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 […]
New Political Science Office Hours
September 6, 2021
The staff of the Political Science Administrative Office (Room 3018, Sidney Smith Hall) are now working remotely until January 31, 2022 and are contactable by email and phone. The office, and access to the mail room will be closed until then. Emergency Contacts: In the event of an emergency, please use the following list of […]
New Faces
July 9, 2021
The Department extends a very warm welcome to all of our new colleagues! Melissa Baker is joining UTSG as a Postdoctoral Fellow working with Peter J. Loewen in the Policy, Elections, & Representation Lab (PEARL). She will be completing her PhD in Political Science at the University of California, Merced during Summer 2021. Her research […]
Levine Book Prize
June 24, 2021
Congratulations to Jonathan Craft and co-author John Halligan, winners of the 2021 Levine book prize for their book ‘Advising Governments in the Westminster Tradition.’ Each year, the International Political Science Association’s Research Committee on the Structure and Organization of Government (SOG), sponsor of the journal Governance, awards the prize to a book that makes a […]
New Appointments
June 22, 2021
Our latest faculty appointments (July 1) include Emily Nacol, Kate Neville, Ludovic Rheault, Stefan Renckens and Jon Lindsay who were all granted tenure at the rank of Associate Professor. Edward Schatz and Antoinette Handley were promoted to Professor. Congratulations to all! Picture: Emily Nacol