In the News: Aisha Ahmad on the misgivings of deportation
October 8, 2015
Dr. Aisha Ahmad, assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, discusses the perils of sending known extremists back to their ancestral country. Specializing in international security, Dr. Ahmad has conducted extensive field research on Islamic extremist groups in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia. The full article is available here. Related: Maclean’s Why banishing […]
Munk Debate: Janice Stein on the future of Global Affairs
September 29, 2015
The Munk Debates, chaired by Rudyard Griffiths, are Canada’s leading public-affairs forum, addressing current affairs, issues and trends with renowned analysts and policy-makers. Here, Janice Stein, founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, discusses the changing face of international relations. The full debate is available on this Globe and Mail page.
Political Science Professor pens open letter to PM
September 29, 2015
Along with 10 signatories and 71 co-signatories from across Canada’s academic milieu, Professor of Political Science Peter Russell has written an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper regarding amendments to the Elimination to the Long Gun Registry Act (ELRA). To read the letter click here.
Erin Tolley on building ‘an even better Toronto’
September 29, 2015
In their series on how U of T students, faculty and researchers are helping to make Toronto an even better city, U of T magazine spoke to Political Science Assistant Professor Erin Tolley, who believes ‘better’ lies in a more inclusive city and an increase in the diversity of the region’s political candidates. The Autumn […]
In the News: Political Science co-authors on climate change challenges for incoming government
September 29, 2015
University of Toronto Political Science Professors Steven Bernstein and Matthew Hoffman consider what the greatest environmental challenges will be to the new incoming government in Policy Options. The complete article is available here. Co-authored with Graeme Auld and Matthew Paterson.
In the News: Founding Director of Munk School on CBC news
September 28, 2015
Janice Stein, the founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, along with Fen Hampson, director of global security and politics at CIGI (The Centre for International Governance Innovation) discuss monitoring group reports that Syrian forces are using Russian jets. The complete CBC news clip is available here.
In the News: Ryan Hurl discusses Pope’s possible political agenda on US visit
September 24, 2015
Political scientist Ryan Hurl of Munk’s Centre for the Study of the United States, was interviewed on CTV news in light of the Pope’s inaugural visit to the United States and the implications political issues broached by the head of the Catholic Church may have on the upcoming US election. The video is available here. […]
In the News: Clifford Orwin on the future of the humanities in Canada
September 21, 2015
Clifford Orwin, Professor of Political Science, Classics and Jewish Studies and a Fellow of St. Michael’s College and Senior Fellow of Massey College at the University of Toronto, reflects on the teacher who inspired his pursuit of the humanities at university and why its fate rests in the hands of the high school educator. Preferably […]
In the News: Phil Triadafilopoulos on Germany’s welcome gesture to refugees
September 18, 2015
In a piece written by Maclean’s writer Michael Petrou, Phil Triadafilopoulos comments on Germany’s reaction to the Syrian refugee crisis and why German chancellor Angela Merkel has been nicknamed ‘Mother of the outcasts’. Phil Triadafilopoulos is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He teaches courses in public policy at the University […]
‘Best paper’ award at ATRN conference
September 16, 2015
Wilson Pritchard, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto’s department of Political Science, along with Dr. Samuel Jibao and University of Toronto Political Science student Vanessa van den Boogaard, have won the best paper award at the recent inaugural ‘African Tax Research Network’ (ATRN) conference. The award for the paper, entitled ‘Taxation and Post-Conflict State […]