New Appointments
April 25, 2022
Congratulations to two of our faculty members who have recently been appointed to new positions. Dickson Eyoh has been appointed as Acting Principal of New College effective July 1, 2022 for a one year term, while Edward Schatz has been appointed as Director of the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (CERES) at the […]
ISA Awards 2022
April 4, 2022
Congratulations to two of our faculty members who were both recognized at the 2022 International Studies Association’s (ISA) 63rd annual convention, held from March 28th to April 2nd in Nashville. Kate J. Neville was awarded the Harold & Margaret Sprout Award for her book, ‘Fueling Resistance: The Contentious Political Economy of Biofuels and Fracking,’ while […]
Remembering Frank Cunningham (1940-2022)
February 7, 2022
The department was very sad to learn of the death of Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Philosophy, Frank Cunningham, over the weekend. To remember him, his colleague and friend Joseph Carens, who remembers him below, has gathered together a number of tributes from his Political Science colleagues. His obituary is available here. To read […]
Show Time: Posthumously published book by UTM’s Lee Ann Fujii tackles political violence
December 6, 2021
Three and a half years ago, UTM and the scholarly community tragically lost Professor Lee Ann Fujii at the age of 56. At the time, she was nearing completion of a book on what she called “violent display.” This year, Lee Ann is in a limited sense back with us, as her final book Show […]
David A. Wolfe appointed as a member of CCA scientific advisory committee
November 29, 2021
Congratulations to David A. Wolfe, was has been appointed as a member of the Council of Canadian Academies scientific advisory committee. The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) is a not-for-profit organization that convenes the best experts in their respective fields to assess the evidence on complex scientific topics of public interest to inform decision-making in […]
Steven Bernstein awarded an Honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen
November 19, 2021
Congratulations to Professor Steven Bernstein who has been awarded an Honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen, the highest academic accolade that the University confers without the recipient first having defended a doctoral thesis in Denmark. The vast majority of honorary doctorates are conferred on non-Danish scientists who, as visiting teachers or through international research […]
New appointment
October 8, 2021
Congratulations to Professor Wendy Wong who has been appointed as an editor of Political Research Quarterly, the official journal of the Western Political Science Association, for a four year term beginning July 2022. PRQ is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research on all aspects of politics. Among the leading generalist journals of political science, […]
Ronald Deibert wins $25K Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
September 23, 2021
Congratulations to Ronald Deibert who is this year’s winner of the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for his book “Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society,” published by House of Anansi Press. The Writers’ Trust awarded the prize yesterday at a virtual version of the Politics and the Pen gala where jurors hailed Deibert […]
‘Field-defining’ book by Professor Ran Hirschl wins the 2021 Stein Rokkan Prize
September 13, 2021
Congratulations to Ran Hirschl who has won the 2021 Stein Rokkan Prize for his book City, State: Constitutionalism and the Megacity (Oxford University Press, 2020). As the world continues to urbanize at an extraordinary rate, City, State argues that new thinking about constitutionalism and urbanization is urgently needed. It also considers the reasons for the […]
New College Memorial Tree and bench pay tribute to Carolina de Miguel Moyer
September 13, 2021
A little over a year ago, we tragically lost our dear friend and colleague Carolina de Miguel Moyer to cancer. Carol was a gifted researcher, a committed teacher, an exceptional mentor, a wonderful mother and partner, a steadfast friend, and one of finest people any of us could ever hope to meet. She was also […]