Political Science Alumni, Jen Nelles and Chris Alcantara, named co-recipients of J.E. Hodgetts Award
August 31, 2012
St John’s, August 20, 2012 – The Institute of Public Administration of Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 J.E. Hodgetts Award for best English article published in the Canadian Public Administration journal. Jen Nelles of Hunter College at the City University of New York, and Christopher Alcantara of Wilfrid Laurier University, […]
U of T library system ranked among top three in North America
August 24, 2012
The University of Toronto has retained its status as one of the top three library systems in North America – after Harvard and Yale – according to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). U of T was the only Canadian university included in the top 10 of the U.S.-based organization’s rankings. Continue reading at U […]
Jailing of Russian punk band sparks global protests: A Canada AM Interview with guest Aurel Braun
August 20, 2012
Aired 17 August 2012 on Canada AM Click here to watch the full video of the interview with Aurel Braun online at the Canada AM website. *** Host(s): Marci Ien Guest(s): Aurel Braun, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto; Lynn Flatley, Organizer, Toronto Protest in Support of Arrested Russian Band IEN: Most had never […]
There’s no online substitute for a real university classroom
August 20, 2012
Article by Clifford Orwin published in The Globe & Mail You hear a lot of talk about how universities and teachers are expensive dinosaurs and how the future of teaching lies online. Don’t believe a word of it. The classroom experience – live – remains the heart of real education. One necessary word of distinction: […]
University of Toronto leads Canada in latest rankings report
August 20, 2012
Article by Laurie Stephens, U of T News The University of Toronto’s strong academic and research performance continues to rank among the best in the world – and the best in Canada – in the prestigious Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s annual Academic Ranking of World Universities report. U of T ranked 27th, the best of […]
Quebec: Still a distinct society but not in the way you think
August 10, 2012
Article by Joelle Dumouchel and Jamie Levin, Toronto Star The history of Quebec has often been defined in opposition to the rest of Canada. From the consolidation of Upper and Lower Canada to the Quiet Revolution to the patriation of the constitution and the drafting of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Quebec has been […]
New Political Science Department at UTSC as part of plan to put UTSC at forefront of higher education
August 9, 2012
New academic plan to put UTSC at forefront of higher education Article by Kurt Kleiner, U of T News University of Toronto Scarborough will create six new academic departments and revamp its curriculum under a new academic plan approved earlier this month after an eighteen month consultative process. The plan will adapt course offerings in […]
Asking the right question
July 31, 2012
Article by Richard Simeon The wording of a referendum is crucial but the experience of Canada and Quebec suggests that a satisfactory formulation is hard to reach, writes Richard Simeon. What is the question? This is now vigorously debated between the Westminster government and the SNP in Edinburgh – just as it was in Canada […]
Israel's African question: Israelis, in particular, should know that migration is a fact of global society.
July 24, 2012
Article By Craig D. Smith | Published in Haaretz |July 20, 2012 Some 60,000 Africans have crossed the Egyptian border into Israel over the past five years, most of them from Eritrea. Like the world’s other 30 to 40 million “irregular” migrants, they came uninvited, and Israeli society has largely decided they are an unwelcome […]
Stephen Clarkson wins APSA Prize for "Does North America Exist?"
July 16, 2012
We are delighted to announce that Professor Stephen Clarkson is the co-recipient of the Seyomour Martin Lipset Award for best book on Canadian politics. The award is offered by the Canadian Politics section of the American Political Science Association. “Does North America Exist?: Governing the Continent After NAFTA and 9/11” (2008) is the middle book […]