New Appointment
June 26, 2024
David Wolfe has been appointed as Acting Associate Vice-President International Partnerships at U of T. A Professor Emeritus (as of the end of June) in Political Science at the University of Toronto Mississauga, he is also Co-Director of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. The Associate Vice-President […]
Canadian Political Science Association Awards
June 26, 2024
Congratulations to Lynette Ong and Menaka Philips who both recently received 2024 Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) awards. Lynette Ong was the co-winner of the 2024 prize in comparative politics established to recognize the contribution of political scientists to the field of comparative politics, and is awarded to the author of the best book published, […]
APSA Honorable Mention
May 10, 2024
Congratulations to Filiz Kahraman whose article “What makes an international institution work for labor activists? Shaping international law through strategic litigation” has received an Honorable Mention for the 2023 Best Article Award from the APSA (American Political Science Association) Law and Courts section!
CPSA (Canadian Political Science Association) Prize shortlists 2024
May 10, 2024
Congratulations to all our faculty (and student!) who have been shortlisted for CPSA prizes: Professor Emerita Sylvia Bashevkin was shortlisted for the Jill Vickers prize which is awarded to the author of the best paper presented in English or French, at the 2024 conference on the topic of gender and politics. Student Anika Ganness was […]
2024 100ABC Award
April 25, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein who has been honoured with a 2024 100ABC (Accomplished Black Canadian) Women Award! The 100ABC Award celebrates excellence and innovation highlighting individuals and organizations committed to fostering diversity, equity, and solidarity within economic systems. Dr. Hossein’s leadership and contributions have promoted alternative economic models that prioritize social justice, and […]
ASSU Award
April 3, 2024
Congratulations to Ziibiing Lab director and Professor Uahikea Maile, who has received the 2023-24 Terry Buckland Award for Diversity and Equity in Education from the Arts and Science Students’ Union (ASSU), the academic union for over 27,000 full-time undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts & Science. This award is awarded annually by the Executive […]
ASIL Certificate of Merit & Young Scholar Award
April 1, 2024
Congratulations to Tommaso Pavone whose book The Ghostwriters: Lawyers and the Politics Behind the Judicial Construction of Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2022), has received a certificate of merit in a specialized area of international law from the American Society of International Law (ASIL). ASIL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational membership organization whose mission is to […]
In Tribute to Peter H. Russell (1932 – 2024)
February 6, 2024
The department was very sad to learn of the recent death of Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Peter Russell. To remember him, his colleagues, former students and friends share their memories of him below in a series of tributes. A number of obituaries are posted at the bottom of the page. From Robert Vipond, Political […]
Undergraduate Awards – celebrating academic success at its finest
January 29, 2024
The winners of the 2022-2023 undergraduate awards were announced at the annual celebration, held this year on the evening of January 25. Presiding over the award ceremony were Undergraduate Director & Associate Chair Rebecca Kingston, and Interim Chair Kanta Murali. Randy Boyagoda, Vice Dean of Undergraduate Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Science, also attended the […]
New Appointment
January 25, 2024
Professor Louis W. Pauly will serve as the Acting Chair of the Department of Political Science effective July 1, 2024 until June 30, 2025. He is the J. Stefan Dupré Distinguished Professor of Political Economy at the University of Toronto, where he has also served as chair of the Department of Political Science (2012 – […]