In the News: Dan Breznitz and David Wolfe on Canada’s lagging innovation policy
September 14, 2015
In today’s Globe and Mail, Dan Breznitz, the Munk chair of Innovation Studies and co-director of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, and David Wolfe, co-director of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs at U of T, discuss Canada’s poor performance when it comes to […]
Professor Joseph Carens named Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada
September 8, 2015
Professor Joseph Carens from the Department of Political Science at The University of Toronto, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in recognition of his outstanding work as a leading intellectual and researcher. Election by their peers to the academies (Arts, Humanities and Sciences) is the highest honour a […]
Several Political Science Faculty honoured at APSA’s 2015 gathering
September 4, 2015
Four faculty members from the department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, are being recognised at the 2015 gathering of The American Political Science Association. The C. Herman Pritchett Award, given annually for the best book on law and courts written by a political scientist, is being awarded to The University of Toronto’s […]
In the News: Political Science student reports on European refugee crisis
September 4, 2015
Craig Damian Smith, a PhD Candidate in Political Science at U of T, conducts research on irregular migration to Europe. In his latest editorial piece for The Toronto Star, Smith examines Canada’s reaction to the European refugee crisis. The article is available here. Smith is currently based in the Balkans.
In the News: John Kirton weighs in on latest G20 meeting
September 4, 2015
In today’s Business Insider, John Kirton, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, Research Associate of the Munk School of Global Affairs and the founder and co-director of the G20 Research Group speaks about the latest G20 meeting and the implications China’s slow growth may have. To read the full story please […]
Political Science Department Welcomes Two New Assistant Professors
September 3, 2015
Dr. Kate Neville Dr. Neville (above) holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, an M.E.Sc. from Yale’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a B.Sc.H. from the Department of Biology at Queen’s University. Passionate about global environmental politics, Dr. Neville is interested in the insights that international relations and […]
External Graduate Scholarships Announced
August 10, 2015
The Department of Political Science is proud to announce that many of our emerging graduate scholars have been awarded prestigious external scholarships from this year’s various award competitions. The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Doctoral Scholarships aim to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel […]
Balancing Stone Sculpture and Political Philosophy
August 4, 2015
Many of you know Professor Ronald Beiner from his work on modern political philosophy. After teaching for 31 years at the University of Toronto, he has become both a recognizable face and a noted scholar, for example, on Kantian philosophy. What you might not know about Prof Beiner, however, is that he is an artist, […]
Featured Faculty: Canada’s 2015 Federal Election
August 4, 2015
This past weekend, Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and officially begin the longest election campaign in modern Canadian political history. As a department recognized to be at the forefront of political scholarship, we know that our faculty members will be consulted by many different media outlets (mainstream and alternative […]
News.Politics Election Digest
August 4, 2015
Professor Aisha Ahmad: 1. University of Toronto News: Why is the niqab an election issue? Q & A with professor Aisha Ahmad 2. Maclean’s: Why banishing homegrown terrorists will backfire 3. The Huffington Post Canada: Harper’s Conservatives Want to Dupe You Into Fearing Immigrants Professor Sylvia Bashevkin: 1. The Toronto Star: Women’s issues ‘invisible’ this […]