Musings from Moscow
November 22, 2016
Now in its ninth year, the Stanford U.S. – Russia forum (SURF) brings together students from around the world to discuss cyber security, trade, arms control and many other topics at a fall conference in the Russian capital. Two PhD candidates from the Political Science Department who’ll be in attendance this year include Alexis Lerner, […]
Only 2% of Canadian students study abroad
November 14, 2016
Most Canadian students are aware of the challenges of studying abroad according to The Globe and Mail blaming lack of money and uncertainty about receiving academic credit. An extensive study to be released Tuesday has found that only slightly more than two per cent of Canadian students took courses or did research in a foreign […]
Political Science faculty on the U.S. election results
November 10, 2016
A number of University of Toronto political scientists were among those contacted by U of T News for comment in the aftermath of the Trump presidential victory discussing areas such as the G7 & G20, race, xenophobia, gender and Latin America. Included were Judith Teichman, Sylvia Bashevkin, Renan Levine, Ryan Hurl, Randall Hansen and John […]
Input of indigenous Canadians fundamental to electoral reform
November 8, 2016
No decision should be made about electoral reform without the input of indigenous Canadians according to Melissa Williams, professor of political science at the University of Toronto and a Senior Democracy Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School. Writing for The Globe and Mail, Williams addresses the […]
Running the numbers: how political polls can dictate votes
November 8, 2016
In his 2016 paper “Partisans and a Social Theory of Poll Effects,” Randy Besco, a post-doctoral researcher with U of T Mississauga’s department of political science, looked at how candidates who are behind in the polls are viewed by partisan voters and how that might affect voter behaviour. “Supporting a political candidate is a way […]
U of T political scientists debate Xenophobia and Islam in Europe and the U.S.
November 7, 2016
Canadians have no reason to feel superior to Americans and Europeans about their attitudes towards immigrants and refugees, University of Toronto political scientist Phil Triadafilopoulos told a packed forum at the Munk School of Global Affairs recently. Triadafilopoulos, an associate professor at U of T Scarborough, was participating in a panel discussion called Banning Muslims: […]
U of T’s Innovation Policy Lab collaborates on startup report
November 1, 2016
A new report published by TechTO, an organization that supports startup firms in Toronto and explores ways to support and strengthen technology-driven jobs in the GTA combines the findings of The Innovation Policy Lab at the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs, consulting firm PWC and economic data modelling firm Emsi. The Innovation […]
Considering the implications of Calais
November 1, 2016
Randall Hansen, professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts & Science and director of the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Phil Triadafilopoulos, associate professor of political science at U of T Scarborough and U of T’s School of Public Policy & Governance, recently […]
Joseph Carens on ‘untangling the immigration debate’ in The New Yorker
October 27, 2016
In an article in The New Yorker, U of T political scientist Joseph Carens chimes in on the debate surrounding immigration in the United States. Three years ago Carens published “The Ethics of Immigration,” which defends the simple proposition that “Immigrants belong”. The full article (which appears in other versions of the October 31, 2016, […]
Joining Toronto’s ‘intellectual centre’
October 26, 2016
The department warmly welcomes new faculty member Torrey Shanks who joins the UTSC department from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University of Albany (SUNY). Professor Shanks completed her PhD in Political Science at Northwestern University and is excited about meeting her new students. “I’m very happy to join the department […]