A telling cabinet reshuffle?
January 13, 2017
In the wake of PM Justin Trudeau’s announcement that Maryam Monsef was being shuffled from the democratic institutions file to status of women, Erin Tolley, assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto said, “It says a lot about how we regard women’s issues (like pay equity, child care and violence against women) […]
U.S. election shortfalls
January 12, 2017
Since the Cold War, more nations have held elections that may be highly competitive — but still don’t meet the minimum standards for being free, fair and democratic. The 2016 U.S. presidential election included some of the same violations of democratic norms and procedures often found in fragile democracies and “competitive authoritarian” regimes. As researchers […]
The Trump effect
January 10, 2017
Despite Donald Trump’s inauguration being three weeks away, he’s been influencing policy and global markets since the day after his election as the next U.S. president. On Monday – under repeated criticism from Trump – Ford Motor Company announced it would cancel plans to build a small-car assembly plant in Mexico. Just a few hours […]
Best Books 2016
January 10, 2017
Several U of T political scientists were included in The Hill Times list of ‘Best Books 2016’. They were: Backrooms and Beyond: Partisan Advisers and the Politics of Policy Work in Canada by Jonathan Craft, University of Toronto Press Dynasties and Interludes: Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics by Lawrence Leduc and Jon H. […]
How a country gets forged in the classroom
January 5, 2017
In a recent Toronto Star article, Political Scientist Robert Vipond describes his latest book Making A Global City: How One Toronto School Embraced Diversity as a “biography of a school”. Clinton Street Junior Public School is coined an ‘incubator of citizenship’ and it’s history is traced from the first half of the last century beginning […]
2017: What to expect globally
January 4, 2017
U of T News recently spoke with several University of Toronto Political Scientists including Aurel Braun, Kate Neville, Matthew Hoffmann, Randall Hansen and Aisha Ahmad to gauge what lies ahead in 2017 when it comes to Syria’s future, the fate of Europe, climate change and global security. The article is available here. Photo by: Sunil […]
Indigenous alumnae celebrated by U of T
December 9, 2016
Audrey Rochette, a former Political Science student who graduated in June this year, was recently awarded the ‘Outstanding Native Student of the Year Award’ at the University of Toronto’s First Nations House. Worth $4,000, the award recognizes Indigenous undergraduate and graduate students at the top of their class who contribute to their communities. The full […]
Innovation Agenda should focus on humanities
November 30, 2016
Earlier this year, the government of Canada launched its Innovation Agenda, actively soliciting advice from the public on how to increase the country’s profile as a world leader in innovation, including how to improve the role of the education system in raising the next generation of tech leaders. Some academics have raised concerns about the […]
Coddling the Castros?
November 28, 2016
In the days since Fidel Castro’s death, Political Scientist Clifford Orwin reflects on the mainly sanitised tributes that have been paid to the Cuban dictator by world leaders including the Canadian PM. The full Globe and Mail article is available here.
JHI Award
November 23, 2016
Congratulations to Political Scientist Courtney Jung who has been awarded a Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) Research Fellowship (2017-2018). Research Fellows are University of Toronto tenured faculty members by the time of their fellowship, chosen for their distinction in achievements relative to their career stage, the excellence of their proposed project, and its relation to the […]