A Palestinian bookseller in Jerusalem wins his public relations campaign (article in The Walrus, Good Books)
October 11, 2012
Article by Sarah Treleaven, and Jamie Levin A few blocks from the Old City of Jerusalem, arguably the most contested ground on earth, stands the American Colony Hotel, where foreign nationals mingle in the jasmine-scented gardens, drinking competently mixed manhattans. Many will find their way to the legendary hotel’s English-language bookshop. At the back of […]
The Working Student: Arguments for lowering tuitions often focus on accessibility. But there’s another, better, reason
October 11, 2012
By Robert Ballingall For students and their families, the beginning of another year in the university calendar means it’s time to write another, ever-larger cheque to pay tuition. It also heralds the perennial calls of student advocacy groups to reduce tuition levels. This year, with the news that the PQ government has moved to cancel […]
Guns, politics and the American constitution
October 4, 2012
A Q & A with Professor Ryan Hurl Jenny Hall, U of T News Mass shootings at a Dark Knight Rises screening in Colorado and at a mosque in Wisconsin this past summer reignited the national conversation about gun control in the U.S. Writer Jenny Hall asked Professor Ryan Hurl of political science at the […]
Holy men and money lords: the economics of Afghanistan and Somalia
September 25, 2012
Research that seeks to change the world Article by Kurt Kleiner When Aisha Ahmad was three years old she told her father she wanted to help the mujahedeen fight the invading Soviets in Afghanistan. “He looked at me and he said, ‘Actually, they have enough fighters. But there’s something they don’t have. When this war […]
Why Canada Elects More Women, article by Sylvia Bashevkin
September 18, 2012
Published in VitaminW on Mon September 17, 2012 Perched at the top of US weather maps — often as a blurry mass of swirling cold air — Canada is today a source of warm good news for women’s political participation. As of last week, governments in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and Newfoundland, […]
Harald Bathelt discusses European Stability Mechanism and the decision of the German Constitutional Court on BNN
September 14, 2012
German court rules on constitionality of the Eurozone bailout fund Business Day: September 12, 2012 The German Constitutional Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the eurozone’s permanent rescue fund. BNN talks to Harald Bathelt, Professor, Political Science & Economic Geography, University of Toronto about the implications of […]
TIFF 2012: Discuss TIFF films with Ron Deibert and Janice Stein
September 10, 2012
Published on Saturday September 08, 2012, TheStar.com TIFF organizers have formed a new partnership with the Munk School of Global Affairs, that will allow festival goers to discuss films with top intellectuals. Five films from the Contemporary World Cinema program have been paired with Munk scholars, who will lead discussions with the filmmakers and audiences […]
Michael Ignatieff heading back to U.S. with half-time post at Harvard
September 10, 2012
TORONTO — Former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is taking half-time teaching posts at Harvard and the University of Toronto. Ignatieff joins the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto with a half-time appointment as professor this month. In January he is to assume a half-time appointment as professor of practice at the […]
How do political parties influence you? And how does Chris Cochrane figure that out?
September 4, 2012
Article by Paul Fraumeni, published in U of T News When U.S. President Barack Obama declared his support for same-sex marriage on May 9 of this year, the Twitterverse went into overdrive. Social media analysts reported that Twitter saw 1.6 million #gaymarriage tweets immediately after Obama’s announcement. The pace peaked at 7,347 tweets per minute […]
Political Science Alumni, Jen Nelles and Chris Alcantara, named co-recipients of J.E. Hodgetts Award
August 31, 2012
St John’s, August 20, 2012 – The Institute of Public Administration of Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 J.E. Hodgetts Award for best English article published in the Canadian Public Administration journal. Jen Nelles of Hunter College at the City University of New York, and Christopher Alcantara of Wilfrid Laurier University, […]