Janice Stein says “It’s overwhelmingly in Germany’s economic self-interest to provide trans-European financial stability"
June 18, 2012
How Europe’s power broker wound up at centre of its financial woes Article by Barrie McKenna in The Globe and Mail; Published Wednesday, Jun. 13 2012 …Experts say the impending Greek vote marks a perilous inflection point in the euro-zone debt saga. Either Germans give more, and soon, or the system begins to unravel. “It’s […]
Hebrew University awards honorary doctorate to Dr. Janice Gross-Stein
June 15, 2012
Article published by Munk Centre on June 8, 2012 University officials announced Tuesday that the ceremony will take place at the opening session of the 75th meeting of the school’s board of governors. From Hebrew University: “Political scientist and public activist Janice Gross Stein is a major figure in conflict management, decision-making studies, and humanist […]
Spyware targets dissidents in Syria, Iran
June 7, 2012
Article By Olivia Ward; Published On Wed May 30 2012 While dissidents in Iran and Syria risk their lives to struggle against their governments, a silent but possibly deadly battle is being waged in cyberspace. University of Toronto’s spy-busting Citizen Lab has raised the alarm on a new tool that is used against opposition sympathizers […]
"Solidarity, not Sanctions, Should be the West's Response to the Iranian People," say Semra and Mahsa
May 30, 2012
Article by Mahsa Alimardani and Semra Sevi; Published May 28, 2012 in The Huffington Post Talks in Baghdad with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany have resumed over Iran’s contentious nuclear program. The negotiation process is likely to be a long one, and no breakthrough accords are expected at this […]
Suzanne Hindmarch wins the Frederick Hartmann award for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the 2011 annual meeting of the International Studies-Northeast
May 28, 2012
Congratulations to Suzanne Hindmarch, University of Toronto, who won the Frederick Hartmann award for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the 2011 annual meeting of the International Studies-Northeast for her paper entitled “Rupture and Continuity in Security Discourse: The securitization of HIV in the UN system.” The award will be announced this […]
Christopher Cochrane weighs in on Obama's support for same-sex marriage
May 15, 2012
What does Obama’s support for same-sex marriage mean for his bid for a second term? By Paul Fraumeni, Thursday, May 10th, 2012, UofT When US President Barack Obama declared his official support for same-sex marriage on May 9, the Twitterverse went into overdrive. Social media analysts reported that Twitter saw 1.6 million #gaymarriage tweets immediately […]
Peter Loewen says there are several reasons to be optimistic about youth voter turnout when Premier Jean Charest does finally call an election
May 7, 2012
Will young protesters become young voters? By Monique Muise, THE GAZETTE May 1, 2012 …Voter turnout among Canadian youth has been on the decline since the 1970s. In 2008’s federal election, only 37 per cent of eligible voters aged 18 to 24 cast a ballot. Turnout was only slightly better among those age 25 to […]
A CBC Interview with Peter Russell: Why the government is coming up short in legislative court challenges
May 7, 2012
Article By Andrew Pinsent, CBC News Posted: May 3, 2012 Stephen Harper’s federal majority win a year ago was seen by many as the green light for the Conservatives to push ahead with legislative changes that weren’t possible under their previous minority, but the government has run into a string of stiff court challenges. Justice […]
Peter Loewen Wins A 2012 Ontario Early Researcher Award (ERA)
May 7, 2012
Towards a better understanding of public attitudes We are proud to announce that Dr. Peter Loewen is a winner of a 2012 Ontario Early Researcher Award (ERA)! The ERA program helps promising, recently-appointed Ontario researchers build their research teams of undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research assistants, associates, and technicians. The goal of the program […]
Clifton van der Linden named 2012-13 Action Canada Fellow
May 7, 2012
Congratulations to Clifton van der Linden, Doctoral Degree Candidate, Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, for being named a 2012-13 Action Canada Fellow! Action Canada is Canada’s leading public policy fellowship. Fellows are chosen from all sectors, including business, science, government, academia, and the professions. The program revolves around working conferences held […]