Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award
September 7, 2022
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Graham White who, along with Donald Savoie, has been awarded APSA’s (American Political Science Association) annual Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award (2022) from the Canadian Politics Section. The award honours the leading lights in the field of Political Sociology who have made significant contributions to the study of Canadian politics, […]
Three CPSA Prizes for Political Science, U of T
June 14, 2021
Great news from the Canadian Political Science Association, which held its annual awards ceremony (online) over the weekend of June 12 & 13: Professor Stefan Rencken’s book “Private Governance and Public Authority: Regulating Sustainability in a Global Economy,” (Cambridge University Press) won the 2021 CPSA Prize in International Relations. The Canadian Political Science Association website […]
ISA Awards
March 9, 2020
Congratulations to Professor Ron Deibert who has been awarded two ISA (International Studies Association) awards: the ISA Canada Distinguished Scholar award and the STAIR Distinguished Scholar ‘Transversal Acts’ award. The ISA-Canada Distinguished Scholar award honours exceptional scholarship accomplishments and contributions to the development of the study of International Relations in Canada. The STAIR Distinguished Scholar […]
YWCA Award
March 3, 2020
Yet another award for Professor Sylvia Bashevkin who has received a YWCA Toronto (Young Women’s Christian Association) Woman of Distinction award (2020) in the field of education for her dedication to promoting women in research and academic leadership. YWCA Toronto is a charity whose vision is to be a leader in transforming the lives of […]
‘Taxing Africa’ named to Foreign Affairs’ list of best books
February 4, 2020
The latest book from Wilson Prichard Taxing Africa: Coercion, Reform, and Development, has been named one of Foreign Affairs’ best books of 2019. Prichard is an associate professor jointly appointed to the department of political science in the Faculty of Arts & Science and the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. A research […]
Professor Joseph Carens named Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada
September 8, 2015
Professor Joseph Carens from the Department of Political Science at The University of Toronto, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in recognition of his outstanding work as a leading intellectual and researcher. Election by their peers to the academies (Arts, Humanities and Sciences) is the highest honour a […]
Several Political Science Faculty honoured at APSA’s 2015 gathering
September 4, 2015
Four faculty members from the department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, are being recognised at the 2015 gathering of The American Political Science Association. The C. Herman Pritchett Award, given annually for the best book on law and courts written by a political scientist, is being awarded to The University of Toronto’s […]
Political Science Department Welcomes Two New Assistant Professors
September 3, 2015
Dr. Kate Neville Dr. Neville (above) holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, an M.E.Sc. from Yale’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a B.Sc.H. from the Department of Biology at Queen’s University. Passionate about global environmental politics, Dr. Neville is interested in the insights that international relations and […]
Balancing Stone Sculpture and Political Philosophy
August 4, 2015
Many of you know Professor Ronald Beiner from his work on modern political philosophy. After teaching for 31 years at the University of Toronto, he has become both a recognizable face and a noted scholar, for example, on Kantian philosophy. What you might not know about Prof Beiner, however, is that he is an artist, […]
Featured Faculty: Canada’s 2015 Federal Election
August 4, 2015
This past weekend, Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and officially begin the longest election campaign in modern Canadian political history. As a department recognized to be at the forefront of political scholarship, we know that our faculty members will be consulted by many different media outlets (mainstream and alternative […]