Political Strategy, Advocacy and Lobbying
About Strategy
Strategy is a way of thinking that
allows a single person, a group, a government or a group of states to achieve
their objective. Dr. Laure Paquette is Associate Professor of Political
Science, and she teaches and researches this area. She has published a number
of articles and several books in this area. She has also edited a collection of readings. Dr. Paquette offers workshops which
increase the development of strategic thinking. Her audiences so far have included student teachers, community
activists and Fortune 500 executives.
A website on the
Civics grade 10 requirement in Ontario.
Applications
Among the many applications Dr. Paquette and her students have found are:
- getting a fast-food restaurant to recycle
- getting a professor to give you a better mark
- getting a raise
- getting a promotion
- planning how to increase minority hiring
- planning an election campaign
- getting more money for a student lounge
- getting more money for student computers
- getting a school board to adopt an anti-harassment policy
- getting the local television station to display the suitability icons after each commercial break, not just at the start of a show
- telling a government how to increase the stability of a region in the world
- telling a government how to
improve bilateral relations
Teaching Political Strategy
For more on the Civics
Grade 10 requirement. Political strategy, the root of advocacy, lobbying,
planning, and many other political acts, is taught in various format. Please
contact
Laure.Paquette@lakeheadu.ca for information on non-traditional formats of
courses.
Course Outlines
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PS 1100: Introduction to Political Science |
PS 3320: Advocacy and Lobbying |
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PS 4320: Advocacy and Lobbying |
PS 3309: Comparative Politics |
Course Handouts
These may be downloaded and used with suitable acknowledgments.
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Plan |
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Report |
Integration Report |
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Grading: Proposal |
Grading: Plan |
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Grading: Report |
Grading: Presentation |
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Meeting Log |
Phone Log |
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Analyzing Players |
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About Professor Paquette
Dr. Laure Paquette specializes in the study and teaching of strategy in all its forms, including military applications. She is particularly interested in political strategy for various minorities or individuals traditionally regarded as powerless. She received her Ph.D. from Queen's University in 1993. She has lectured on strategy in France, Israel, China, Japan, South Korea, and Canada. She held the Barton Fellowship in 1989-90, the Japan Foundation Fellowship in 1996-97, and the NATO Fellowship in 1998-2000. She will be teaching advocacy and lobbying at Rutgers University in 2000-2001. She is fluent in English and French. She is the author of numerous articles and is working on several manuscripts.
Last Updated May 1, 2000 (10:21AM)