Aisha Ahmad among Royal Society of Canada’s Class of 2022
September 8, 2022
Congratulations to Professor Aisha Ahmad who is among 54 new Members of the RSC (Royal Society of Canada) College. The College consists of mid-career leaders who provide the RSC with a multigenerational capacity to help Canada and the world address major challenges and seize new opportunities including those identified in emerging fields. Professor Ahmad is […]
Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award
September 7, 2022
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Graham White who, along with Donald Savoie, has been awarded APSA’s (American Political Science Association) annual Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award (2022) from the Canadian Politics Section. The award honours the leading lights in the field of Political Sociology who have made significant contributions to the study of Canadian politics, […]
ISA Awards
March 9, 2020
Congratulations to Professor Ron Deibert who has been awarded two ISA (International Studies Association) awards: the ISA Canada Distinguished Scholar award and the STAIR Distinguished Scholar ‘Transversal Acts’ award. The ISA-Canada Distinguished Scholar award honours exceptional scholarship accomplishments and contributions to the development of the study of International Relations in Canada. The STAIR Distinguished Scholar […]
YWCA Award
March 3, 2020
Yet another award for Professor Sylvia Bashevkin who has received a YWCA Toronto (Young Women’s Christian Association) Woman of Distinction award (2020) in the field of education for her dedication to promoting women in research and academic leadership. YWCA Toronto is a charity whose vision is to be a leader in transforming the lives of […]
‘Taxing Africa’ named to Foreign Affairs’ list of best books
February 4, 2020
The latest book from Wilson Prichard Taxing Africa: Coercion, Reform, and Development, has been named one of Foreign Affairs’ best books of 2019. Prichard is an associate professor jointly appointed to the department of political science in the Faculty of Arts & Science and the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. A research […]
APSA Awards
June 8, 2018
Diana Fu’s book Mobilizing Without The Masses is the winner of this year’s Gregory Luebbert Prize for Best Book in Comparative Politics from the American Political Science Association (APSA). Congratulations Diana on this impressive award and accomplishment! Another APSA winner was Martha Balaguera who will be joining the department on July 1st. Martha won the […]
External Graduate Scholarships Announced
August 10, 2015
The Department of Political Science is proud to announce that many of our emerging graduate scholars have been awarded prestigious external scholarships from this year’s various award competitions. The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Doctoral Scholarships aim to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel […]
Virginia M. Walsh Dissertation Award
July 6, 2015
The Department is very pleased to announce that Professor Stefan Renckens has been awarded the Virginia M. Walsh Dissertation Award for his thesis entitled: “Regulating Transnational Private Governance: Domestic Interests, Market Fragmentation, and Institutional Fit in the European Union”. The award was given by the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics […]
Peter Loewen Receives SSHRC Grant
June 22, 2015
Congrats to Professor Peter Loewen, who has been awarded a prestigious Insight Grant by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Valued at nearly $300,000 over five years, Professor Loewen, along with colleagues Daniel Rubenson (Ryerson) and Royce Koop (Manitoba), will be conducting a research project entitled “The Local Parliament: Voter Preferences, […]
Tolley selected as CPSA Director
June 16, 2015
Congrats to Professor Erin Tolley, who has been elected by her peers to serve a three-year term as a member of the Canadian Political Science Association’s (CPSA) Board of Directors. Erin is one of the Department’s rising stars. She teaches Canadian politics and specializes in issues of electoral representation; immigration, multiculturalism and citizenship; women and […]