Congratulations on Tenure!
September 19, 2013
The Department of Political Science would like to congratulate Professor’s Ruth Marshall, Wendy Wong and Rauna Kuokkanen on their successful tenure promotions! To read more about these faculty members please click below: Professor Ruth Marshall Professor Wendy Wong Professor Rauna Kuokkanen
b2B – Making Connections at the Backpack to Briefcase Workshop
September 18, 2013
The Department of Political Science invites you to participate in the Backpack to Briefcase (b2B) program for students from the Department of Political Science. Throughout the year, you will be invited to attend various b2B events such as career panel discussions & networking events with alumni from the Department of Political Science, sit-down meals hosted […]
Stephen Clarkson wins the Konrad Adenauer Research Award
September 17, 2013
U of T made an impressive showing in this year’s Royal Society of Canada honours with Political Science Professor Stephen Clarkson winning the Konrad Adenauer Research Award. Stephen Clarkson of the Department of Political Science won the Konrad Adenauer Research Award, which promotes academic collaboration between Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany. Clarkson is […]
Emanuel Adler is honoured with a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada
September 17, 2013
Political Science Professor, Emanuel Adler, is one of the world’s foremost scholars of International Relations (IR). He is a leader of IR’s “constructivist” approach, which successfully challenged the field’s dominant paradigms, a program-builder, and a dedicated teacher and mentor. His scholarship is theoretically ambitious, empirically rigorous and intellectually pluralistic, which explains why he is among […]
Professor Graham White wins the Pierre De Celles / IPAC Award for Excellence in Teaching Public Administration
August 23, 2013
The Pierre De Celles is awarded for excellence in the teaching of public administration. This year’s winner was Professor of Political Science, Graham White. In its ongoing efforts to promote excellence in the teaching of public administration studies, IPAC created an annual award to honour the memory of a dean in the field, Professor Pierre […]
PhD Candidate, Gustavo Carvalho, publishes paper on the use of games in the classroom
August 14, 2013
Recently in POL 208Y1Y – Introduction to International Relations the online simulation game ‘Statecraft Sim’ was used as a teaching aid. It is through this experience that teaching assistant Gustavo Carvalho was able to assess and examine the effects this online game had on his students’ learning experience. Gustavo then wrote an article about the […]
Professor Peter Loewen discusses Toronto Mayor, Rob Ford
August 12, 2013
Recently Rob Ford has been getting a significant amount of media attention especially from the ‘social media paparazzi’. Since the alleged crack video story was released by Gawker magazine, Torontonians are quick to bring out their cell phones and tape Toronto’s mayor hoping to capture his next blunder. Recently we saw examples of this during […]
Call for Papers: Contentious Politics in Egypt and Tunisia: Protest, Power, and Political Transformation
August 7, 2013
The Department is proud to announce that we will be co-sponsoring a conference which aims to examine contentious political issues surrounding Egypt and Tunisia. The conference, titled: “Contentious Politics in Egypt and Tunisia: Protest, Power, and Political Transformation”, will be held at The University of Toronto and is scheduled for January, 2014. The purpose of […]
Political Science Professor Nelson Wiseman shares his thoughts on the Ontario bi-election
August 2, 2013
The governing Liberals lost three ridings in a quintet of byelections Thursday that gave the New Democrats another two seats and the Progressive Conservatives their first Toronto victory in more than a decade. U of T professor Nelson Wiseman was able to provide his expert analysis on this bi-election during a Global News interview: “I […]
PhD student Zack Taylor writes on the situation in Detroit
August 1, 2013
Political Science PhD student, Zack Taylor, recently wrote an article for U of T News discussing the financial situation in Detroit. As once-mighty Detroit tries to fight its way out of decades of decay and depopulation by declaring bankruptcy, the world is watching. To understand more about what happens when a city can’t pay its […]