Why Silicon Valley Shouldn’t Be the Model for Innovation
November 20, 2014
Professor Dan Breznitz has written a column for the Harvard Business Review that examines why Silicon Valley should not be considered as a model for innovation. Breznitz, who is the Munk Chair of Innovation Studies and is co-director of the Innovation Policy Lab, argues that recreating an ecosystem like Silicon Valley is increasingly impossible given […]
Melissa Williams takes on additional role in Faculty of Arts and Science
November 19, 2014
Professor Melissa Williams, who has a long-standing interest in Indigenous issues, will be taking on the role of Special Rapporteur on Aboriginal Studies and Opportunities in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Professor Williams has a long-standing interest in Indigenous issues and she has written several articles on the rights of Indigenous peoples, including “Sharing […]
Ed Schatz delivers CESS Presidential Address
November 18, 2014
Last month, professor Ed Schatz, who also serves as the department chair at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus delivered the presidential address at the 2014 Central Eurasian Studies Society annual conference, held at Columbia University in New York City. To read professor Schatz’s address, please take a look here.
Professor Linda White Weighs In On Child Care Debate
November 14, 2014
University of Toronto Political Science Professor Linda White has been quoted today in a story posted on iPolitics regarding the national child care debate. Please take a read through the story below: National child care debate to take centre stage at Winnipeg conference By Yamina Tsalamlal | Nov 13, 2014 5:00 am Originally published at: […]
Computer espionage attacks on human rights, civil liberties groups
November 13, 2014
Professor Ron Deibert, director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and professor in the department of political science, has released a new report on the wide-ranging impacts of computer espionage. The report, entitled Communities @ Risk: Targeted Digital Threats Against Civil Society, examines how digital attacks represent affronts to the […]
Professor Michael Donnelly Honoured by the Government of Japan
November 5, 2014
The Department of Political Science is thrilled to announce that distinguished Professor Emeritus Michael Donnelly has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the government of Japan. The awards, handed out annually, are conferred to those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the understanding of Japanese affairs among Canadians. Previous recipients of […]
Cyberbullying Legislation
October 30, 2014
Following last week’s tragic events in Ottawa, professor Sylvia Bashevkin submitted a short letter to The Globe and Mail. You can read it here
Taking the temperature of American politics
October 27, 2014
Listen to professor Clifford Orwin’s take on the upcoming U.S. midterm elections on CBC News: The Sunday Edition with Michael Enright. http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/features/2014/10/26/taking-the-temperture-of-american-politics/
The Evolution of the British North America Act
October 22, 2014
150 years ago this month, October 1864, delegates from a handful of British North American colonies met in Québec City to discuss the creation of a Federal Union. The 72 resolutions that were produced in Québec became the blueprint for the British North America Act, 1867 (now the Constitution Act, 1867). This was no small […]
Sylvia Bashevkin Receives the RSC Award in Gender Studies
September 23, 2014
The Award in Gender Studies was established by the Royal Society of Canada in 1999, through the generous donation of Fellows, to recognize significant contributions by a Canadian scholar in the humanities and social sciences to furthering our understanding of issues concerning gender. From the Royal Society of Canada: “Sylvia Bashevkin is our nation’s top […]