Stephen Clarkson wins the Konrad Adenauer Research Award
September 17, 2013
U of T made an impressive showing in this year’s Royal Society of Canada honours with Political Science Professor Stephen Clarkson winning the Konrad Adenauer Research Award. Stephen Clarkson of the Department of Political Science won the Konrad Adenauer Research Award, which promotes academic collaboration between Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany. Clarkson is […]
Emanuel Adler is honoured with a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada
September 17, 2013
Political Science Professor, Emanuel Adler, is one of the world’s foremost scholars of International Relations (IR). He is a leader of IR’s “constructivist” approach, which successfully challenged the field’s dominant paradigms, a program-builder, and a dedicated teacher and mentor. His scholarship is theoretically ambitious, empirically rigorous and intellectually pluralistic, which explains why he is among […]
Pacifist Angels vs. Warrior Queens
September 12, 2013
Department Speakers Series Sylvia Bashevkin, FRSC Professor, Department of Political Science Pacifist Angels vs. Warrior Queens: Approaches to the use of force by US women foreign policy leaders In a 2011 book titled The Better Angels of our Nature, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker asserted the presence of more women leaders would make the world a […]
The Political Thought of C.B. Macpherson
September 4, 2013
Friday, September 13, 2013 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. 3130 Sydney Smith Hall Dept. of Political Science 100 St. George St., Toronto GENERAL SEATING – Doors open at 1:45 p.m. *** A panel on the political thought of C.B. Macpherson on the occasion of the reissuing of his books by the Oxford and University of Toronto […]
A film by CERES faculty members Prof. Susan Solomon and Prof. Thomas Lahusen, In Search of Roubakine, will be screened Thursday, September 12, at 8:15 pm, for the 8th Annual COMMFEST (GLOBAL) COMMUNITY FILM FESTIVAL.
August 29, 2013
The search for a 20th century Russian émigré, whose world was the “no place” of border crossings. A refugee from Tsarist prison, Alexander Roubakine (1889-1979) studied medicine in Paris. Prevented by his Russian passport from practising medicine in France, Roubakine assumed a series of go-between roles. He was a loyal servant of the Soviet government […]
U of T Political Science Reception to be held at upcoming APSA Meeting
August 23, 2013
The University of Toronto Political Science Department will be hosting a reception at the upcoming American Political Science Association (APSA) meeting on Friday, August 30th, 2013. The reception will be held at the Palmer House Hotel in the Cresthill room from 10:00 pm until 11:30 pm. All those interested in speaking and engaging with professors […]
Professor Graham White wins the Pierre De Celles / IPAC Award for Excellence in Teaching Public Administration
August 23, 2013
The Pierre De Celles is awarded for excellence in the teaching of public administration. This year’s winner was Professor of Political Science, Graham White. In its ongoing efforts to promote excellence in the teaching of public administration studies, IPAC created an annual award to honour the memory of a dean in the field, Professor Pierre […]
Professor Aisha Ahmad at TEDx UofT
July 13, 2013
Aisha Ahmad is an Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University of Toronto. She is also the Chief Operating Officer of the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation, and internationally renowned non-governmental organization that provides emergency relief in Somalia. Aisha recently completed her PhD at McGill University, and was a former research Fellow in the International […]
Professor Antoinette Handley's reflections on Nelson Mandela
July 12, 2013
Associate Professor Antoinette Handley, associate chair and director, Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science, was recently interviewed by U of T News and asked to reflect on the significance of Mandela’s life and political influence. “When I think about him and what made him such a powerful figure, it was that in at least two […]
Prof. Edward Schatz Elected President of the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS)
June 26, 2013
We are happy to announce that Political Science Professor Edward Schatz has been elected as the President of the Central Eurasian Studies Society. You can read more about Professor Schatz here: Professor Edward Schatz To read more about the CESS elections click here: 2013 Election Results – Central Eurasian Studies Society