Bathelt Wins Grant
February 27, 2015
Congratulations from the entire Department go out to Professor Harald Bathelt and Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Peng-Fei Li who have been awarded a special Policy Research Grant by the Asia Pacifica Foundation of Canada. The title of their research project is: “Mapping Networks of Innovative Clusters between China and Canada”. For more info on these grants […]
Top 30 Under 30
February 26, 2015
Former Political Science and Economics undergraduate student Danial Jameel is featured in today’s U of T Bulletin as one of Forbes Magazine’s Top 30 under 30. Take a quick look at his entrepreneurial skills and how his start-up business began in the basement of a University College residence.
Recapping the ISA Conference
February 23, 2015
At this year’s annual meeting of the International Studies Association, held last week in New Orleans, special awards were given to several U of T faculty members. Department Chair Louis Pauly received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Political Economy Section. The award was created in 1989 to “recognize senior scholars of exceptional merit […]
Canada: Imagined Community?
February 20, 2015
The University of Toronto Art Centre at Hart House will be hosting an engaging panel discussion on the idea of Canada as an imagined community. One of the panellists for this debate will be the Department’s own Robert Schertzer. The event will take place next Wednesday, February 25th from 7:00-8:30 pm in the UTAC lounge. […]
Stephen Harper’s veiled attack on religious freedom
February 18, 2015
Professor Clifford Orwin has penned a sharply-worded op-ed in today’s Globe and Mail that addresses the issue of whether people should be forced to remove their niqab or face covering upon taking the oath of Canadian citizenship. To read the entire article, please click here. Orwin subsequently appeared on TVO’s The Agenda to defend his […]
Putting Your Political Science Degree Into Action
February 13, 2015
Are you in the third or fourth year of your undergraduate degree in political science? Are you wondering what kind of job and life opportunities are awaiting you after you graduate? If so, you should come to our Leadership Lunch. Our special guest for this lunch will be Mary Fragedakis, who is currently a Toronto […]
Haddow in the media
February 12, 2015
Professor Rodney Haddow appeared on yesterday’s CTV (Toronto) Evening News to discuss the recent crossing of the floor by MP Eve Adams. Haddow notes that Adams faces an uphill climb in her mission to become a Liberal candidates, let alone MP for the riding of Eglinton-Lawrence in the 2015 federal election. To watch the story, […]
Transforming Education
February 12, 2015
Teresa Kramarz, who completed in PhD in the Department of Political Science in 2012, is attempting to transform the undergraduate educational experience. As the director of the new ‘Munk One’ program, her work has been featured by U of T News for its fresh, innovation approach to engaging first year students. To read more about […]
Show off your pride
February 11, 2015
Proud of being a political science student at the University of Toronto? If so, the Association of Political Science Students (APSS) has some exciting news for you. As of today, the APSS is selling Department of Political Science sweatshirts! They are navy blue crewnecks with a department logo on the front. They are $35 each, […]
Canada’s 2008 election offers lessons for 2015 vote
February 9, 2015
As Wiseman notes, trying to predict the results of elections is a largely futile exercise. That said, if this year’s federal election produces another Conservative minority, “the first lesson that should be drawn from the case of 2008 is that the opposition parties will be hard-pressed to bring down a minority government at a time […]