma - Rule of Law # States, and Their Corresponding Institutions, Have as Their Objective to Be Perceived as **Legitimate** by Society. Two overlapping circles are shown. - **State** - **Society** - Legibility & Legitimacy - Politics # (Civil) Society # What Do You Think of When You Think of (Civil) Society? - 0 Responses # "Civil Society Refers to Uncoerced Associational Life Distinct From the Family and Institutions of the State." - Chambers and Kopstein 2006, 363 # Civil Society and the State - Chambers and Kopstein (2006), 364 1. Civil society apart from the state 2. Civil society against the state 3. Civil society in support of the state 4. Civil society in dialogue with the state 5. Civil society in partnership with the state 6. Civil society beyond the state A graphic is shown with multiple religious symbols. - 1) civil society apart from the state -> freedom of association A street scene is shown on the Mentimeter platform. - 2) civil society against the state -> politicizing the nonpolitical A vintage typewriter with a piece of paper that reads "Debate" is shown. - 3) civil society in dialogue with the state -> public sphere A picture of a building with a sign that reads "Elections Canada" and "VOTE" with a yellow arrow is shown. - 4) civil society in support of the state -> schools of citizenship A picture of a building is shown. - 5) civil society in partnership with the state -> more governance, less government A graphic showing the UN sustainable development goals is shown. - 6) civil society beyond the state -> global civil society # Civil Society **Responds** to the Acts of Legibility and Legitimacy by the State. <start_of_image>-*Civil society is a verb and not a noun.*- Two overlapping circles are shown. - **State** - **Society** - Legibility & Legitimacy - Politics - Responds # Politics is How We Negotiate the Relationship Between State and Society. # POWER # Looking Ahead to Next Week's Lecture on Electoral Systems - What is Power? - Who Gets Power? - How Do They Get Power? - Why Do They Get Power? # What Questions Do You Have About Today's Discussion on the State and Society? - 0 Questions - 0 Upvotes # Syllabus # Generative AI Policy "You may use artificial intelligence tools, including generative AI, in this course as learning aids. If you choose to use artificial intelligence tools, you must submit, as an appendix with your assignment(s), a 150-200-word reflection on how you made use of generative artificial intelligence tools in the development of the assignment(s). Your reflection must include what tools you used, how you used them, and how you incorporated the results from the AI into your assignment. In addition, any content produced by an artificial intelligence tool must be cited appropriately (view the << U of T Libraries Citation Guide for Artificial Intelligence Generative Tools >>). Finally, the course instructor and TAs reserve the right to ask students to explain their process for creating their assignment." # What Does Using AI as a "Learning Aid" Look Like? # Examples of AI as a Learning Aid: - To get feedback - To receive tutoring - To test your knowledge # When Using AI Be Mindful of the Following: - Fabrication - AI bias - Privacy concerns # See You Next Week!