Risking War
April 10, 2017
Aisha Ahmad, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Professor Daniel Douek (Concordia University) discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to fire 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Syria in their latest article for The Globe and Mail. The full article is available here.
Political Science and Munk School collaborate on new Japan Studies Initiative
March 30, 2017
The Government of Japan is conferring US$5 million on the University of Toronto to establish an endowed chair in Japanese politics and global affairs, and to launch a Centre for the Study of Global Japan, making it the first Canadian university to receive such support from the Government of Japan. This move is based on […]
Louis Pauly named ‘J. Stefan Dupré Distinguished Professor of Political Economy’
March 30, 2017
Congratulations to our Chair Louis Pauly who has been named the J. Stefan Dupré Distinguished Professor of Political Economy (April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2022) by U of T’s Office of the Vice-President and Provost, as part of their ‘Distinguished Professor’ section. The purpose of the program is to advance and recognize individuals with […]
New insight into Canadian Confederation
March 29, 2017
A recent survey of Canadian historians and political scientists, conducted by the University of Toronto and York University, has found that there are important gaps in how Canada’s 1867 Confederation is studied in this country. Canadians’ views of the landmark British North America Act, passed 150 years ago, seem to be evolving in part because […]
In Memoriam – Ana Maria Bejarano (1962 – 2017)
March 29, 2017
Early on March 28, 2017, the UTM and entire University of Toronto community lost our dear colleague and friend, Professor Ana Maria Bejarano, to cancer. A deeply devoted teacher in the Department of Political Science, Ana Maria touched thousands of students through her courses on comparative politics and Latin America and even broader audiences through […]
Canada’s strategy in Ukraine
March 22, 2017
For The Globe and Mail, Seva Gunitsky, assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto recently addressed how Canadian strategy in Ukraine has become frozen and what should be done. The full article is available here.
Canada: An Intolerant Public
March 21, 2017
Though Canada has been known for its welcoming policies, a new poll from Reuters/Ipsos finds that 48% of respondents want to deport asylum seekers from Middle Eastern and African countries who have been illegally crossing the border into Canada. More than 40% said that these migrants would make Canada less safe. The Reuters poll comes […]
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC)
March 21, 2017
Lynette H. Ong, associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto, recently outlined the key outcomes of the recently held National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) for The Washington Post. The complete article is available here.
Massive climb for U of T in ‘Politics and International Studies’ section of QS University Rankings
March 8, 2017
The University of Toronto has been ranked number twelve in the 2017 QS World University Rankings in the Politics and International Studies section, jumping from the twenty-fourth spot in 2016. According to their website, the University of Toronto has “assembled one of the strongest research and teaching faculties in North America, presenting top students at […]
Trump’s Revised Travel Ban: A further statement from the Department of Political Science, U of T
March 8, 2017
On January 30, 2017, our Department issued a statement in response to the indefensible US travel ban targeted at seven Muslim majority countries. An amended ban aimed at six of those countries has now been announced and is expected to go into effect later this month. The ban remains indefensible, unjustified, and deeply offensive. It […]