Professor Ran Hirschl is recipient of the 2011 Dennis Leslie Mahoney Prize in Legal Theory and will deliver the Julius Stone Address in 2012
April 20, 2012
The Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence in the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney is honouring University of Toronto Professor Ran Hirschl with the 2011 Dennis Leslie Mahoney Prize in Legal Theory and have invited Professor Hirschl to deliver the prestigious Julius Stone Address in 2012. Ran Hirschl is Professor of Political Science […]
“Desire Recast: The Production of Gay Identity in Iran” by Katarzyna Korycki and Abouzar Nasirzadeh Winner 2011 Section Best APSA Paper Winner
April 19, 2012
Statement of the Chair of the Selection Committee: The selection committee, comprised of Ella Myers (University of Utah), Beth Kiyoko Jamieson (The Fund for New Jersey), and Christine “Cricket” Keating (Ohio State University) read a number of impressive conference papers. Among the excellent submissions, “Desire Recast: The Production of Gay Identity in Iran” by Katarzyna […]
Hummus Ville
April 9, 2012
Article by Sarah Treleaven and Jamie Levin (PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto) in The National Post · Apr. 7, 2012 In 1996, Martin Indyk, the United States ambassador to Israel, faced a political quandary. It was the eve of the 3,000-year anniversary of Jerusalem, and the U.S. could not be seen […]
Spot a Political Science Boundless Banner
April 2, 2012
See if you can spot the Boundless Campaign Street Banners that feature Professors of Political Science. You will see them around campus. They include: Jeffrey Kopstein’s Boundless Thinking Ron Deibert’s Boundless Democracy Janice Stein’s Boundless Leadership Joe Wong’s Boundless Curiosity More than 500 students, benefactors, volunteers, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the launch of […]
Four of the 2012 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards Recipients from Political Science
March 28, 2012
The student experience at the University of Toronto is more than classes and books. It is life on campus, in the community and in the world at large. The Cressy Awards recognize graduating students for outstanding contributions to improving the world around them and inspiring others to do the same. We are proud to announce […]
Members of the Political Science Community highlighted in the 2011 Faculty of Arts & Science Year In Review
March 19, 2012
Be sure to catch a couple of features on members of the Political Science community in the 2011 publication of the Faculty of Arts & Science’ Year In Review. You can access an online “flippable” version here. This is an annual publication produced by the Faculty of Arts & Science to showcase awards and honours, […]
Salvator Cusimano, and Sima Atri are named 2012 UTAA Scholars
March 19, 2012
Political Science students Sima Atri, and Salvator Cusimano, the current President of the Association of Political Science Students at the University of Toronto (APSS), were each named one of the 2012 UTAA Scholars for their demonstrated commitment to enhancing the University experience of their peers. Throughout its rich history, the University of Toronto has striven […]
Scholars say global governance overhaul needed for earth’s sustainability
March 16, 2012
Article by Kim Luke, UofT News A group of the world’s leading environmental scholars are sounding the alarm that human societies need to transform their national and international environmental institutions into a more coherent and robust planetary stewardship model to steer away from rapid and irreversible changes to the Earth’s subsystems. University of Torontopolitical scientist […]
Beijing move to make restaurant menus more easily understandable is "silly and misguided,” says William Hurst
March 16, 2012
No more ‘chicken without sex life’: Beijing to properly translate Chinese dishes on menus Article by Debra Black, Toronto Star; Published On Thu Mar 15 2012 …Not everyone, however, agrees with Beijing’s moves to clear up the English translations on Chinese restaurant menus. “I frankly think the whole initiative is a bit silly and misguided,” […]
Book Review of Alain de Botton's Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer’s Guide to the Uses of Religion by CLIFFORD ORWIN from Saturday's Globe and Mail
March 12, 2012
God may be dead, but we still need Him Published Friday, Mar. 09, 2012 4:00PM EST This is a wonderfully provocative book. Its author, the accomplished essayist Alain de Botton, can only be described as a lapsed secularist. Raised as a “committed atheist,” he remains skeptical of truth claims raised on behalf of religion. “The […]