Joseph Wong appointed U of T’s vice-president, international
April 7, 2021
Congratulations to political scientist Joseph Wong who has been appointed vice-president, international for a five-year term. The appointment, which takes effect April 7, 2021 through June 30, 2026, was approved by the university’s Governing Council Tuesday and follows a comprehensive international search. Also the Roz and Ralph Halbert Professor of Innovation at the Munk School […]
James Eayrs (1926 – 2021)
February 16, 2021
The Department is saddened to hear of the death of Professor James Eayrs, a distinguished scholar of Canadian foreign policy, who taught in the Department from 1952 – 1980. Our deepest sympathy is extended to his family and friends.
African Scholar Award
February 4, 2021
Congratulations to Professor and Political Science Chair (on leave) Antoinette Handley, the recent recipient of an African Scholar Award. Created by the University of Toronto’s African Alumni Association’s founder and executive director Henry Ssali, the African Scholars Awards ceremony saw 16 U of T alumni, faculty and staff recognized for their contributions in realms ranging […]
Statement on the David Rayside Undergraduate Scholarship
February 4, 2021
Dear members of our community, We want to thank those of you who reached out with concerns regarding the David Rayside Undergraduate Scholarship. The Department of Political Science has now had an opportunity to look into this matter. The application form for the scholarship states that “all decisions are based solely on the information and […]
2020 ‘Albie’ Award
January 7, 2021
Congratulations to Professor Phillip Lipscy whose article COVID-19 & the Politics of Crisis was a recipient of a 2020 Albie award as selected by Daniel W. Drezner, professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. The ‘Albies’ are named after the late, great political economist Albert O. Hirschman […]
J.E. Hodgetts Award
November 19, 2020
Congratulations to Professor Alison Smith and alumnus Jack Lucas for winning the 2019 J.E. Hodgetts award for best article in the Journal of Canadian Public Administration for their article ‘Multilevel policy from the municipal perspective: A pan‐Canadian survey.’ Each year, The J.E. Hodgetts Award goes to the finest article in English appearing in the previous […]
Professor Ran Hirschl’s work quoted extensively by the Supreme Court of Canada
November 10, 2020
Professor Ran Hirschl’s work on the high global stature and reputation of Canadian constitutional law and the Supreme Court of Canada has been quoted in a recent landmark ruling of the Supreme Court in Quebec (Attorney General) v. 9147-0732 Québec inc. (Case No. 38613). In its decision, the Supreme Court contemplated whether Charter rights, in […]
Connaught New Researcher Awards
September 17, 2020
Congratulations to Professors Elizabeth Acorn (UTSC) and Martha Balaguera Cuervo (UTM) both recipients of U of T’s Connaught New Researcher Awards. In total, there were 56 recipients of the award this year (fourteen researchers in humanities, nine in life sciences, eight in physical sciences and engineering, and 25 in social sciences) which recognises assistant professors […]
RSC Appointment
September 15, 2020
Congratulations to Professor Diana Fu, one of five University of Toronto faculty members who have been appointed to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Established in 2014, the college honours excellence and seeks to recognize and foster academic leadership and collaboration among those who have received their PhDs within […]
APSA Seymour Martin Lipset Best Book Award
September 2, 2020
The American Political Science Association (APSA) has awarded the 2020 Seymour Martin Lipset Best Book Award to Professor Emeritus Carolyn Tuohy for her book Remaking Policy: Scale, Pace, and Political Strategy in Health Care Reform. (University of Toronto Press 2018). University of Toronto Press describes the book as advancing “an ambitious new approach to understanding […]