Kent Roach appointed to the Order of Canada
January 5, 2016
Cross-appointed faculty member Kent Roach (Law) has been appointed to the Order of Canada for “his steadfast defence of the rights of Canadians, both as a scholar and as a litigator.” Other members newly named to the order this year included University of Toronto President Meric Gertler along with faculty members Brenda Andrews (Molecular Genetics), […]
What Russia must do to find common ground with the West in 2016
December 22, 2015
Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the University of Toronto and an associate of the Davis Center at Harvard University, spoke with Russia Direct regarding Russian foreign policy in 2015 – 2016 and its complicated relations with the West. The full article is available here.
Zuckerberg donation anti-democratic?
December 15, 2015
In The Toronto Star, Linda White, interim director of the School of Public Policy and Governance and associate professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Toronto chimes in on the controversial decision by social media mogul Mark Zuckerberg to donate 99 per cent of his Facebook shares to charitable causes. The […]
Ronald Deibert on the importance of ‘The Citizen Lab’
December 8, 2015
Ronald Deibert, Professor of Political Science and Director of ‘The Citizen Lab’ at the Munk School of Global Affairs, spoke to The Varsity about how the work being done there ranks among the most important at the University of Toronto. ‘Citizen Lab’ according to its website, is an interdisciplinary research and development ‘hothouse’ that combines […]
Is Trump a fascist? Clifford Orwin weighs in
December 8, 2015
Donald Trump, the Republicans’ leading presidential hopeful says that all Muslims, from refugees to tourists, should be barred from entering the United States, saying the country is now ‘at war.’ His remarks have ignited debate about whether to use the F-word – fascism – to describe his politics. In today’s Globe and Mail, Clifford Orwin, […]
Phil Triadafilopoulos on Merkel rebranding
December 2, 2015
Political Science Professor Phil Triadafilopoulos spoke to U of T News about the rebranding of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and its impact on Germany and beyond. Triadafilopoulos is an expert on immigration and citizenship policies, and how they reflect and reconfigure boundaries of national belonging in liberal-democratic states. The full article is available here.
Matthew Hoffmann on UN climate summit
December 1, 2015
World leaders gathered in Paris on Monday for the crucial UN summit on climate change to negotiate a treaty to limit global warming to 2C, the widely accepted temperature threshold to avert catastrophic disasters. The conference objective is to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, from all the nations of the world. […]
Margaret Kohn argues for the Scarborough subway
December 1, 2015
In an opinion piece for The Toronto Star, Professor of Political Science Margaret Kohn argues that although the best transit solution for Scarborough is debatable, its clear that a major investment in public transit in the periphery is a matter of justice. The full article is available here. Kohn is the Acting Director for the […]
Peter Loewen analyzes PM’s performance since election victory
November 30, 2015
Political Science Professor Peter Loewen spoke to U of T News about PM Justin Trudeau’s debut on the world stage. Loewen is the director of the Centre for the Study of the United States at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs. The full article is available here.
PhD students discuss reaction to refugee crisis
November 27, 2015
Political Science PhD students Kiran Banerjee and Craig Damian Smith along with Political Science Professor Joseph Carens, recently spoke on CBC Radio 1’s ‘Ideas’ programme where they proposed a radical re-thinking of the institutions that shape how nations respond to the voices of refugees. Listen to the full episode here.