University of Toronto Department of Political Science |
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News and AnnouncementsPeter Loewen Wins A 2012 Ontario Early Researcher Award (ERA)May 7, 2012 — Towards a better understanding of public attitudes
We are proud to announce that Dr. Peter Loewen is a winner of a 2012 Ontario Early Researcher Award (ERA)!
The ERA program helps promising, recently-appointed Ontario researchers build their research teams of undergraduates, graduate… Clifton van der Linden named 2012-13 Action Canada FellowMay 7, 2012 — Congratulations to Clifton van der Linden, Doctoral Degree Candidate, Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, for being named a 2012-13 Action Canada Fellow!
Action Canada is Canada’s leading public policy fellowship. Fellows are chosen from all sectors, including… Teresa Kramarz wins Graduate Student Paper Award for paper presented at ISA 2011April 27, 2012 — Congratulations to Teresa Kramarz, University of Toronto, who won the Graduate Student Paper Award for her paper presented at ISA 2011: “World Bank Alliances: Evaluating the Partnership Promise.”
Graduate students are invited to participate in the Environmental Studies Section (ESS) Graduate… Peter Russell Wins APSA PrizeApril 24, 2012 — We are delighted to announce that Professor Emeritus Peter Russell is this year’s recipient of the Mildred A. Schwartz Award, recognizing his lifetime achievement in advancing the study of Canadian politics and bringing Canadian politics to the international political science… Professor Louis Pauly has been named Department Chair. His term begins on July 1, 2012.April 24, 2012 — Appointed an assistant professor in the Department 25 years ago, Lou now holds the Canada Research Chair in Globalization and Governance. As Director of the Centre for International Studies from 1997 to 2011, he helped lay the foundations for the… Professor Ran Hirschl Is Awarded Prestigious 2012 Killam Research Fellowship for Comparative Constitutional ScholarshipApril 23, 2012 — Hirschl recognized for comparative constitutional scholarship
Article by Elaine Smith, U of T News
Posted Wednesday, February 22, 2012
University of Toronto professor Ran Hirschl of the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Law has been named the recipient of one of… |
Upcoming EventsIn the PressChristopher Cochrane weighs in on Obama’s support for same-sex marriageMay 15, 2012 — What does Obama’s support for same-sex marriage mean for his bid for a second term?
By Paul Fraumeni, Thursday, May 10th, 2012, UofT
When US President Barack Obama declared his official support for same-sex marriage on May 9, the Twitterverse went into overdrive.… Peter Loewen says there are several reasons to be optimistic about youth voter turnout when Premier Jean Charest does finally call an electionMay 7, 2012 — Will young protesters become young voters?
By Monique Muise, THE GAZETTE May 1, 2012
…Voter turnout among Canadian youth has been on the decline since the 1970s. In 2008’s federal election, only 37 per cent of eligible voters aged 18 to 24 cast… A CBC Interview with Peter Russell: Why the government is coming up short in legislative court challengesMay 7, 2012 — Article By Andrew Pinsent, CBC News
Posted: May 3, 2012
Stephen Harper’s federal majority win a year ago was seen by many as the green light for the Conservatives to push ahead with legislative changes that weren’t possible under their previous minority, but… |
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