Peter Russell Wins APSA Prize
April 24, 2012
We are delighted to announce that Professor Emeritus Peter Russell is this year’s recipient of the Mildred A. Schwartz Award, recognizing his lifetime achievement in advancing the study of Canadian politics and bringing Canadian politics to the international political science community. The award is offered by the Canadian politics section of the American Political Science […]
Professor Louis Pauly has been named Department Chair. His term begins on July 1, 2012.
April 24, 2012
Appointed an assistant professor in the Department 25 years ago, Lou now holds the Canada Research Chair in Globalization and Governance. As Director of the Centre for International Studies from 1997 to 2011, he helped lay the foundations for the Munk School of Global Affairs, where he serves as Director, Research Programs until June 30. […]
Professor Ran Hirschl Is Awarded Prestigious 2012 Killam Research Fellowship for Comparative Constitutional Scholarship
April 23, 2012
Hirschl recognized for comparative constitutional scholarship Article by Elaine Smith, U of T News Posted Wednesday, February 22, 2012 University of Toronto professor Ran Hirschl of the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Law has been named the recipient of one of the seven 2012 Killam Research Fellowships. The prestigious fellowships, awarded by […]
Professor Ran Hirschl is recipient of the 2011 Dennis Leslie Mahoney Prize in Legal Theory and will deliver the Julius Stone Address in 2012
April 20, 2012
The Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence in the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney is honouring University of Toronto Professor Ran Hirschl with the 2011 Dennis Leslie Mahoney Prize in Legal Theory and have invited Professor Hirschl to deliver the prestigious Julius Stone Address in 2012. Ran Hirschl is Professor of Political Science […]
Remembering Richard Gregor
February 21, 2012
Richard Gregor, Professor emeritus and Senior Fellow of Trinity College, 1924-2012 Those whose time in the departments of Political Economy and Political Science overlapped with that of Richard Gregor retain a vivid memory of this colleague, who left us on January 25 at the age of eighty-seven. He was a man of considerable presence and […]
Professor Wendy Wong to receive one of five undergraduate teaching awards
November 4, 2011
Professor Wendy Wong has been nominated and selected to receive one of five undergraduate teaching awards presented by the University of Toronto Students’ Union and the Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students. Each year undergraduate students have an opportunity to nominate instructors whom they feel have demonstrated teaching excellence. Five undergraduate instructors at the University of […]
Department members bring back Vote Compass for Ontario election
September 27, 2011
Vote Compass, an online voter engagement application run by faculty and graduate students from the Department of Political Science, has returned for the Ontario provincial election. Wildly popular during the Canadian federal election campaign earlier this year, it logged nearly 2 million respondents. A new Vote Compass application has since been developed for the Ontario […]
Professors Louis Pauly and Alan Brudner named to Royal Society
September 15, 2011
We are delighted to announce that Professors Louis Pauly and Alan Brudner have been named to the Royal Society of Canada. Professor Pauly is a senior colleague in the Department of Political Science specializing in international relations and international and comparative political economy. Professor Brudner is a senior colleague in the Department of Political Science, […]
Professor Stephen Clarkson invested into the Order of Canada
July 10, 2011
On Friday, May 27th, Professor Stephen Clarkson became a Member of the Order of Canada. The award, bestowed by the Governor General, was created in 1967 to recognize individuals for their outstanding achievements, dedication to their community and service to Canada.
Congratulations to CPSA winners Neil Nevitte and Vincent Pouliot
May 19, 2011
Congratulations to Professor Neil Nevitte and his former PhD students, Stephen White (2010) and Antoine Bilodeau, whose article, `The Development of Dual Loyalties: Immigrants’ Integration to Canadian Regional Dynamics’, received the John McMenemy Prize for the best article published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science in 2010.