John Kirton on what to expect from upcoming G20’s Antalya Summit
November 10, 2015
Political Science Professor John Kirton tells us what we can expect from the upcoming G20’s Antalya Summit (November 15th & 16th) in The East Asia Forum, a platform for analysis and research on politics, economics, business, law, security, international relations and society relevant to the Asia Pacific region. The article is available here. Kirton is […]
David Wolfe says new cabinet focus on innovation is needed
November 10, 2015
Political Science Professor David Wolfe, along with other University of Toronto experts Richard Florida and Roger Martin are calling for a shift in the way the federal government thinks about innovation. Speaking to U of T news, Wolfe, co-director of the Munk School of Global Affairs’ Innovation Policy Lab, believes the problem lies in the […]
Ryan Balot discusses ‘courage’ on Why? Radio
November 9, 2015
Political Science Professor Ryan Balot discusses the meaning and nature of courage on Why? Radio which hosts philosophical discussions about everyday life. Shows are produced by the Institute for Philosophy and Public Life, a division of The University of North Dakota’s College of Arts and Science. Episode 85: “What is courage?” is available to listen […]
Professor Robert Schertzer comments on new cabinet
November 9, 2015
Political Science Assistant Professor Robert Schertzer spoke to U of T news about what Trudeau’s new cabinet says about Canada’s future. Professor Schertzer served as Chair of The Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN), an interdisciplinary student-led research association at the London School of Economics & Political Science from 2009 – 2010. […]
Political Science alumnus chosen as Government House Leader
November 5, 2015
The CBC reports that Dominic LeBlanc, who holds a BA in political science from U of T (Trinity College 1989) has been chosen as Government House Leader by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The son of former Liberal cabinet minister and governor general Romeo LeBlanc, he is a lawyer from New Brunswick who served as a […]
One year later, city content with Tory as mayor
October 28, 2015
Speaking to Global News, University of Toronto Political Science Professor Renan Levine said the city appears to be content with John Tory taking on the mayoral reins following the headline-grabbing antics of the Ford administration. Read the full article here.
Seva Gunitsky discusses Russian involvement in Syria
October 27, 2015
Seva Gunitsky, assistant professor at the department of Political Science and the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, recently spoke with U of T News about the message Russia is currently trying to relay to the rest of the world and how it might contribute to a political solution in the […]
Political Science student joins ‘Gown Run’ to support Scholars-at-Risk program
October 23, 2015
As reported in The Toronto Star, Alex Sodiqov, a PhD student in the department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, will join his family on October 24th to support Massey College’s Scholars-at-Risk Program by participating in their ‘Gown Run’, a 5-km fundraising jaunt around the St. George campus, where supporters walk, run or […]
‘New York Times’ features Courtney Jung on her latest research
October 20, 2015
In the run up to the publication of her book ‘Lactivism: How Feminists and Fundamentalists, Hippies and Yuppies, and Physicians and Politicians Made Breastfeeding Big Business and Bad Policy’, The New York Times dedicated it’s Sunday Review front cover to Courtney Jung’s exploration of a topic that everyone (she found) has an opinion on: is […]
Louis Pauly introduces issue of ‘International Organization’ commemorating Mark Zacher
October 16, 2015
In memory of Mark Zacher (1938 – 2014), distinguished professor of international relations at the University of British Columbia and occasional visiting professor at the University of Toronto, the journal International Organization and Cambridge University Press have compiled a special volume to honor his life and work. The journal’s editors stated ‘Mark’s research on international […]