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 […]
Teresa Kramarz wins Graduate Student Paper Award for paper presented at ISA 2011
April 27, 2012
Congratulations to Teresa Kramarz, University of Toronto, who won the Graduate Student Paper Award for her paper presented at ISA 2011: “World Bank Alliances: Evaluating the Partnership Promise.” Graduate students are invited to participate in the Environmental Studies Section (ESS) Graduate Student Paper Award Competition sponsored by the Environmental Studies Section of ISA. The award […]
The rise of social networks, cloud computing, and mobile technologies has created new challenges to privacy and most users are unaware of the implications, says Ron Deibert
April 26, 2012
Goodspeed Analysis: The Arab Spring may have helped usher in a new era of government surveillance Article by Peter Goodspeed Apr 21, 2012 in the National Post …During Iran’s 2009 Green Revolution, the Revolutionary Guard effectively monitored cellphone traffic and activity on social media Internet sites such as Twitter and Facebook to identify and arrest […]
The Gay Village, however, still has a “powerful symbolic role” for David Rayside.
April 25, 2012
Is the Gay Village a victim of its own success? Article by Kate Allen, Staff Reporter, The Toronto Star; Published On Fri Apr 20 2012 …David Rayside, a professor of political science and sexual diversity studies at the University of Toronto, says that angst over the death of the Gay Village is long-standing and largely […]
Lawrence LeDuc says the Alberta election was always a lot more volatile than the coverage suggested.
April 25, 2012
Misleading poll numbers masked how Wildrose ‘gaffes’ drove away voters: political analysts National Post Staff Apr 24, 2012 …Experts said misleading poll numbers masked the final-week gaffes that spooked voters away from the Torier-than-thou Wildrose Alliance Party. Lawrence LeDuc, an expert on Canadian politics at the University of Toronto, said the election was always a […]