Congratulations to Margaret Kohn on her successful SSHRC
May 22, 2014
Professor Margaret (Peggy) Kohn has been awarded a SSHRC grant for her project titled, Spaces of Civil Disobedience: From Sanctuary to Occupy. “Any juridical order needs places where it is possible to explore alternatives. Subaltern counter-publics are particularly important in a democracy where these spaces play a role in formulating and disseminating critical points of […]
Congratulations to Stephen Clarkson on his successful SSHRC
May 8, 2014
Professor Stephen Clarkson has been awarded a 5-year SSHRC grant for his project titled, “North America’s Engagement in a World of Regions: Bilateralism vs. Regionalism in Foreign Investment Protection Regimes (1988-2018)”. Clarkson’s most recent project addressing the inter-regional diffusion of rules and institutions promoting trans-national corporations’ investments in the Euro-American Triangle was supported by the […]
Two Political Science Professors Short-Listed
May 7, 2014
Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos’ book , Becoming Multicultural, is on the short-list of nominees for the 2014 CPSA Prize in Comparative Politics “In Becoming Multicultural, Triadafilopoulos examines how Germany and Canada have managed the politics of membership in an era of mass international migration. The book’s contribution lies, first, in its framing of an overlooked puzzle. As […]
UTEA Excellence Award: Studying Income Inequality
April 24, 2014
On the recommendation of our department and the Faculty, Andre Sinaga, a highly skilled Economics student who currently holds the Chancellor’s Scholarship at Trinity College, has been awarded a competitive U of T Excellence Award (UTEA). The award will permit him to work this summer on Jacques Bertrand’s project entitled, “Resource Booms and Inequality in […]
Second Edition of Prof Raisa Deber's Book Published
April 23, 2014
Professor Raisa Deber’s second edition of her book, Case Studies in Canadian Health Policy and Management, was recently published by the University of Toronto Press. Covering a wide range of issues, the 22 cases included in Case Studies in Canadian Health Policy and Management constitute an exceptional resource for bringing real-life policy questions into the […]
Phil Triadafilopoulos' publishes book on ethnic and nationalist politics
April 10, 2014
A new book co-edited by Phil Triadafilopoulos was recently published by UBC Press. Professor Triadafilopoulos’ co-editors, Kristin Good and Luc Turgeon, both completed their PhDs in our department. The book titled “Segmented Cities?: How Urban Contexts Shape Ethnic and Nationalist Politics” provides a timely analysis of how the forces of urbanization and pluralization are shaping […]
2014 TATP Teaching Excellence Award Short-listed Candidates
April 8, 2014
Congratulations to Nathaniel Gilmore on being shortlisted for the 2014 TATP Teaching Excellence Award. This year’s winners will be announced on April 30th. The Teaching Assistants’ Training Program’s (TATP) Teaching Excellence Award was created in 2003 to recognize the outstanding contributions of teaching assistants at the University of Toronto. The award seeks to value the […]
Joseph Wong Student Experience Fund
April 7, 2014
To celebrate Professor Joseph Wong’s eight years of dedication and service as the director of the Asian Institute (AI), the AI has established the Joseph Wong Student Experience Fund. The fund was made possible through the support of the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Munk School of Global Affairs, and Professor Wong’s colleagues, […]
AWARD: Peter Loewen presented with Contemporary Achievement Award
April 2, 2014
Professor Peter Loewen, a member of Mount Allison University’s class of 2002, is the recipient of this year’s Contemporary Achievement Award. The Mount Allison Federated Alumni Association award recognizes outstanding achievement by alumnus or alumna within 15 years of graduation from Mount Allison. Loewen is being recognized for both his academic and career achievements. Professor […]
Outstanding TA Awards – 2013-14
April 1, 2014
The Department of Political Science is pleased to request nominations for the 2013-14 Outstanding TA Awards. The awards seek to recognize outstanding work performed by teaching assistants employed by the department in the previous academic year. Three awards will be granted, one for each campus: St.George, UTM and UTSC. Evaluation Criteria Performance in the 2013-14 […]