Connaught New Researcher Awards
June 5, 2017
Two political science Professors have each received a Connaught New Researcher Award. Diana Xuan Fu and Stefan Renckens were among 56 rising U of T research stars to receive support for their research projects “Reaching for Half the Sky: Explaining China’s New Wave Feminist Movement” and “Transnational Private Sustainability Governance as Interest Community” respectively. The […]
Donald Smiley Prize
June 1, 2017
Framed: Media and the Coverage of Race in Canadian Politics by Erin Tolley, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, has won the Canadian Political Science Association’s (CPSA) prestigious Donald Smiley Prize. The prize is awarded to the best book published in English or French in the field relating […]
Federal Favouritism
May 31, 2017
Canada was designed as a federation, denoting that the national government be responsible for some things, the provincial government for others. The pendulum of who does what has swung over the years, with some commenting that the federal government has become so far removed from people’s lives that all it does now is go to […]
Should the United States quit the Paris climate deal?
May 24, 2017
In his latest article for The Globe and Mail, Matthew Hoffmann, professor of political science at UTSC and co-director of the Environmental Governance Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, discusses why it might be best if the United States quit the Paris climate deal. The full article is available here.
Parliament’s Diversity Problem
May 23, 2017
A new essay by U of T political scientist Erin Tolley entitled “The Electoral System and Parliament’s Diversity Problem: In Defense of the Wrongfully Accused” argues that our electoral system is not the main barrier to more diverse representation in government. It appears in Should We Change How We Vote?, a new book of essays […]
New Appointments
May 18, 2017
Our latest faculty appointments include Linda White and Paul Kingston, who have both been promoted to the rank of Full Professor. Seva Gunitsky and Andrea Olive have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. Congratulations to all! Picture: Linda White
Digitizing Canada’s Parliament
May 3, 2017
Looking for a transcript of a Parliamentary debate? Well look no further than LiPaD.ca, an online platform that allows users to access a fully searchable version of the Debates of the House of Commons of Canada going back 150 years. LiPaD (The Linked Parliamentary Data Project) was first conceived in 2013 when a group of […]
Conservative Leadership Predictions
May 2, 2017
With the Conservative Party leadership vote only a month away, U of T News’ Romi Levine asked Nelson Wiseman, professor of political science and director of Canadian studies at U of T, and Christopher Cochrane, an associate professor of political science at U of T Scarborough, how Kevin O’Leary’s recent departure will shake up the […]
Randall Hansen appointed as Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs
April 24, 2017
Political Scientist Randall Hansen has been appointed as Interim Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs effective June 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. Professor Hansen received his DPhil in Politics from the University of Oxford in 1998. He taught at the Universities of London (Queen Mary) and Oxford (Merton) before coming to Toronto […]
Donald Smiley Short-List
April 13, 2017
The Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) has announced the 2017 Donald Smiley Prize Short-List which includes two University of Toronto Political Scientists: Erin Tolley and Robert Schertzer. Congratulations to both! The winner will be announced at the CPSA President’s Dinner on May 31st in Toronto. Both books received rave reviews on the CPSA website: Robert […]