Spring News.Politics Online Extras
June 9, 2015
Be sure to bookmark this page and come back as we update our online special features throughout the summer: http://politics.utoronto.ca/2015/06/rethinking-education-newsletter-online-extra/
China’s Great Cannon
June 2, 2015
Political Science Professor Ronald Deibert, who is also the director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, is part of a team that has published a new report on China’s latest cyber weapon, which they call ‘The Great Cannon’. In partnership with other scholars at the International Computer Science Institute; the […]
McMenemy Prize Nomination
May 26, 2015
Jerald Sabin, a PhD student in the Department has been nominated for this year’s McMenemy Prize for the best article in the Canadian Journal of Political Science. His article, “Contested Colonialism: Responsible Government and Political Development in the Yukon“, was published in the 47th volume of the CJPS. You can read the abstract of his […]
Keeping Up With McCarney
May 12, 2015
It has been a busy couple of weeks for Professor Patricia McCarney. Late last week, she was featured in the latest issue of the U of T Cities podcast with an engaging talk on ‘The Power of Numbers’. To listen to her podcast or read the transcript of her interview, please click here. Today, McCarney […]
Remembering Rotstein
April 30, 2015
Today, family, friends and colleagues will celebrate the life of Professor Abe Rotstein in a memorial service to be held today at Benjamin’s Park Memorial Chapel, in Toronto. The outpouring of tributes to honour Professor Rotstein since his passing on Monday has been incredible. One of the best tributes has been penned by Toronto Star […]
2015 QS World University Rankings: Politics and International Studies
April 29, 2015
The University of Toronto has once again been ranked as the top university in Canada for the study of politics and international studies, according to the 2015 QS World University ranking survey. This year U of T placed 27th in the world, which is up six places from our final standing in 2014. The next […]
Professor Abe Rotstein
April 28, 2015
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Professor Abe Rotstein. Please see the below note from Professor Louis Pauly, Chair of the Political Science Department: Colleagues, Our colleague, Abe Rotstein, died this morning. He had been frail lately, and it seems that his heart just gave out. May […]
Another Outstanding Teaching Assistant
April 27, 2015
The Department of Political Science is pleased to announce that Mr. Aarie Glas is the winner of the 2013-14 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for the University of Toronto at Mississauga Campus. UTM has had the pleasure of scores of excellent Teaching Assistants. Among them, Aarie Glas distinguished himself as exceptionally dedicated, diligent, and well read. […]
MA Graduate To Oversee Lobbying in Ireland
April 24, 2015
Really interesting story from The Irish Times on the recent appointment of Sherry Perreault, a graduate of our MA program, as Ireland’s first head of lobbying regulation. Prior to taking up this post, Mme Perreault has been a dedicated public servant with stints in Canada’s Privy Council Office, The Department of Canadian Heritage and the […]
Political Science Alumni Association Meeting
April 22, 2015
The Political Science Alumni Association (PSAA) will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. in Sidney Smith Hall, Room 3130. All POL alumni are invited to attend or join us via teleconference. Toll Free dial in # is: 888-289-4573 or 416-645-1179 – access code is 8832531. The agenda for the […]