New Appointment
June 26, 2024David Wolfe has been appointed as Acting Associate Vice-President International Partnerships at U of T. A Professor Emeritus (as of the end of June) in Political Science at the University...
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Our mission is to encourage our students to think broadly, critically, and internationally about the core features of democratic and global citizenship.
David Wolfe has been appointed as Acting Associate Vice-President International Partnerships at U of T. A Professor Emeritus (as of the end of June) in Political Science at the University...
Congratulations to Lynette Ong and Menaka Philips who both recently received 2024 Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) awards. Lynette Ong was the co-winner of the 2024 prize in comparative politics established...
Congratulations to Filiz Kahraman whose article “What makes an international institution work for labor activists? Shaping international law through strategic litigation” has received an Honorable Mention for the 2023 Best Article...
Congratulations to all our faculty (and student!) who have been shortlisted for CPSA prizes: Professor Emerita Sylvia Bashevkin was shortlisted for the Jill Vickers prize which is awarded to the...
Congratulations to Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein who has been honoured with a 2024 100ABC (Accomplished Black Canadian) Women Award! The 100ABC Award celebrates excellence and innovation highlighting individuals and organizations...
Congratulations to Ziibiing Lab director and Professor Uahikea Maile, who has received the 2023-24 Terry Buckland Award for Diversity and Equity in Education from the Arts and Science Students’ Union...
Congratulations to Tommaso Pavone whose book The Ghostwriters: Lawyers and the Politics Behind the Judicial Construction of Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2022), has received a certificate of merit in a specialized area...
The department was very sad to learn of the recent death of Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Peter Russell. To remember him, his colleagues, former students and friends share their...
The winners of the 2022-2023 undergraduate awards were announced at the annual celebration, held this year on the evening of January 25. Presiding over the award ceremony were Undergraduate Director...
Professor Louis W. Pauly will serve as the Acting Chair of the Department of Political Science effective July 1, 2024 until June 30, 2025. He is the J. Stefan Dupré Distinguished Professor...