Professor Stephen Clarkson invested into the Order of Canada
July 10, 2011
On Friday, May 27th, Professor Stephen Clarkson became a Member of the Order of Canada. The award, bestowed by the Governor General, was created in 1967 to recognize individuals for their outstanding achievements, dedication to their community and service to Canada.
Professor Randall Hansen discusses immigration policy in Britain in the Economist
June 10, 2011
Just a few more notes from last week’s conference at the Dallas Fed, this time from France and Britain. One of the interesting aspects of immigration in France is that it highlights the tension between integration and anti-discrimination. Like other countries, France has at times been in the business of soliciting immigrants, but not just […]
Student Victor Platt writes about digital warfare for The Mark
May 31, 2011
Cyber-terrorism and cyber-espionage have become significant threats to the way we live. Tracing the progress of integration between modern society and the internet, we see that Canadian and international security interests are increasingly linked to cyberspace. Indeed, a new suite of threats to national and international security has presented itself to policy-makers. The recent global […]
Professor Ron Deibert discusses Canada's role in cyber security
May 26, 2011
Cyber Security: Canada Is Failing The World – Cyberspace has become an all-immersive domain, and the global communications environment in which all of society, economics, and politics are now embedded. Its constituent parts are widely conceived of as critical national infrastructure. But the domain of cyberspace is entering a potentially chaotic and very dangerous phase […]
Congratulations to CPSA winners Neil Nevitte and Vincent Pouliot
May 19, 2011
Congratulations to Professor Neil Nevitte and his former PhD students, Stephen White (2010) and Antoine Bilodeau, whose article, `The Development of Dual Loyalties: Immigrants’ Integration to Canadian Regional Dynamics’, received the John McMenemy Prize for the best article published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science in 2010.
Michael Ignatieff to teach in the Political Science Department
May 5, 2011
Former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, who resigned on Tuesday following the results of the May 2nd election, has been appointed as Senior Resident of Massey College. He will teach in the Department of Political Science, the Faculty of Law, the Munk School of Global Affairs and the School of Public Policy and Governance.
Department graduates and faculty honoured with seven nominations for CPSA prizes
April 27, 2011
It has been a very good year for nominations from the Canadian Political Science Association from the Department of Political Science. We received nominations for current faculty, graduated PhDs, and current PhDs in every category except the French-language book prize. The nominations were as follows: Professor Stephen Clarkson is nominated for the Donald Smiley prize […]
Lawrence LeDuc warns that voter turnout could reach new low
April 26, 2011
Election campaigns nowadays are as consumed with the quandary of dwindling voter turnout as they are with party policies, political leadership and candidate blunders. Participation at the ballot box hit an all-time low in the 2008 federal campaign, dipping under 60 per cent for the first time. Despite the advent of vote mobs at university […]
Italy has a responsibility toward refugees, says Randall Hansen in the Globe and Mail
April 16, 2011
It is no surprise that the sudden influx of thousands of North African asylum-seekers into Italy has set off a polarizing immigration debate in Europe. After all, the arrival of fewer than 600 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers in Canada last year prompted such hand-wringing about lax immigration laws that the Harper government proposed a controversial bill […]
Sujit Choudhry's work on "voter dilution" of interest during Federal Election
April 14, 2011
Toronto is the centre of the universe. Let’s just admit it and move on. Except when a federal election rolls around. Then, Toronto and the Toronto region, home to more than one in six people in Canada, seem to just fall off the political map. This year, with some potential swing ridings in play within […]