Professor Nelson Wiseman shares his wisdom on Canadian Politics
January 15, 2014
As one of our resident experts on Canadian politics, Professor Nelson Wiseman is often called upon by the media for his insight into current Canadian issues. In an article by The Guardian on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford titled “Allies and enemies say Toronto mayor Rob Ford could yet bounce back again,” Wiseman had this to […]
PhD student David Polansky pens book review of 'Machiavelli' for the WSJ
January 15, 2014
Political Science PhD student David Polansky recently wrote a book review of ‘Machiavelli’ by Joseph Markulin: “The life of a great thinker presents unique challenges to a would-be biographer. Actions and events are the stuff of biographies, yet thoughts, not deeds, are what chiefly make the thinker of interest to us. As Heidegger reportedly said […]
Professor Wendy Wong and student Peter Brown publish paper titled 'E-Bandits in Global Activism'
December 17, 2013
The December 2013 edition of Perspectives on Politics published an article written by political science Professor Wendy Wong and her student Peter Brown. The article titled ‘E-Bandits in Global Activism: WikieLeaks, Anonymous, and the Politics of No One‘ was not only published by the journal, but also featured on the front cover. An abstract can […]
Richard Simeon Obituary
December 9, 2013
Late Professor Richard Simeon defined political discourse in Canada by: Michael Valpy Richard Simeon was one of the great scholars of Canadian federalism and constitution building of the past half-century who did much to define the political conversation in his country in an era now largely vanished behind history’s veil. As a teacher and mentor, […]
Professor Erin Tolley's Perspective: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 5, 2013
Recently Kelly Rankin from U of T news interviewed a series of experts asking them the question: what role can a Day of Remembrance play in spurring action against gender violence? One of those experts was UTM Political Science Professor Erin Tolley: “With public discourse and media coverage focusing on the “shattering” of glass ceilings […]
Webcast – Tyranny and Democracy: Ancient Lessons for a Global Crisis
November 22, 2013
On November 12th in the New York Public Library Professor Ryan Balot was one of three guest speakers discussing the topic of Tyranny and Democracy: Ancient Lessons for a Global Crisis. The talk was organized by the Onassis Foundation and also featured two other speakers: Professor Newell from Carleton and Professor Strauss from Cornell. “Are […]
Professor Ryan Balot interviewed by GEO magazine on the topic of Courage
November 22, 2013
Carsten Jasner recently interviewed Ryan Balot for GEO magazine, a well known journal of ideas and culture in Europe. The topic of the article is courage, on which Balot has just written a major book entitled Courage in the Democratic Polis: Ideology and Critique in Classical Athens. The book will appear in February with Oxford […]
Professor Jacques Bertrand recently published two books
November 21, 2013
Professor Jacques Bertrand has been very busy over the past year. Currently he teaches both: POL 215Y – Politics and Transformation of Asia-Pacific and POL 2429H1F – Democracy and Ethnic Conflict. In addition to his teaching, Professor Bertrand is also the TA supervisor for the department of political science. Yet he still managed to find […]
Professor Janice Stein to deliver this year's Saul Goldstein Lecture
November 19, 2013
The Saul Goldstein Memorial Lecture was named in honour of U of T graduate Saul Goldstein by his family and friends following his death at the age of 97. In Saul Goldstein’s honour and with the support of his family and friends, an endowment has been created and henceforth this annual Fall Lecture at Woodsworth […]
Lynette Ong interviewed by NY Times
November 19, 2013
Political Science Professor Lynette Ong was recently interviewed by the New York Times for an article focusing on new cities in China: New China Cities: Shoddy Homes, Broken Hope “As China pushes ahead with government-led urbanization, a program expected to be endorsed at a Communist Party Central Committee meeting that began Saturday, many worry […]