UTEA Excellence Award: Studying Income Inequality
April 24, 2014
On the recommendation of our department and the Faculty, Andre Sinaga, a highly skilled Economics student who currently holds the Chancellor’s Scholarship at Trinity College, has been awarded a competitive U of T Excellence Award (UTEA). The award will permit him to work this summer on Jacques Bertrand’s project entitled, “Resource Booms and Inequality in […]
Second Edition of Prof Raisa Deber's Book Published
April 23, 2014
Professor Raisa Deber’s second edition of her book, Case Studies in Canadian Health Policy and Management, was recently published by the University of Toronto Press. Covering a wide range of issues, the 22 cases included in Case Studies in Canadian Health Policy and Management constitute an exceptional resource for bringing real-life policy questions into the […]
Phil Triadafilopoulos' publishes book on ethnic and nationalist politics
April 10, 2014
A new book co-edited by Phil Triadafilopoulos was recently published by UBC Press. Professor Triadafilopoulos’ co-editors, Kristin Good and Luc Turgeon, both completed their PhDs in our department. The book titled “Segmented Cities?: How Urban Contexts Shape Ethnic and Nationalist Politics” provides a timely analysis of how the forces of urbanization and pluralization are shaping […]
Joseph Wong Student Experience Fund
April 7, 2014
To celebrate Professor Joseph Wong’s eight years of dedication and service as the director of the Asian Institute (AI), the AI has established the Joseph Wong Student Experience Fund. The fund was made possible through the support of the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Munk School of Global Affairs, and Professor Wong’s colleagues, […]
AWARD: Peter Loewen presented with Contemporary Achievement Award
April 2, 2014
Professor Peter Loewen, a member of Mount Allison University’s class of 2002, is the recipient of this year’s Contemporary Achievement Award. The Mount Allison Federated Alumni Association award recognizes outstanding achievement by alumnus or alumna within 15 years of graduation from Mount Allison. Loewen is being recognized for both his academic and career achievements. Professor […]
IN THE NEWS: Prof. Joseph Wong on Democratization in Asia
March 4, 2014
Recently The Malaysia Star, Malaysia’s most-read English language newspaper, published an article discussing the work of Professor Joseph Wong. Wong co-authored an article with University of Chicago Political Science Professor Dan Slater discussing democratization in developing Asia. The article, which discusses current and past authoritarian regimes, argues that “some of the strongest authoritarian parties in […]
TEDxUofT featuring PhD Candidate Clifton Van Der Linden
February 27, 2014
The second annual TEDxUofT is being held on March 1st in the beautiful Isabelle Bader Theatre. An acronym for Technology, Entertainment and Design, TED began in the early 1990s as an annual conference in California, with strong ties to Silicon Valley. TED events feature brief lectures on a variety of topics and place a strong […]
EVENT: Surveillance after Snowden: National Security and the Limits of Freedom of Expression
February 27, 2014
PEN Canada is sponsoring an event to discuss the status of state surveillance after the Edward Snowden releases. One of the panelists at the discussion is Political Scientist Ron Deibert whose research focuses on global security studies. How should a democracy balance national security with freedom of expression? Are government programs that capture and analyse […]
MacArthur Foundation awards the Citizen Lab
February 20, 2014
The MacArthur Foundation has selected U of T’s Citizen Lab as a recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions. The Citizen Lab, which is based at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, is an interdisciplinary laboratory that operates at the intersection of human rights, global […]
Prof. Wiseman Interviewed on TVO's the Agenda
February 11, 2014
As of last week, parts of the Senate Scandal became a tangible 80-page RCMP court file. Inside, exchanges between Conservative lawyers, Senators and PMO staff take an almost distant tone when it comes to prime ministerial approval. The Agenda’s Piya Chattopadhyay sits down with the University of Toronto’s Nelson Wiseman to discuss the origins of […]