New Faces
July 6, 2024
A very warm welcome to the newest members of the Political Science Community! Myrthe Bartels (PhD, Leiden University) joins the department as a postdoctoral fellow working with Ryan Balot. Her research focuses on ancient Greek political thought. Her current project examines how Plato conceptualizes the philosopher’s loyalty to his city and the common good. Previously, […]
APSA Honorable Mention
May 10, 2024
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 Award from the APSA (American Political Science Association) Law and Courts section!
CPSA (Canadian Political Science Association) Prize shortlists 2024
May 10, 2024
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 author of the best paper presented in English or French, at the 2024 conference on the topic of gender and politics. Student Anika Ganness was […]
2024 100ABC Award
April 25, 2024
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 committed to fostering diversity, equity, and solidarity within economic systems. Dr. Hossein’s leadership and contributions have promoted alternative economic models that prioritize social justice, and […]
ASSU Award
April 3, 2024
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 (ASSU), the academic union for over 27,000 full-time undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts & Science. This award is awarded annually by the Executive […]
ASIL Certificate of Merit & Young Scholar Award
April 1, 2024
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 of international law from the American Society of International Law (ASIL). ASIL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational membership organization whose mission is to […]
New Appointment
January 25, 2024
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 of Political Economy at the University of Toronto, where he has also served as chair of the Department of Political Science (2012 – […]
Research Fellowship
December 19, 2023
Congratulations to Ato Onoma who has received a Chancellor Jackman Faculty Research Fellowship in the Humanities (2024-2025). Twelve-month Faculty Research Fellows hold an office on the 10th floor of the Jackman Humanities Building and are central members of the Circle of Fellows. They are University of Toronto tenured faculty members by the time of their […]
New Appointment
December 18, 2023
Professor Antoinette Handley will serve as Acting Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. Professor Handley currently serves as Vice-Dean, Graduate Education at the Faculty of Arts and Science. Her research interests include African state-business relations and the nature of the capitalist class and elites in Africa. She […]
Connaught New Researcher Awards
December 5, 2023
Congratulations to the following faculty for each receiving a Connaught New Researcher Award: Uahikea Maile for his project Canadian Capital in Hawaii: How Canadian Tourism, Agribusiness, and Development are Violating Indigenous Rights Overseas Maria Mendez for her project Violence-keeping: Women’s role in organized criminal violence Alison Smith for her project Rent Banks as a Tool […]