Peter Loewen's Op-Ed: Aboriginal issues are on the agenda
March 6, 2013
In a recent Op-Ed published in the Ottawa Citizen, Professor Peter Loewen and Scott Matthews write about Idle No More and how the movement “has attracted the notice of Canadians to a highly unusual, if not unprecedented, degree.” According to Loewen and Matthews, the next step will be to see if the movement can persuasively […]
Political Science alumnus Andrew Preston wins $25,000 non-fiction prize
March 5, 2013
Andrew Preston was named winner of the prestigious Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction for Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy. “Fluently written, comprehensively researched and scrupulously balanced, Preston’s (book) describes how the foreign policy of the United States has been and is influenced, alternately decisively and marginally, […]
Professor Lynette Ong on land reform and China's new President
March 4, 2013
In a recent article published on Bloomberg Businessweek, Political Science Professor Lynette Ong comments on the importance of land ownership in rural China and possible reforms under the new leadership. Click here to read the full article.
Meet Lisa Ng, Political Science alumna and successful lifestyle blogger
March 1, 2013
Since graduating in 2006 with a B.A. in Political Science and Cinema Studies, Lisa Ng has definitely carved her own career path. She been an actress, voiced cartoons and has been one of Toronto’s top wedding DJs. In 2010, she co-founded a blog called the Hip and Urban Girl’s Guide blog which now has 30,000 […]
Clifton van der Linden on Quebec’s tuition summit
March 1, 2013
In a recent op-ed featured in the Globe and Mail, PhD candidate Clifton van der Linden writes about the higher-education summit happening in Montreal and the need for a broader national conversation on higher-education and youth employment in Canada. Click here to read the full article.
Audrey L’Espérance's article explores the Assisted Human Reproduction Act
March 1, 2013
Audrey L’Espérance, post doctoral fellow with the Department of Political Science, co-authored an editorial opinion piece published in the Toronto Star today. The article comments on the strict enforcement of Assisted Human Reproduction Act and the need to reopen the debate. Click here to read the full article.
Undergraduate student Laura Correa Ochoa named a University of Toronto Alumni Association Scholar
February 26, 2013
The Department of Political Science would like to congratulate Laura Correa Ochoa, a Political Science major, who was recently named a University of Toronto Alumni Association Scholar as part of the 2013 Awards of Excellence. For the full list of recipients click here.
Symposium will honour Professor David Rayside – Friday, March 1, 2013
February 25, 2013
The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity will be hosting “Contemporary Currents in Sexual Diversity Politics: A Symposium in Honour of David Rayside” on Friday, March 1, 2013. Throughout his career as both a professor and administrator, David has published influential monographs and papers and has devoted himself to high quality teaching, community involvement […]
Clifton van der Linden receives a 2013 Clarkson Laureate in Public Service
February 19, 2013
Massey College has named Clifton van der Linden and Dr. David Malone as 2013 Clarkson Laureates in Public Service. Mr. van der Linden is a PhD student with the Department of Political Science and has been a non-resident Junior Fellow for nearly five years during which time he has rendered valuable service to the Massey […]
Professor Clifford Orwin on Egypt two years after the revolution
February 14, 2013
In a recent article by the Canadian Journalist for Free Expression, Professor Orwin comments on the present and future of Egypt two years after the revolution. Click here to read the full article.