Obama's Spin Tactics and ACA Will Win Him a Second Term, says Mahsa Alimardani
July 10, 2012
Article by Mahsa Alimardani When United States President Barack Obama campaigned in 2008 he ran on the platform of change we can believe in. Five years later, and with an contest for re-election, this change has arrived. How this transformation is defined is entirely subjective, but it’s undeniable that the Obama era has left a […]
Political Science Alum, Steve Dennis, and three other kidnapped foreign-aid workers, including fellow Canadian Qurat-Ul-Ain Sadazai, rescued in Somalia
July 3, 2012
Rescue of aid workers in Somalia a sign of the times Article by Timothy Appleby, The Globe and Mail; Published Monday, Jul. 02 2012 Aid workers like Steve Dennis know the risks they are taking when venturing into one of the most volatile regions of the world. But nothing could prepare him for the events […]
Janice Stein discusses the election of Egypt's first civilian President on Canada AM
July 3, 2012
Janice Stein sat down with Beverly Thomson, and Marcia MacMillan on Canada AM on 25 June 2012 to discuss Egypt’s First Civilian President. Click here to watch the video at CTV.ca, or read the transcription of the interview below: – Egypt Elects First Civilian President 774 words 25 June 2012 Canada AM CNAM English © […]
Ruth Marshall awarded grant from Social Science Research Council in New York
June 27, 2012
We are delighted to announce that Professor Ruth Marshall has been awarded a Social Science Research Council Grant for her project “Moving Heaven and Earth: Prayer as Political Praxis in Global Pentecostalism” ! Description of the program: Religion has been increasingly acknowledged in recent years as an important aspect of national and international politics, a […]
VIDEO: David Peterson retires as chancellor of the University of Toronto, flash mob interrupts his final convocation ceremony
June 25, 2012
David Peterson wept as a flash mob took over his final convocation ceremony Thursday as chancellor of the University of Toronto. Just as president David Naylor was giving some final advice to the students, the giant pipe organ came alive. Then one student stood up and began singing to the tune of “Swing Low, Sweet […]
Social Media, Inc.: The Global Politics of Big Data
June 22, 2012
Article By Ron Deibert, on 19 Jun 2012, World Politics Review In June 2012, Google’s acrimonious relationship with the People’s Republic of China took a couple of new turns. In order to assist Chinese users to access information freely from behind the controls of the Great Firewall of China, Google created a unique feature for […]
Welcome to Thomas Bräuninger, Chair of Political Economy, University of Mannheim, Germany
June 22, 2012
Thomas Bräuninger, Chair of Political Economy at the University of Mannheim, Germany will be visiting the department from July 1st to August 10th. The visit is organized by Christian Breunig and sponsored by the Ontario/Baden-Württemberg Faculty Research Exchange. During the visit Bräuninger will work on legislative politics and policy representation in Europe. His office is […]
Jennifer Nedelsky wins 2012 C.B. Macpherson Prize for her book entitled "Law’s Relations"
June 20, 2012
We are delighted to announce that Professor Jennifer Nedelsky has been awarded the 2012 C.B. Macpherson Prize for her book, Law’s Relations (! Hosted by the Canadian Political Science Association, the C.B. Macpherson Prize was established to honour the life and work of Crawford Brough Macpherson (1911-1987), an internationally renowned teacher and scholar of political […]
Life in 2027: featuring Professor CHRIS COCHRANE, & PhD Candidate STEFAN FERRARO
June 19, 2012
What will life be like in 2027? Report spotlights early-career researchers tackling society’s most pressing problems Article By Paul Fraumeni, Friday, May 4th, 2012 …U of T researchers in the early stages of their careers are featured in a new publication from the Office of the Vice President, Research called Life in 2027: Ideas about […]
“Similar to the beginning of the nuclear age, cyberspace is becoming a new form of warfare people don’t understand,” says Ron Deibert
June 19, 2012
Seeking Cyber Stewards Article by Gavin Au-Yeung; Posted Monday, June 18, 2012 in UofT News They’re called Cyber Stewards – and researchers at the University of Toronto are recruiting them from among the ranks of cyber security scholars, advocates and practitioners in the global south. The goal? To help articulate a vision of cyber security […]