Seva Gunitsky discusses Ukraine with the CBC
April 1, 2014
Political Science professor Seva Gunitsky was recently interviewed by CBC’s Christine Birak on the situation in Ukraine. Professor Gunitsky was born in Russia and his work as a political scientist focuses on democratization and international relations theory. Christine Birak: What do find most fascinating about this entire situation? Seva Gunitsky: Well I think it’s […]
AWARD: Carolynn Branton receives Dean's Student Life Award
March 31, 2014
The Department is proud to announce that Caroylnn Branton, the Graduate Administrator, is the recipient of this year’s Student Life Award! The Student Life award is one of the Dean’s Outstanding Staff Awards. The Dean’s Student Life Award recognizes an administrative staff member who has improved the quality of the student experience in the Faculty […]
Don’t undermine Elections Canada
March 19, 2014
The changes to Canada’s federal elections proposed in the Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23), threaten to “seriously damage the fairness and transparency of federal elections and diminish Canadians’ political participation,” according to a collective of 160 Canadian professors. The group, comprised of academics specializing in “the principles and institutions of constitutional democracy,” released an open […]
EVENT: Cancelled – Global Innovation & Regional Development Speaker Series
March 19, 2014
Unfortunately the event below has been CANCELLED due to the illness of the presenter. Global Innovation & Regional Development Speaker Series Speaker: Edward J. Malecki (Ohio State University) CANCELLED!! Title: The Global – and Local – Geography of Innovation Date: Friday, March 21st, 2014 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm Location: Sidney Smith Hall 3130
AWARD: APSS Receives Course Union of the Year Award
March 12, 2014
The Department of Political Science is proud to announce the undergraduate Association of Political Science Students (APSS) received the ASSU Sanjeev Dewett Course Union of the Year award! ASSU praised APSS for their extensive re-branding work this year: “ASSU recognizes the hard work [APSS] did this year in organizing the many events for your students […]
IN THE NEWS: Prof. Joseph Wong on Democratization in Asia
March 4, 2014
Recently The Malaysia Star, Malaysia’s most-read English language newspaper, published an article discussing the work of Professor Joseph Wong. Wong co-authored an article with University of Chicago Political Science Professor Dan Slater discussing democratization in developing Asia. The article, which discusses current and past authoritarian regimes, argues that “some of the strongest authoritarian parties in […]
TEDxUofT featuring PhD Candidate Clifton Van Der Linden
February 27, 2014
The second annual TEDxUofT is being held on March 1st in the beautiful Isabelle Bader Theatre. An acronym for Technology, Entertainment and Design, TED began in the early 1990s as an annual conference in California, with strong ties to Silicon Valley. TED events feature brief lectures on a variety of topics and place a strong […]
EVENT: Surveillance after Snowden: National Security and the Limits of Freedom of Expression
February 27, 2014
PEN Canada is sponsoring an event to discuss the status of state surveillance after the Edward Snowden releases. One of the panelists at the discussion is Political Scientist Ron Deibert whose research focuses on global security studies. How should a democracy balance national security with freedom of expression? Are government programs that capture and analyse […]
MacArthur Foundation awards the Citizen Lab
February 20, 2014
The MacArthur Foundation has selected U of T’s Citizen Lab as a recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions. The Citizen Lab, which is based at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, is an interdisciplinary laboratory that operates at the intersection of human rights, global […]
Prof. Wiseman Interviewed on TVO's the Agenda
February 11, 2014
As of last week, parts of the Senate Scandal became a tangible 80-page RCMP court file. Inside, exchanges between Conservative lawyers, Senators and PMO staff take an almost distant tone when it comes to prime ministerial approval. The Agenda’s Piya Chattopadhyay sits down with the University of Toronto’s Nelson Wiseman to discuss the origins of […]